Armchair_Politician wrote on Nov 7
th, 2014 at 3:13am:
God forbid he should stand up for the Australian victims of this heinous crime, as a PM should be expected to do!
In pointing the finger at Putin Abbott was only doing what his US handlers were telling him to do. Unfortunately his US handlers in not coming up with a modicum of proof have left him out in the cold.
It is also interesting to note that the Irish Times has reported just 6 days ago, "The Dutch investigators have been scrupulous not to apportion blame on the basis of incomplete evidence."
And this:
Irish Times, Friday October 31.
"Dutch investigators examining the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash are to ask Russia to hand over radar data which Moscow claims proves the aircraft, with 298 passengers and crew on board, was shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet.
"Lead investigator Fred Westerbeke confirmed his team was preparing a “request for assistance” from Russia, which has always alleged a missile fired by a Ukrainian aircraft, and not a BUK surface-to-air missile fired by pro-Russian separatists, was responsible."