[A Balrog of Morgoth]

Maybe the military wants to avoid a public panic, or protect their interests and involvement in the middle east from a wave of American public backlash.

I won't debate the rest of your statement, but I take issue with you on this.

You need to be a special kind of idiot to believe that the U.S. military would take part in this sort of coverup. Leave us out of this, please.

And WTF would avoiding a "backlash" have to do with a ten year old aviation mishap, especially after the Cole and 9/11?

[Nachum]

You need to be a special kind of idiot to believe that the U.S. military would take part in this sort of coverup. Leave us out of this, please.

As to whether I am a special idiot or your garden variety can be debated, but it is a matter of public record that the NTSB was prohibited to investigate the case and only US military (Navy) divers were allowed to search the wreckage and later house the wreckage of the plane. The plane's parts were prohibited from public inspection.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the US military was up to its ears in this.

Have a nice day.