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Oh I agree. I'm just saying there never seemed to be an organized or vigorous campaign of denial. The government was denying it while at the same time, the avia
by mthoms 7y ago
Oh I agree. I'm just saying there never seemed to be an organized or vigorous campaign of denial. The government was denying it while at the same time, the aviation authority seemed to be signalling that it welcomed international assistance.
>They would be left alone against the US. They had to.
That didn't deter the Russians in Ukraine. They still tried to cover it up. Badly.
- aaomidi 7y agoEurope depends on Russian gas or they freeze so not really an equal comparison.
- mthoms 7y agoI'm not sure your exact point, and where it conflicts with mine. You're saying that Iran would have preferred to sweep this under the rug? Well obviously. I'm only saying that unlike the Russia incident they didn't even seem to attempt an organized cover up.
- aaomidi 7y agoNo I'm saying what they did isn't praise worthy. They've swept plenty non-international shit under the rug. People need to not forget these events and I'm worried one "good" (read: expected) act from them is going to make them forget. I've lost family members to this corrupt country, so I'm a bit biased when I hate any sort of praise when they do the expected thing.
- nl 7y agoNot sure what your point it - this seems irrelevant. The Dutch are the ones who led the investigation and are now charging Russian citizens