It’s not a question of Russia’s interests. It’s just a question of Kazakhstan’s interests. And my ex-fellow citizens are not interested in situation where US would have any leverage on them, as well as they don’t wish to become a spare card in political games between US and China. Anything else is just someone’s wishful thinking which have nothing in common with reality of CIS politics. :rolleyes:

Perhaps Kazakhstan should consider F-35 if political independence is the goal.

US weapon system for political independence?! One of the most funny things i ever heard! :applause:

they will never be politically independent. Russia won’t allow it.

Kazakhstan IS independent. We respect and treat Kazakhstan as our equal partner and strongest ally among the all other members of ODKB treaty, which is a core security treaty for Russia.

I dont think the pakfa also has fuel tanks designed yet.

PAK FA don’t need them, just like its predecessor – Flanker. In terms of internal fuel capacity – 4th and 5th gen. Sukhois are recordsmen, while J-31 is just a little plane with a mass and dimensions of MIG-29…and its engines, after all.

the j20 looks large and long enough to have lots of internal fuel though

Yeah, but lacks of speed, supercruise and supermaneuverability.

Except that the Ukrainian An26 (’19 Blue’) shot down at about 21000-feet on the 14th was probably downed by SA.13

Max. interception altitude for SA-13 is 3.5km or 11475.4 feet. :rolleyes:

Another conspiracy theory?

The only conspiracy theory here is a theory about TELAR, given by Russia to rebels, without other components of this system. UAF AD-unit with BUKs captured by rebels – is the only real thing in the whole story with MH17.

So you’re going to negate all the work done over the past few years and many trips to Syria by Jurgen Todenhofer because a really religious Sunni wouldn’t wear a ring?

I don’t know who is this Jurgen Todenhofer – may be he’s a honest person, may be he’s not, i just don’t know him personally, and you don’t know him too, as well, as i see – you don’t know much about Islam. But i know for 1000%, from my own experience with sunni muslims, that even a slightly religious sunni man, not speaking about religious islamic fanatic, wouldn’t wear such a jewerly, especially on public. That’s what i know for sure.

but how do you explain that I’ve seen religious Sunnis wearing not only rings but also flash watches

Excuse me, but two decades of my own experience with sunnis tell me that i should explain this as your fantasy, or at least sincere mistake/misconception. :rolleyes: Coz this is the same type of haram like eating pork. Show me a devouted Sunni who’s eating prok and still concidered as devouted sunni muslim by his brothers in faith – and then i will believe in your cool story. 😉

Let’s see what Al-Qaeda commanders have to say about that:

This video looks like a fake. Apart from the fact this man is looking pretty comical, IMO, he’s not a really religious muslim or not a muslim at all. And of course, he’s not a commander of such a strong islamic fanatics as AQ. See that ring on his left hand? Jewelry, especially gold/golden ones, is a strong ‘haram'(taboo, ban, prohibition) for muslim men, at least for sunnis.

Strange that our ‘journalamers’ didn’t know that – there is at least one muslim reporter on RT, Murad Gazdiev.

Please, there is a reason. “Dick” Black has been disavowed by members of his own party for his fantastical claims and views. He is a Evangelical Christian who’s views are premised on the return of Christians to the holy land. His praise for Assad is based purely on his religious beliefs.

It’s not in “mainstream media” because he is a fringe character with fringe beliefs that no sane person accepts here. But apparently, he is appealing on this highly politicized thread.

Nothing from this change the fact that he’s completely right in his conclusions about US failed policy which borders on cooperation with Al-Qaeda, again.