[Yo-Yo]

TWA 800 was beaten to death here on FR for literally years, and I’m still convinced that it was not the center wing tank just going ‘boom’ all by itself.

[dangus]

Having heard the initial local news, and the way the lies were gradually introduced as the story went national, I say no way in hell is the official story legit.

[The KG9 Kid]

"... TWA 800 was beaten to death here on FR for literally years."

Yes it was. It made my head hurt. I read the threads and didn't dare offer an opinion. How the hell would I know what the truth was? The Navy shot it down accidentally, or it was a MANPADS system fired from a fishing boat by Arabs -- this was all pre-9/11 -- and the confusion and deception and creepy websites all had their own theories and motives. Impossible to follow, but I couldn't turn away.

One thing that's different now than from back in the time of TWA Flight 800 is that whatever these whistleblowers claim will be regarded as the absolute truth, and in fact probably IS the truth.

I haven't felt as disgusted and fearful of my own nation as I have in just these last few months. Hey whistleblowers in government, whereever you are! Might as well just come out with everything you know about everything and anybody! There's no better time than the present.

[cherry]

who was that guy...Micheal Rivero....who believed that because the "dogs did not bark" that it was probably a horrendous mistake by our own Navy...

I could go either way....wasn't this shortly after the ATlanta bombing?..I think if terrorists bombed the plane, the last thing the govt wants is to frighten the public, especially if I am right that it was during the Olympics....

I can see the govt especially evil rat ones covering up things....if it was foreign terror, the govt does not want to give the terrorists the satisfaction of the whole world knowing what they did...

its one of those things I will alway wonder about and never know the truth...

[cherry]

who was that guy...Micheal Rivero....who believed that because the "dogs did not bark" that it was probably a horrendous mistake by our own Navy...

I could go either way....wasn't this shortly after the ATlanta bombing?..I think if terrorists bombed the plane, the last thing the govt wants is to frighten the public, especially if I am right that it was during the Olympics....

I can see the govt especially evil rat ones covering up things....if it was foreign terror, the govt does not want to give the terrorists the satisfaction of the whole world knowing what they did...

its one of those things I will alway wonder about and never know the truth...

[usconservative]

TWA 800 was beaten to death here on FR for literally years, and I’m still convinced that it was not the center wing tank just going ‘boom’ all by itself.

Me neither. I still remember the night TWA-800 went down and watching at least 8 interviews on CNN where witnesses said they saw a flash of light go from the ocean surface UP TO the plane, upon which it exploded.

No way TWA-800 was anything other than shot down, the only question is by who, and was it deliberate.

[motor_racer]

We have recently seen the response to the possibility that batteries on the Boeing 787 could catch fire. We are supposed to accept that explosion of Flight 800's center tank, resulting in loss of the ship and all aboard, was a fairly minor incident, never required 100% grounding of 747's, and only relatively minor (dare I say "token"?) modifications to prevent future incidents.