Doubts Cast on Turkey's Story of Jet

[RandallB]

Doubts Cast on Turkey's Story of Jet

MIDDLE EAST NEWS WSJ Updated June 29, 2012, 11:00 p.m. ET.

U.S. Intelligence, Contradicting Ankara, Indicates Aircraft Was Shot Down by Syria in Its Own Airspace, Officials Say

Doubts Cast on Turkish Account of Jet Incident - WSJ.com

BY JULIAN E. BARNES, ADAM ENTOUS AND JOE PARKINSON

U.S. intelligence indicates that a Turkish warplane shot down by Syrian forces was most likely hit by shore-based antiaircraft guns while it was inside Syrian airspace, American officials said, a finding in tune with Syria's account and at odds with Turkey.

The Turkish government, which moved tanks to the Syrian border after the June 22 incident, says the debris fell in Syrian waters, but maintains its fighter was shot down without warning in international airspace. Ankara also has said the jet was hit too far from Syrian territory to have been engaged by an antiaircraft gun.

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[RandallB]

Hmmmm....

Pilots not found... Older plane ....

Hit by antiaircraft gun means they were flying within a couple of miles of the shore and flying pretty slow...

Seems to be flying close to Syria to purposely draw fire to aid fellow Sunnis in their Spring Time Festivities....

Remote piloting technology -- Maybe????

[readytogo]

Hmmmm....

Pilots not found... Older plane ....

Hit by antiaircraft gun means they were flying within a couple of miles of the shore and flying pretty slow...

Seems to be flying close to Syria to purposely draw fire to aid fellow Sunnis in their Spring Time Festivities....

Remote piloting technology -- Maybe????

Hmmm.... indeed.

[Sean Osborne]

And we should accept the two weeks late and bankrupt US Obama Administration socialist agenda propaganda as carte blanche fact for what reason? Gimme a break.

[YeuEmMaiMai]

Hmmmm....

Pilots not found... Older plane ....

Hit by antiaircraft gun means they were flying within a couple of miles of the shore and flying pretty slow...

Seems to be flying close to Syria to purposely draw fire to aid fellow Sunnis in their Spring Time Festivities....

Remote piloting technology -- Maybe????

They were doing it deliberately then as F-4 Phantoms are not slow by any means capable of 60+ thousand feet and at least mach 2.2