Citizen spies take to web to uncover MH17 intel

In the frenzy to determine who — and what — shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a group of citizen journalists armed with simple intuition and an internet connection has been collecting information more nimbly than American spies.

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On Tuesday, US intelligence officials admitted that while it's true that Russia has been arming pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine for months, no proof exists that the Buk SA-11 surface-to-air missile launcher, which Washington says took down the plane, was Russian. (However, a Ukrainian rebel leader confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had the Buk missiles.)

"We don't know a name, we don't know a rank and we're not even 100 per cent sure of a nationality," one official said during a press briefing. "There is not going to be a Perry Mason moment here." (A Perry Mason moment refers to a dramatic introduction of evidence, previously unknown to most, that seemingly changes the outcome of an investigation or legal proceeding.)

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Citizen spies take to web to uncover MH17 intel

Citizen spies take to web to uncover MH17 intel

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