Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
Many more journalists have been whacked in Ukraine.

The brutality we see? Old news as well.

The Middle East isn't very special. It's just currently very hostile to the US.
Terms of negotiation in places like Ukraine are a bit closer to our western mindset though. That the rebels tried to cover up their involvement in the downing of the airliner is proof enough of this. If it happened in the middle east, you'd have had factions competing to claim credit.