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		kilotaras on Oct 13, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MH17 Report IL-76 was shot a lot lower and not from BUK missile. Until MH-17 there was no reason to believe separatists had any high altitude anti-aircraft weapons.

guard-of-terra on Oct 13, 2015 [–]

I'm not talking about how it was shot. I'm talking about whether it could be a rational decision (possibly fueled by incomplete knowledge) instead of "being drunk".

It could. They shot other planes before.

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