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MattSh

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9. How about reading the article next time...

Reply to Archae (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:15 AM

Dec 2014

"This has been blown out of all proportion, completely," SAS spokesman Knut Morten Johansen said. "It wasn't even an incident." He said there was no breach "because the safety distance between aircraft hadn't been exceeded."

That's the airline itself saying that there had been no incident.

I guess a knee-jerking anti-Putin reaction is easier than reading and comprehending...

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Russia Denies Its Military Aircraft Nearly Collided With Passenger Jet Over Sweden [View all] Purveyor Dec 2014 OP

I believe Sweden. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #1

So does Julian Assange rootProbiscus Dec 2014 #3

I am sorry but what does he believe about them? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #4

I wouldn't trust Putin as far as I could throw Steven Seagal Bosonic Dec 2014 #2

Reminds me of when that KAL jetliner was shot down. Archae Dec 2014 #5

Wow, I forgot about that!! nt 7962 Dec 2014 #6

I never understood why the Soviets denied the KAL shootdown. TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #7

Sept 1, 1983 Hockey Dad Dec 2014 #8

Not being in the loop on Soviet protocols about the violation of military airspace TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #13

How about reading the article next time... MattSh Dec 2014 #9

The Swedish government seems to have developed an affection for bullshit lately. bemildred Dec 2014 #10

Yeah something like that davidpdx Dec 2014 #14

They are doing a poor job of cowering or appeasement. bemildred Dec 2014 #15

I'm pretty damned anti-Putin... The man is a fascist... Adrahil Dec 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #12