Originally Posted by
lcolman
What you are suggesting amounts to censorship of this subject, which by the way is something that the news websites seem to be doing by closing their comments sections on this subject.
I would suggest that sites like this are a fantastic source to disseminate real information regarding touchy subjects like this that are not moderated by the media outlets, all of whom show an overwhelming desire to appease Iran.
I don't suggest that I know whether or not this aircraft was shot down or had a catastrophic failure of some sort, but it does a disservice to the people who died on that flight to assist in hiding the truth - and that begins with censoring subjects related to it.
You may be right. Equally, given the volatility of the location at present, and the unpredictable nature of the leadership of the protagonists, more people stand to get hurt with any over reaction, by either side, for which speculation is a great fuel source. There is a non zero possibility of this being a Guns of August type moment in history, and if Tuchman's writings showed anything it was that the consequences of actions are poorly predicted by any side, whoever is involved. To that end, leaving this event to the AI and CI investigators is not a bad thing, they will be able to ascertain causation as a technical fault or criminal matter in their own deliberations, sticky pebbles or not.
Truth is written by the victors, if any remain to write it.