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On 6/2/2015 4:44 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150530/1022751505.html Propaganda for Russian citizens. The USS Ross released a video of the "encounter". The Russian Su-24 (there was only one ... not plural as Sputnik News reported) simply made one pass from abeam and then flew off. It's wings were "clean" meaning it was unarmed. It didn't "chase" the American ship anywhere. This type of encounter has been going on for decades. The ships I was on were routinely approached and monitored by Soviet aircraft and ships. The other incident involving the USS Donald Cook whereby the Russians claim that they completely disabled the ship using electronic warfare systems and that 27 crew members subsequently "resigned" from the Navy due to fear has been proven to have been completely fabricated, again for the benefit of the Russian citizens. As a politician Putin seems to have the same level of honesty as Hillary Clinton. |