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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Egyptian and French officials rushed to exclude terrorism as a possible cause for the crash of a charter plane after it took off for Paris from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

They seem in a bit of a hurry!

Not surprising. The Egyptians want to avoid another tourism scare, of course. I don't know why dying from terrorism is more frightening than dying from an accident, but it is.

The French have an agenda, too, since the plane that crashed was built by their competitor (Boeing). If the cause is ruled to be terrorism, Airbus and Boeing both lose orders, but if it's a defect in a Boeing plane, Airbus can gain from it.

Unless there's some independent oversight, this investigation may need to be investigated...

8 posted on 01/03/2004 12:02:29 PM PST by ZOOKER
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To: ZOOKER
Very true. With a mechanical failure, Boeing will take a hit and Airbus will gain worldwide favor.

I am not an airline expert but seem to believe that it takes days, months, forever to identify cause of catastrophe.

How can terrorism be ruled out so quickly? Were the black boxes located?

Even with a mechanical failure, could sabotage be ruled out so quickly? Have the mechanics, airline crews been investigated, interviewed, cleared???

11 posted on 01/03/2004 12:08:23 PM PST by undergroundwarrior
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14 posted on 01/03/2004 12:23:29 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Davis is now out of Arnoold's Office , Bout Time!!!!)
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