RSSYou sound like one of those people who think New York City is full of Mexicans, Africans and Israelis. I bet you even say that Barak Obama is black.
Oh yes, back to topic. “Rebels” is a propaganda word, so it’s better to pick another one. And, as you nearly said, they are Ukrainian. Fancy a cold bear?
Why not call them ‘Russian rebels’?
Because they are Ukrainian.
And since they are rebelling against the rebels who deposed the elected president of Ukraine, perhaps Orthodox is a better word.
Orthodox Ukrainians against the US-backed putsch.
Bossel says an Su-25 aircraft, even if modified, could not shoot down a Boeing Airliner at 10,000 m. He really can’t believe that. He thinks the most realistic scenario is that Eastern Ukrainians, perhaps drunk, accidentally shot it down.
I don't automatically believe the Russian government, nor do I accept whatever western governments say at face value. That's why I haven't cited evidence that the Ukrainian and American governments put forward. However, evidence from the OSCE, UN, and international media all seem to corroborate the idea that it was pro-Russian rebels.
The Russian government released civil air radar tracking that raised a number of questions. (Yes, but they’re Russians!)
The Russian government released photos showing a concentration of Ukrainian BUK units near the area of the MH17 shootdown. (But they’re Russians!)
What to call Ukrainian citizens who resist a US-financed coup? So many choices: the Resistance, insurgents, rebels, pro-Russian rebels, separatists. So what does Hepp decide to use? “Russian rebels”!
Yes they did, until the USers smashed Iraq to pieces.