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MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)
Fri Jul 18, 2014, 01:50 PM Jul 2014

AIDS researchers murdered by missile

This will put a smile on the faces of those homophobic fuckers in the Fascist Putin Regime.

http://jezebel.com/108-top-aids-researchers-killed-in-malaysia-airlines-cr-1607119208

UPDATE: According to new reports from Australia, the number of AIDS researchers and workers aboard the flight was likely much smaller than 100. Here's the Wall Street Journal with more:

Some news reports estimated that the number of people on board the flight who were en route to the 2014 International Aids Conference in Melbourne, which is scheduled to begin this weekend, was as high as 100 or one third of the 298 people on board. But as of midnight Australia time on Friday, conference organizers said they had only been able to confirm seven names.

"We have been working hard to try and confirm how many people were on the flight. We've been speaking to a number of different authorities, and we think the actual number is much smaller," said Chris Beyrer, who will take over the presidency of the International AIDS Society at the end of the global conference next week.

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AIDS researchers murdered by missile (Original Post) MNBrewer Jul 2014 OP
Each one a real loss to the AIDS research communities. pinto Jul 2014 #1
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