about how men are involved in the launch of a missle from one of our navy ships that would be capable of taking down flight 800? any navy FReepers out tonight?
There are about 350 men aboard the Normandy. If it was there conducting training exercises with a complement of other ships and subs, that number goes up dramatically. No one out of that entire group put 2 and 2 together and noticed that within seconds of firing a missile of any kind an airliner was reported crashed with some claiming it was hit by a missile? Or all of them were threatened and remain sufficiently frightened that not a one has stepped forward?
Directly involved? Depends on the size of the ship. There are those in the missile magazine, those in the Combat Information Center, those on the bridge. But if you're wondering how many people on a ship would be aware of a missile being fired then the answer is all of them. It's not a quiet procedure.
Did. Not. Happen.
The conspiracy crowd have gone from terrorists in a motor boat to US subs to a destroyer firing to shoulder launched from a canoe with a trolling motor. I do not doubt that some witnesses believe they saw a missile nor do I doubt the ones that do not.
In any case the number of people involved would be enough to guarantee the leak of a death bed confession which are always suspect.