Quote:He also pointed out what I was trying to get across they fly at a higher altitude than military planes. Like I said the number I'm off on but the point is anyone firing that weapon knows civilian planes fly at a different altitude then military planes pretty much eliminating the possibility it was shot down by accident.

You do understand that 10,000 meters is pretty much the altitude this flight was cruising at when it was shot down, right?  That's about 33,000 feet.

 

I'm not sure what your fixation here is with the altitude.  We know for a fact now that it was shot down by a BUK missile, and it's all but confirmed it was shot down by Russian backed rebels.  These pro Russian separatists have shot down several planes over the past few months in the same area.  They also have audio confirming that they were claiming they shot down a transport plane.  That was retracted as soon as they got to the crash site and realized it was a commercial airliner. 

 

It is plausible that they mistook this airliner for a cargo jet at the altitude it was flying, and if they weren't adequately trained on anything other than targeting and launching the missiles, there's an equal possibility that they didn't know what kind of jet it was.  We're not talking about air traffic controllers and weapons system experts here. 

 

From an ABC report:  "According to the General Staff of Ukrainian Armed Forces, the airplane was shot down by the Russian Buk missile system as the liner was flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters [33,000 feet]," the statement added. "Ukraine has no long-range air defense missile systems in this area. The plane was shot down, because the Russian air defense systems was affording protection to Russian mercenaries and terrorists in this area. Ukraine will present the evidence of Russian military involvement into the Boeing crash."

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