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Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Iranian Middleman Asked Thai Agent to Book Tickets ...
IBTimes ^ | March 10, 2014 | Gianluca Mezzofiore

Posted on 03/10/2014 9:14:45 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Iranian Middleman Asked Thai Agent to Book Tickets on Stolen Passports

By Gianluca Mezzofiore March 10, 2014 12:24 PM

While the search for the missing Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines flight continues, the mystery surrounding the two passengers who used stolen passports to board flight MH370 intensifies.

The Financial Times exclusively reported that the Thai travel agency that booked the tickets for the men had been asked to by an Iranian middleman.

It is fairly common for fraudulent documents to be used on regional flights for illegal immigration or drug smuggling but the fact that the aircraft has disappeared has triggered speculation of a terrorist attack.

The two, who were of "non-Asian appearance", despite earlier reports, were travelling from Kuala Lumpur, one on an Italian passport and one on an Austrian passport. the passports were reported missing a year ago by Luigi Maraldi and Christian Kozel respectively.

(Excerpt) Read more at ibtimes.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: christiankozel; iran; luigimaraldi; malaysia; mh370; thailand; waronterror
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To: allendale
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"US Navy ships in the area no doubt have that flight on their radar logs. ">-allendale

I have no idea about the expertise of the individual who posted this at youtube but its up for consideration


21 posted on 03/10/2014 10:07:36 AM PDT by wtd
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Maybe it was a build-up of fumes in the center fuel tank.
And then a spark from something set off the fumes and fuel.
And then the nose of the plane fell off.
But the body and the wings and tail flew off somewhere else independently of nose.
It all makes sense now.
Seriously, I hope they find the plane.
22 posted on 03/10/2014 10:08:09 AM PDT by StormEye
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To: sodpoodle
Malaysia Airlines passport theft echoes al-Qaeda agent's bomb attack
23 posted on 03/10/2014 10:13:22 AM PDT by wtd
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Iran vs China. Fingers crossed the mullahs are that stupid!


24 posted on 03/10/2014 10:16:21 AM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: Aevery_Freeman

A chinese group already claimed credit


25 posted on 03/10/2014 10:16:50 AM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: Aevery_Freeman

A chinese group already claimed credit


26 posted on 03/10/2014 10:17:02 AM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans

After the Kunming, China railway station knife attack by Uyghurs a week or so ago, that wouldn’t surprise me.


27 posted on 03/10/2014 10:27:10 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans

At this point in time a particular group doesn’t need to claim credit. When something like this happens, we know it more than like is a muslim if it’s not an accident.

Was the Chinese group muslim?


28 posted on 03/10/2014 10:27:20 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: wtd

What’s this guy on youtube saying?


29 posted on 03/10/2014 10:33:28 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: SeekAndFind
This entire incident is like a Twilight Zone episode for real.... (shaking head)
30 posted on 03/10/2014 11:03:15 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

As time passes, terrorism seems less likely. No one is claiming credit....

&&&
Perhaps it has dawned on the group responsible that having China mad at them could be quite hazardous to their health.


31 posted on 03/10/2014 11:08:34 AM PDT by Bigg Red (1 Pt 1: As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct.)
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To: gandalftb

Hijacking. Transponders were turned off. Just like 9/11 hijackers. Flight direction changed.


32 posted on 03/10/2014 11:17:01 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

The black boxes can’t be turned off. Most commercial jetliners can’t turn off their position transponders any longer.

If it broke up in the air the chunks would show on radar.

There was a change in the flight path, possible disagreement in the cockpit?


33 posted on 03/10/2014 11:20:27 AM PDT by gandalftb (Go OK State Cowboys!!)
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To: nuconvert

But, Dear Reader told us not to worry about Iran.


34 posted on 03/10/2014 11:23:01 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: gandalftb

The black boxes weren’t activated because the flight landed somewhere after it changed directions and the transponder was turned off. The plane is on the ground and being fitted with a device for a larger attack somewhere.


35 posted on 03/10/2014 11:24:07 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: baddog 219

Is that the Mother Wheel? ;-)


36 posted on 03/10/2014 11:24:11 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

This sounds like a Star Trek episode where a man presumed killed was still alive but actively worked at not being found in the Enterprise so Capt Kirk would be courts martialed for incompetence. Maybe the flight was hijacked and flown out of contact w the rest of the world.


37 posted on 03/10/2014 11:24:50 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch (http://thegatwickview.tumblr.com/ http://thepurginglutheran.tumblr.com/)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
The FT story is here.

Benjaporn Krutnait, of Grand Horizon Travel, booked the tickets, choosing Malaysian Airlines because it was the cheapest. She had earlier booked flights on Qatar Airways, but those bookings expired because "Mr Ali", the Iranian middleman, didn't get back to her in time. She also said Mr Ali had been using her for about three years, during which he booked travel for himself or others at least once a month.

She does not believe Mr Ali is a terrorist, since he merely asked for the cheapest route to Europe without specifying an airline. And indeed, the first flights she came up with were on an Arab airline.

Weird. They still use travel agents and middle men earning commissions over there. I can't remember the last time I booked a flight through a human (other than recovering from cancelled flights, etc).

38 posted on 03/10/2014 11:33:53 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: gandalftb
We have a number of satellites that would have seen the thermal images from any explosion.

Did those satellites pick up TWA 800 or Pan Am 103? Or 9-11? How do they do with natural gas flares?

Those satellites are designed to detect atmospheric nuke tests, which are way brighter than exploding airplanes.

39 posted on 03/10/2014 11:41:38 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: TigerLikesRooster

My take on this. You will find the Boeing 777 parked at an airfield in Iran and the passengers are in a secret prison near Tehran to be used as human shields later on.


40 posted on 03/10/2014 11:43:36 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Freedom isn't free; nor is it easy. END ALL TOTALITARIAN ACTIVITY NOW.)
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