Russian Foreign Ministry officials have announced “emergency measures” today after a report that a Russian civilian passenger aircraft came under attack while flying over Syrian territory.
The plane was carrying 159 passengers and reportedly had two missiles shot at it by persons unknown. The pilot managed to avoid getting hit, and no one ended up harmed in the incident.
Still, the incident is troubling on multiple fronts, especially since unlike the Russian flights from Syria, which rebels have often threatened, this plane never landed in Syria, but was simply transporting tourists from an Egyptian resort city back to Russia.
Details are still scant on the incident, as Syrian aviation officials deny that they have any information on the incident, while Russian officials cited unnamed Syrian officials as the initial source.
"Our" rebels and the proxy war we are running in Syria is getting more and more out of control, a problem for us at an even earlier stage than our other such adventures have become problems for us.
Time to end this. Deal with Russia. Give the Russians what they want in return for what we want.
Just looking for connections between the Boston incident and the Russians giving the green light to the US to do what it wants in Syria