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Missing plane sent signals to satellite for hours
AP.org ^ | Mar 13, 7:57 PM EDT | By CHRIS BRUMMITT and JOAN LOWY

Posted on 03/13/2014 7:38:46 PM PDT by gooblah

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A Malaysia Airlines plane sent signals to a satellite for four hours after the aircraft went missing, an indication that it was still flying for hundreds of miles or more, a U.S. official briefed on the search said Thursday.

Six days after the plane with 239 people aboard disappeared, Malaysian authorities expanded their search westward toward India, saying the aircraft may have flown for several hours after its last contact with the ground shortly after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; malaysia; mh370; waronterror
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To: cynwoody

And then there are many islands to Indonesia, which is right next door. Easily done, maybe a few WW2 air srips out there?


181 posted on 03/14/2014 2:30:26 AM PDT by tinamina
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To: tinamina

Krakatoa, East of Java


182 posted on 03/14/2014 2:33:32 AM PDT by BeadCounter (morning glory evening grace)
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To: Clean_Sweep

Retaliatory Strike from the POS? LOL.

My guess it was hijacked by either the pilots, actually diverted, or by some rag head bunch, and is lost at sea due to a fuel shortage. Without knowing the destination, it will be difficult to surmise where it is albeit they should know how much fuel was supposed to be on board. I hope someone checked the fuel supply for where they departed to ensure it was not refueled.


183 posted on 03/14/2014 3:05:49 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: rdl6989

Ditto. Got the feeling this plane is sitting somewhere, fully loaded with some really bad stuff, and waiting for the green light.


184 posted on 03/14/2014 3:26:50 AM PDT by fivecatsandadog
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To: RIghtwardHo

And whose “facts” will you believe? Every hour there are different facts out there. The oil rig worker saw the plane go down in flames. The plane flew on for hours after losing signal. The plane turned back. They found debris. Wrong debris. They found an oil slick. Oil slick not from plane.

Until they actually find the plane, there are no “facts”.


185 posted on 03/14/2014 3:35:41 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: gaijin

“This is some entity that wants a delivery system but cannot pay for it.”

Considering our credit is in the toilet..........So which one would we want to nuke first?


186 posted on 03/14/2014 3:41:57 AM PDT by fivecatsandadog
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To: BuckeyeTexan

Ok - that made me laugh.


187 posted on 03/14/2014 3:54:34 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: 1curiousmind

Adnan El Shukrijumah, also known as Jafar fhe Pilot, is still on the loose.

“... commissioned by Bin Laden to carry out a nuclear 9-11. hes been working on that for over a decade. if it turns out that this plane was hijacked and landed somewhere, i would not be surprised if he is involved. he last made some “noise” in 2009 with the thwarted nyc subway bombing. so 5 years later....he’s due.’

Perhaps why we are hearing sooooo much from odumbo about the incident. “No news is good news” as he hides under the bed.


188 posted on 03/14/2014 4:22:08 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: gaijin

I went on Google maps and checked it out. The travel time to Iran was shown as twice that to bejing...... 13 hours vs 6.8.

A rough cut eyeball guess for the same distance to Bejing was around the Paki/India border. India is the most likely land mass just because it is so big. But India does not really make sense.


189 posted on 03/14/2014 4:26:55 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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To: Ingtar
the NSA could check in on the cell phones.

There's another story out there that says a number of family members of passengers had tried calling their cell phones. The phones rang then abruptly hung up....

190 posted on 03/14/2014 4:37:36 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Was Occam's razor made by Gillette?)
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To: Hot Tabasco

This whole thing is un-friggin’ believable!

What’s worse, this may be a “dry-run” for something VERY SINISTER......


191 posted on 03/14/2014 4:42:47 AM PDT by LiveFreeOrDie2001 (Elections have consequences - NOW LOOK what we have to deal with...)
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To: gooblah

This reminds me of the story of the pro golfer and wife. They were on a Lear jet and all aboard passed out and the plane flew into Canada until it ran out of fuel and crashed. This happened about 15-20 years ago I beleive.


192 posted on 03/14/2014 4:48:08 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Some people say that experts agree!!)
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To: 4yearlurker

Okay that was pro golfer Payne Stewart who died in 1999.


193 posted on 03/14/2014 4:55:08 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Some people say that experts agree!!)
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To: Rembrandt

Iran says we kidnapped it. Interesting that they felt the need to comment at all. Perhaps telling.


194 posted on 03/14/2014 5:18:57 AM PDT by MarMema ("If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz)
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To: MarMema

Morning MarMema. I have not checked for links this a.m. Are there any links out there or would I be wasting my time looking for links?


195 posted on 03/14/2014 5:21:05 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: gooblah

Check Abbottabad.


196 posted on 03/14/2014 5:22:09 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: no-to-illegals
There is a 777 for sale in Malaysia, which is kind of interesting...

777 planes for sale

197 posted on 03/14/2014 5:22:13 AM PDT by MarMema ("If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz)
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To: RC one

:: Destination: Davy Jones Locker ::

Cause: Center Fuel Tank spark


198 posted on 03/14/2014 5:24:00 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: no-to-illegals
this thread is up
199 posted on 03/14/2014 5:26:32 AM PDT by MarMema ("If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz)
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To: MarMema

Thank You.


200 posted on 03/14/2014 5:28:52 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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