Is It Just Me, or Does The Recent "Model Rocket" Headline Sound Fishy?

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[freeplancer]

By CINDY HORSWELL Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle TOOLS Email Get section feed Print Recommend (2) Comments (63) Yahoo! Buzz RESOURCES A Continental airliner might have been only a minute away from colliding with what the pilot described as a model rocket that shot past his cockpit window, Federal Aviation Administration records obtained by the Houston Chronicle show. On Memorial Day, the Continental pilot reported being startled by his encounter with this object that "went straight up" and left a long white vapor trail.

[freeplancer]

When I first read about this, I wondered if one of these so called "model rockets" was also responsible for Flight 800? Of course I am only speculating but I wonder if the person that fired that "model rocket" spoke a different language of um, lets see, of mideast origins?! I just found it interesting and it may be nothing.

[sinanju]

I get sick and tired of the missile theory for Flight 800. I know from my Vietnam War readings that a surface-to-air missile warhead leaves incontrovertible evidence in the form of shrapnel embedded throughout the airplane’s wreckage. If that was the case, there would be no mystery.

[Travis McGee]

[freeplancer]

Maybe you “get sick” from that theory, but I get sick of people who ignore untold CREDIBLE I-witness accounts, what gov agency actually handled the case, and a ton of other stuff by people who read some Vietnam war books.

[valkyry1]

The missile theory's take off because many people have no concept of what all the dynamics and variables involved are, and how those are contradicted by the evidence. For these theory's to work the missiles must have magical properties depending on which type of missile they imagine it to be (from the ManPad to the Sam) and also must discount the structure of the 747.

When you look at the assembled wreckage of Flight 800, it is obvious that no warheads detonated on or against it.

There was a 3rd much less known theory that I tend to buy into (non terrorist). It makes sense.

[valkyry1]

Whoa,

now those are rockets

[True Republican Patriot]

AMEN!

[dcwusmc]

Regarding your tagline, it is my considered opinion that we need to ask God to SPARE us from the Republicans... as well as the democrats.

[Joe 6-pack]

"I wondered if one of these so called "model rockets" was also responsible for Flight 800?"

Bojinka.

[True Republican Patriot]

I must say that I donot care if you take offense at my response:

It is my opinion that your considered opinion is less than worthless!
The Republicans have done a magnificent job in the face of treacheries the Demorats have pulled off (eg) Murtha’s murderers,Reid’s the war is lost, etc. ad infinitum!
GOD BLESS AMERICA and THE REPUBLICANS!

[True Republican Patriot]

AMEN!

[dcwusmc]

Let me see... higher spending (and national debt) than under Billy Jeff the Klown. or anyone else, for that matter. Borders more porous than under most ANYONE. Largest expansion of government in history. And the list goes on... under George W. Bush. WITH a republican congress, need I add. As I said, God needs to SPARE us from your party. They’ve done enough to us.

(I notice you don’t mention any of the things I just did. Wonder why that could be??????)

[True Republican Patriot]

Go ahead, vote for Ron Paul or Bob Barr, I am sure they are your speed or go with HUSSEIN, maybe he will make you minister of propaganda.
Your “facts” are sickly and pervertly distorted. Enjoy yourself:-)

[dcwusmc]

I note that you cannot refute my facts. I didn’t even mention the McLame special, CFR, plus his other adventures in growing government: McLame/Kennedy and McLame/Lieberman and on and on. But you go be a good little party sheeple. It’s OK. That Kool Aid is really good for you, so drink it on down. There’s a good little pubbie.

By the way, pervertly? What in the name of John Moses Browning does THAT mean???

Also, grammar and spelling are your friends. Get acquainted with them, noobie.

[True Republican Patriot]

Its easy for Idiots to note anything they want in their own fantasy land. Have a great date tonight with Cinderella. Thanks for your humorous buffoonery:-P

[dcwusmc]

So you resort to the “arguments” of losers. When you have no facts on your side, you resort to name-calling. A true pity it is that, in the decades I spent protecting all that I hold dear, I had to cover the asses of pinheads not unlike yourself. Would that there were a way to let your ilk go whilst actually keeping what’s truly great about this nation... let you go and rot with the Teddy No-Pants, barry obambi and john McLame crowd. Keep and restore the Constitution and the Republic that the Founders gave us, not the empire your ilk wants.

[True Republican Patriot]

Considering the source, I accept your comments as compliments!:-) GOD BLESS AMERICA and GOD BLESS THE REPUBLICANS!!!

[dcwusmc]

You need not send me any more FReepmail. You are obviously a troll and as such I will not respond to your bait. Your tactics are sick and disgusting, but I have been on this forum for too long to let a noobie troll get under my skin. Peddle your barbra striesand elsewhere. A true pubbie you may be; your patriotism is questionable at best. God spare us from your party.

[arthurus]

The procedures and actual results of all the testing are still secret. We just have an improbable center-tank theory for an explanation. no one outside of government agency that “investigated” knows whether there was shrapnel or not. The fact that it is all secret suggests to me an enemy action being covered up so that American Civilian aviation would not take an immediate dive or so that a sitting president wouldn’t be forced to do something hard.