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In reply to the discussion: Game Changer (if true): What Did US Spy Satellites See in Ukraine? [View all]moondust
(20,000 posts)32. Buk fired from rebel territory.
According to President Obama.
Trajectory of Buk missile probably determined by satellite and/or telemetry and/or other signals intelligence.
What would the Ukrainian military be doing in rebel-held territory with a Buk when rebels don't have any airpower to shoot down?
Fairly detailed background material at CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/20/world/europe/ukraine-rebels-weapons/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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Game Changer (if true): What Did US Spy Satellites See in Ukraine? [View all]
Karmadillo
Jul 2014
OP
Two excellent journalists both of whom have been right far more often than the MSM
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#6
Agree. Over at conservativecrackpots.com they really hate Parry and Escobar. nt
bananas
Jul 2014
#84
Well what are they going to do about the teenager and the farmer who say they saw the missiles being
kelliekat44
Jul 2014
#152
10 cm (4-inches) is probably the maximum for any existing - in ideal conditions.
ThoughtCriminal
Jul 2014
#10
They absolutely have that ability. But there is a serious flaw in the OP article.
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#11
Well , let me be clear, I was in AF Space Command and had friends who dealt with those satellites.
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#22
Even if they can identify the uniforms, they can't identify them as definitively Ukrainian
Spider Jerusalem
Jul 2014
#53
Even more to your point, nothing is to say the rebels didn't steal and are using Ukrainian uniforms.
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#91
There is actually a law of optics that talks about the relationship between resolution and viewing
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#159
Street level google is almost that good. I used to have an atlas of China made by CIA satellite pix.
freshwest
Feb 2015
#175
If I'm not mistaken, both Russia and the separatists have denied firing the missile.
Karmadillo
Jul 2014
#35
I love how everyone on DU has suddenly become an expert on spy satellite imagery.
former9thward
Jul 2014
#141
Consortium News lost all credibility after Syria. But DU's diehards will keep searching f/this crap
KittyWampus
Jul 2014
#20
There are also fascists in Russia's government. Why do you always gloss over that point? nt
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#92
I will try to be better and use you as a model, in fact. You nailed it, except
Karmadillo
Jul 2014
#56
When ANY supposed news source becomes the equivalent of Baghdad Bob they lose credibility.
KittyWampus
Jul 2014
#25
You don't get to tell people to 'grow up' when you're adovcating the use of anti-semitic sites
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2014
#117
no, I won't 'chill' at the idea of Nazi propaganda being mainstreamed here.
geek tragedy
Jul 2014
#121
This is one of the big problems with the Executive branch's embrace of lying
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
#62
If we accept basic physical science and empirical evidence we do know they're telling the truth.
KittyWampus
Jul 2014
#66
Exactly - it corroborates what the web page said, from a different source
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2014
#97
"This thing is as murky as it is horrendous. But answer & blame will emerge."
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
#131
Well, my neighbor's grandson's wife's hairdresser, who's normally a reliable source...
ColesCountyDem
Jul 2014
#60
I would honestly be surprised if even the most advanced satellites could resolve beer bottles.
Gravitycollapse
Jul 2014
#76
Mr. Parry,Sir, Has Now Officially Given Up ANY Pretense Of Being A Journalist
The Magistrate
Jul 2014
#83
Please. US satellites, which can see ticks on a dog, never saw MH370, never saw MH17, never saw....
WinkyDink
Jul 2014
#88
It helps if you understand the technology. It's good, but it isn't magical. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#106
No question. I've seen it with my own eyes. Albeit the version from 23 years ago. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#174
You mean this might be another neocon wargasm, and the conservadems are pandering to them again? n/t
betterdemsonly
Jul 2014
#129