“The intention was to destroy this plane”.

That's a very strong statement to make if you think you might be wrong is it not? Yes it's preliminary, but there is nothing to suggest they have any real doubts about what happened, what they don't know is why.

I also clearly prefaced my post by saying to hear him say it was the most likely explanation.....

Perhaps the BBC and the world media should keep the preliminary stuff to themselves too? You can't expect people to then not comment on it.