Palinurus said:
Source: https://nltimes.nl/2018/02/21/natgeo-readying-documentary-mh17-flight-disaster
NatGeo readying documentary into MH17 flight disaster
By Janene Pieters on February 21, 2018 - 16:00
National Geographic show
Air Crash Investigation will broadcast a documentary on the flight MH17 disaster on March 4th.
For the documentary, the makers of the show spoke with relatives of victims, and employees of the Dutch Safety Board, which handled part of the investigation into the crash, according to
broadcaster NOS (in Dutch). The episode will show reconstructions of the flight and the investigation.
The question of who is responsible for downing the Malaysia Airlines flight, will not be discussed.
Not discussed, yet perhaps implied, as Janene Pieters seemed to go out of the way and write at the end of the article references to BUK/Russia just to reinforce:
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17th, 2014. All 298 people on board the plane were killed, including 196 Dutch. So far
investigation revealed that the Boeing 777
was shot down by a BUK missile system,
fired from a field in Ukraine that was under the control of pro-Russian separatists at the time. Investigators
also managed to track the transport of the BUK missile from Russia to the field and back.
In advance of the following, a tinge of sarcasm seemed to have leaked out - there is just something with these guys that seems to bring out:
So, had a look at how Bellingcat is seeing the world through their lens these days with the usual; chlorine gas attacks on the people by the bad Syria regime etc. However, and speaking of investigative techniques used to help support the 'official' MH17 investigation, Mr. Higgins, of the infamous Belingcat team of
propagandists researchers, seemed to have organized, and are advertising, a 5 day 'fact' "series of workshops in Europe in 2018 whereby participants
can learn the {secret} tools and methodologies used by Bellingcat in their investigations." No word yet if George Soros is helping to fund these workshops
like he helped to organize events in the Ukraine. _https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/events/2018/02/21/new-bellingcat-workshops-announced-london-amsterdam/
Amsterdam (the origin city of flight MH17), is one of the venues for the workshops (June 25th – 29th), with Berlin and London scheduled. Nice that they though to bring home to the people of the Netherlands their body of
lies information. How considerate.
The workshop will be split into two main sections. The first three days will be dedicated to teaching participants a range of open source investigation skills, with case studies and practical examples focused on topics including conflict, crime, corruption, and fake news. The first two days will focus on investigations of videos and photographic content, and the third day will focus on social media investigation with Henk Van Ess.
Belingcat will use evidence of their own
fake reporting as examples of how it should be done - leading by example they might say. Videos and photographic content might be provided by the
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights themselves (or the one guy anyway) and the folks at the
White Helmets. However, some MH17 material sources have proprietary or classified restrictions (US), so divulging real source information will be limited.
The last two days allow participant to apply those skills to topics of their choice, with assistance from the workshop leaders and Bellingcat team members. On the final day, the progress of these projects will be presented to the group and future steps in the investigation will be discussed. Where possible and desirable for the participants, Bellingcat will provide additional help with those investigations after the workshop is concluded.
The intention of the workshop is to teach participants the core skills required for open source investigation, giving them sufficient time with practical examples to develop solid investigative experience, and teach a range of tools and methodologies that can be applied to their own work.
Each workshop is £1800 (including VAT) per person, and this covers the cost of the 5 day workshop. It does not cover participants accommodation or travel costs.
It sounds like there is good chance for those participants who do 'well' in the course (after their presentations) to get recruited "after the workshop is conclude" by Belingcat's senior team members; if they have the right-stuff. The 'practical' examples should be very interesting. The scuttlebutt is that appearances might be made by CNN executives (on how to present
doggie narratives), representatives of the CIA or one of their appointed contractors on the subject of
satellite photographic manipulation evaluation, and the FBI senor leadership on the subject of
modifying or withholding obtaining witness testimony. This will help in providing
collusion overall expertise while a special appearance by Victoria Nuland has been rumored to rally the atmosphere - cookies to be handed out. Course materials also include the topic of
masquerading GIGO information techniques.
I wounder if they take cheques?
On a serious note, Bellingcat's seems to have freinds and clappers over at the Atlantic Council who recently a month ago coined an article _http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russia-cannot-acknowledge-mh17-role-without-exposing-secret-ukraine-war by one Peter Dickinson 'Russia Cannot Acknowledge MH17 Role without Exposing Secret Ukraine War'
Without going through the whole article here (what's the point), the author makes strides to identify Bellingcat with the following glowing statement for their readers (boldly stated as it is):
When future historians come to explore the fake news phenomenon of the early twenty-first century, Russia’s response to the MH17 tragedy will surely serve as a key case study. The many competing MH17 narratives promoted by the Kremlin contain all the requisite elements for a comprehensive examination of contemporary disinformation tactics, including everything from photoshopped satellite images and phony eyewitness accounts to distracting counter-accusations and social media trolling tactics.
Aric Toler of the online investigative group Bellingcat has recently produced what is likely to become the definitive guide to the Kremlin’s MH17 deceptions. Published in January 2018, his detailed report offers a chronological survey of the numerous explanations put forward by Russian sources since the downing of flight MH17.
Toler’s survey is a master class in open source analysis. His report deals with each Kremlin theory systematically, outlining the many successive Russian claims before examining their flaws. Some are borderline Kafkaesque in their absurdity, such as the tale of the mysterious Spanish air traffic controller named Carlos who was said to have been working with Ukrainian aviation authorities at the time of the MH17 attack. The Russian media initially portrayed Carlos as a key witness who could provide conclusive evidence of Ukraine’s guilt. He featured prominently in a number of Kremlin narratives before disappearing once it became clear that he did not exist.
How nice, substitute Kremlin for Bellingcat and the author might be spot on, yet instead we have "the definitive guide" that closes the case assigned to Toler et al., the super Kremlin did it sleuths.
Of course, the question should be asked, since when to 'official' investigators rely on these online super sleuths in such a "definitive" way that they are cited?
Hopefully, when Bellingcat brings their traveling road show of lies to the Netherlands they will get a frosty reception. The Kremlin, however, might probably offer up a nice alternate venue for them in say, Siberia. If taken up, some suffering might be alleviated and a proper investigation finally could commence.
Nice addition to have here, just in case the video would somehow disappear. You never know...
