Recently, a Dutch investigatory team announced its preliminary assessment of what befell Malaysian Airlines Flight 17: a strike by "high-energy objects from outside the aircraft." Of course, that was never in question, so why announce it? The simple answer is this: the investigation is not about finding facts; it’s a cover for Europe to stay two steps behind Russia, where it hopes it won't get stepped on. MH17, a commercial flight on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur wit