Iran Air Flight 655 How soon we forget | |
Kirk (OP) User ID: 60099147 United States 07/18/2014 12:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Washington tried, but failed, to take Ukraine in 2004 with the Washington-financed “Orange Revolution.” According to Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, since this failure Washington has “invested” $5 billion in Ukraine in order to foment agitation for EU membership for Ukraine. EU membership would open Ukraine to looting by Western bankers and corporations, but Washington’s main goal is to establish US missile bases on Russia’s border with Ukraine and to deprive Russia of its Black Sea naval base and military industries in eastern Ukraine. EU membership for Ukraine means NATO membership. Government is a body largely ungoverned. |
Copperhead User ID: 60233319 United States 07/18/2014 07:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The precedent has been set, it will only take a payment of $92 million dollars to make the shoot down of MH17 go away. "The event generated a great deal of controversy and criticism of the United States. Some analysts have blamed U.S. military commanders and the captain of Vincennes for reckless and aggressive behavior in a tense and dangerous environment." "The United States did not apologize to Iran. In 1996, the United States and Iran reached "an agreement in full and final settlement of all disputes, differences, claims, counterclaims" relating to the incident at the International Court of Justice.[8] As part of the settlement, the United States did not admit legal liability but agreed to pay US$61.8 million, ($92.9 million today), amounting to $213,103.45 ($320446 today) per passenger, in compensation to the families of the Iranian victims." "Iran Air still uses flight number IR655 on the Tehran–Dubai route as a memorial to the victims." [link to en.wikipedia.org] |
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