News links for March 11 2014 – 4

1. FOX Interview with Turkish author on the Crimea and the muslim Tartar aspect of that equation.

2. Terrorism not ruled out in missing Malaysia jet: CIA

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency said Tuesday that terrorism could not be ruled out in the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner, describing the plane’s fate as a “mystery.”

CIA Director John Brennan said there had been reports of claims of responsibility for downing the missing jet, but stressed that these were far from confirmed.

3. Suspected militants attack Pakistan polio protection team  

Two policemen who were escorting a polio vaccination team have been shot dead in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The policemen were attacked by unidentified gunmen in the Dera Ismail Khan district.

More than 40 people linked to the polio vaccination programme have been killed in Pakistan since 2012.

The Taliban oppose the polio programme and have been responsible for similar attacks in the past.

4. Some videos on Crimea:

4a. Dispatch. Vice video showing that Russian soldiers are still active in the area.

4b. This one is harder to interpret. At around 3 mins. he gets talking.

An American man, apparently a hired sniper, angry and drunk, was recorded live on a Russian online chat platform. He is brandishing on the camera his weapons, a sniper professional, military-grade rifle with a telescope plus another old military rifle. At about 3:00 he starts talking, making it clear that he is, indeed, American. He also shows his good knowledge of both Russian and Ukrainian. He continues cursing Putin, being especially fond of the F-You sign. He also keeps repeating the slogan of the Right Sector: “Slava Ukrainie.” He is also showing various items as if to prove that he is still, indeed, somewhere in Ukraine.

(It’s mostly swearing and insulting but I suspect this is significant only because it appears to be an American soldier well equipped and in the region)

4c. US senator: Punish Russia now

4d. Ukraine won’t intervene in Crimea

5. Egypt doctor faces trial over fatal female genital mutilation

A doctor in Egypt will face trial for performing a female circumcision operation that killed a teenage girl, a judicial official said on Tuesday.

The 14-year-old girl’s father who took her to the doctor for the procedure will also face trial, the official said.

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  1. Oil Rig Worker Thinks He Saw Malaysia Air Flight 370 Go Down in Flames

    In yet another odd twist to the mysterious story of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, a New Zealand man working on an oil rig in the South China Sea has come forward to say he believes he saw the airplane on fire right around the time it disappeared.

    Mike McKay, an worker on the “Songa Mercur” drilling platform, sent an email to his bosses detailing his version of events. McKay said that he “observed the plane burning at high altitude…in one piece” about 50-70 KM from his location. He gave coordinates for the location of the rig, which recently moved from Cuba to the shores of Vietnam. McKay’s employer confirms that the letter, posted online by several news outlets today, is authentic.

    www( dot )thewire ( dot )com/global/2014/03/oil-rig-worker-says-he-saw-malaysia-air-flight-370-go-down/359093/

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  2. # 4 c PUNISH RUSSIA NOW – US Senator Slams President Obama’s Response to Ukraine Crisis

  3. March 12 2014 – US President warns Russia of ‘costs’ over its dispute with Ukraine