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World News See other World News Articles Title: Iran Admits That They Accidentally Shot Down the Passenger Jet! I definitely did not call this one correctly. Well, I did call the part where I said that it couldn’t possibly be a coincidence, and had to be related to tensions in the region, but I legitimately did not think that Iran was so incompetent that they would shoot down a passenger jet by accident. I guess props to Iran for being forthcoming in admitting the mistake. POLITICO: Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible. The plane was shot down early Wednesday, hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an American airstrike in Baghdad. No one was wounded in the attack on the bases. A military statement carried by state media said the plane was mistaken for a “hostile target” after it turned toward a “sensitive military center” of the Revolutionary Guard. The military was at its “highest level of readiness,” it said, amid the heightened tensions with the United States. “In such a condition, because of human error and in a unintentional way, the flight was hit,” the statement said. It apologized for the disaster and said it would upgrade its systems to prevent future tragedies. It also said those responsible for the strike on the plane would be prosecuted. Iran’s acknowledgment of responsibility for the crash was likely to inflame public sentiment against authorities after Iranians had rallied around their leaders in the wake of Soleimani’s killing. The general was seen as a national icon, and hundreds of thousands of Iranians had turned out for funeral processions across the country. But the vast majority of the plane victims were Iranians or Iranian-Canadians, and the crash came just weeks after authorities quashed nationwide protests ignited by a hike in gasoline prices. “A sad day,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. “Human error at time of crisis caused by US adventurism led to disaster. Our profound regrets, apologies and condolences to our people, to the families of all victims, and to other affected nations.” The jetliner, a Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines, went down on the outskirts of Tehran shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport. Iran had denied for several days that a missile caused the crash. But then the U.S. and Canada, citing intelligence, said they believed Iran shot down the aircraft with a surface-to-air missile, a conclusion supported by videos of the incident. The plane, en route to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members from several countries, including 82 Iranians, at least 57 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians, according to officials. The Canadian government had earlier lower the nation’s death toll from 63. It goes without saying that if it wasn’t for the US bombing Iranians in the first place, they wouldn’t have been on the level of high alert that results in accidentally shooting down a passenger jet. But still. What an incredible mistake. I just can’t even begin to imagine how someone accidentally shoots down a passenger jet that has just taken off from the international airport. It definitely does not make Iran look competent. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 10.
#2. To: Ada (#0)
It definitely does not make Iran look competent. I thinks it's wise to wait for *other* information to emerge on this incident before making a judgement either way. It's all still too new, too conspicuous, and too convenient a distraction.
Couldn't Iran distract in a way more flattering to itself?
Kinda mysterious, ain't it?
This suggests that Iran's leadership is capable of acting more honestly (belatedly, but...) than the US would in a similar situation. Those who know a lot of detail about the TWA800 case will quickly see what I mean. There was a massive no-holds-barred coverup of that accident that was still so transparent that it could never fly without the almost unanimous cooperation of MSM.
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