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McGinty
AreUKiddingMe
The "latest" news is that the plane went thousands of miles in the wrong direction. The interesting part of this is:
The 2 Iranian passengers with fake passports had arrived from Tehran to Kuala Lumpur last week.. If you look at the flight path from Tehran to Kuala Lumpur, you can see it goes across the Indian Ocean in generally the Opposite direction that they are saying the Malaysian flight Now was headed. Interesting. They may not have been headed to Tehran but my brain tells me this was a hi-jacking and the plane was being commandeered by the Iranians with the STOLEN passports.edit on 13-3-2014 by AreUKiddingMe because: (no reason given)
Chillingly there's logic to this.
However, i don't see the Iranians hijacking this plane in order to bargain with it (as hijackers usually do). Nor to use it as a missile.
They'd leave a trail and provide the excuse the US are looking for to attack them. Which leads one to the conclusion that if this plane does reappear as a 'missile' then it's more likely a false flag op.
Or are the Iranian's really that stupid or crazy....? I don't think so.
ETA: if the Iranians are behind this, then there's another, more elusive reason. Best contenders for that honour are the 20 unfortunate Freescale Semiconductor employees.
edit on 14-3-2014 by McGinty because: (no reason given)
schuyler
Quite a few people here seem to feel the airplane did not crash at all. There is no doubt it is out of fuel, so the question is: WHERE did it land then? Are you thinking that somehow a 777 could land on a makeshift dirt strip on an uncharted atoll? Looking at the data a 777 needs an absolute minimum of 2800 feet in perfect conditions and a light load. If they are heavy or landing under inclement weather conditions (or on dirt instead of pavement), it takes a runway a lot longer.
If you really believe it landed somewhere, please tell us where that was possible.
Starling
schuyler
Quite a few people here seem to feel the airplane did not crash at all. There is no doubt it is out of fuel, so the question is: WHERE did it land then? Are you thinking that somehow a 777 could land on a makeshift dirt strip on an uncharted atoll? Looking at the data a 777 needs an absolute minimum of 2800 feet in perfect conditions and a light load. If they are heavy or landing under inclement weather conditions (or on dirt instead of pavement), it takes a runway a lot longer.
If you really believe it landed somewhere, please tell us where that was possible.
OK, here you go...
It doesn't necessarily have to be on an 'uncharted atoll'.
You have a perfectly good candidate for possible clandestine operations of this kind with the heavily guarded and sophisticated military installations on Diego Garcia. Now do you think a place like that would have only 'makeshift dirt strips' to land heavy military aircraft and equipment?
Atoll, it may be, but uncharted?...not so much.
That's why the surrounding waters were declared a 'marine reserve', so that no 'outsiders' may even approach or gain access to this island. Nothing to do with the protection of marine life! The 'protection' is clearly needed for other purposes.
All naval activities are conducted in utmost secrecy, where 3 allied governments can work in seclusion, 'away from their homelands', to get up to alot of mischief indeed.
The patronizing terminology in your post makes me a little suspicious of the motive of your question.
drwill
McGinty
AreUKiddingMe
The "latest" news is that the plane went thousands of miles in the wrong direction. The interesting part of this is:
The 2 Iranian passengers with fake passports had arrived from Tehran to Kuala Lumpur last week.. If you look at the flight path from Tehran to Kuala Lumpur, you can see it goes across the Indian Ocean in generally the Opposite direction that they are saying the Malaysian flight Now was headed. Interesting. They may not have been headed to Tehran but my brain tells me this was a hi-jacking and the plane was being commandeered by the Iranians with the STOLEN passports.edit on 13-3-2014 by AreUKiddingMe because: (no reason given)
Chillingly there's logic to this.
However, i don't see the Iranians hijacking this plane in order to bargain with it (as hijackers usually do). Nor to use it as a missile.
They'd leave a trail and provide the excuse the US are looking for to attack them. Which leads one to the conclusion that if this plane does reappear as a 'missile' then it's more likely a false flag op.
Or are the Iranian's really that stupid or crazy....? I don't think so.
ETA: if the Iranians are behind this, then there's another, more elusive reason. Best contenders for that honour are the 20 unfortunate Freescale Semiconductor employees.
edit on 14-3-2014 by McGinty because: (no reason given)
"Best contenders for that honour are the 20 unfortunate Freescale Semiconductor employees."
Can't help but wonder...is this the elephant in the room? If so, the latest "story" about lithium batteries seems like a pathetic attempt to keep the public's attention away from the elephant.
FlySolo
Destinyone
~Lucidity
Or he air pirate thing? Someone mentioned that in another thread. They also said they might just use or sell the plane to transport drugs or such. Who knows at this point. It's a mess.
Yes, it is a mess. It's probably now part of the Al-Qaeda fleet, sitting in a hanger being outfitted for a future flight.
This will turn into an international nightmare, I'm afraid.
Des
I just had a chill run up my spine. What would the payload be on a massive Boeing 777 ?
Destinyone
reply to post by FlySolo
IF, this plane has been hijacked, they couldn't have chosen a better one for payload. Other than some of the large military transports, which would be near impossible to hijack.
Stripped down of passenger compartments, it could carry quite a large payload, on a one way trip. Not a good thought.
Des
lightedhype
The United States Navy will find nothing in the Indian Ocean. There is no plane wreckage to be found there because the plane did not crash... I have no proof of this except for a sinking gut feeling but i trust my instincts. We WILL be seeing this plane again folks, and when we do, we will not be happy to see it. In the meantime - give it a day tops and news will be out that nothing was found in the Indian Ocean.
Mark my words
#3 So far no terrorist operation is trying to take credit for it. That's unusual. Most times the creeps want credit for everything wrong like Gore.