Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
You'll notice that they didn't admit nuffink until they'd cleared away the debris, though. Suggests that in some ways they were more concerned about the embarrassments and possible revelations of a lengthy and protracted investigation by an external agency as they were about admitting fault.
What revalations could there be other than 'it was shot down by the exact same missiles that are in Iran's anti-aircraft installations'?