Crash or Regime Decapitation

I just don't know what to make of the crash of Poland's presidential aircraft. The Russians claim pilot error but that doesn't seem quite right. Afterall, they don't let just any pilot fly a nation's political and military elite around. The TU-154 was a modern aircraft with a good safety record and the aircraft was serviced last December. We'll just have to see what the aircraft's black box tells us (if we ever know).


If Putin weren't Putin we wouldn't question this crash. But the man has a record of killing anyone who annoys him. So we talk about conspiracies. Meanwhile, it sure looks like the New Soviet Empire is reforming right before our eyes.