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U.S. officials lean toward 'those in the cockpit' behind missing flight
CNN ^ | 15 Mar 2014 | Chelsea J. Carter. Moni Basu and Barbara Starr

Posted on 03/15/2014 6:13:01 PM PDT by mandaladon

Washington (CNN) -- U.S. intelligence officials are leaning toward the theory that "those in the cockpit" -- the pilots of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 -- were deliberately responsible for the mysterious disappearance of the commercial jetliner, a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the latest thinking told CNN on Saturday.

The revelation followed news that Malaysian authorities searched the home of the lead pilot, a move that came the same day that Prime Minister Najib Razak told reporters the plane veered off course due to apparent deliberate action taken by somebody on board.

The Malaysian government had been looking for a reason to search the home of the pilot and the co-pilot for several days. But it was only in the last 24 to 36 hours when radar and satellite data came to light that authorities believed they had sufficient reason to go through the residences, according to the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"The Malaysians don't do this lightly," the official said. It's not clear whether the Malaysian government believes one or both the men could have been responsible for whatever happened to the plane when the Boeing 777-200 ER disappeared March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

The official emphasized no final conclusions have been drawn and all the internal intelligence discussions are based on preliminary assessments of what is known to date. Other scenarios could still emerge. A source close to the investigation told CNN that Malaysian police had search the home of pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53. Shah lives in an upscale gated community in Shah Alam, outside Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur.

Two vans were loaded with small bags, similar to shopping bags, at the home of the co-pilot, 27-year-old Farq Ab Hamid.

(Excerpt) Read more at us.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; malaysia; mh370; waronterror
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To: mandaladon

Muslim pilot with NO KIDS = I AM NOT BOARDING THE PLANE.

Sorry..!


21 posted on 03/15/2014 6:47:32 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: mandaladon

What is truth(about MH370) in this day and age?


22 posted on 03/15/2014 6:49:12 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: mandaladon
It is presumed by U.S. officials to have crashed, perhaps after running out of fuel.

This is what you say in public to try to get a response from the perps. Classic FBI strategy.

23 posted on 03/15/2014 6:50:37 PM PDT by MarMema ("If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz)
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To: MarMema

Did you see this MarMema?

BREAKING

Reports coming out of China that Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah’s wife and three children had moved out of the family home the day before flight MH370 disappeared.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/missing-malaysia-airlines-plane-live-3245935#ixzz2w4tfQT89


24 posted on 03/15/2014 6:50:46 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: MarMema

In Flight Simulator, are there risks of killing your pax like there are in SimLife, SimCity, etc?


25 posted on 03/15/2014 6:51:55 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: MarMema

“U.S. officials lean toward ‘those in the cockpit’ behind missing flight”

Sounds like something I posited days ago which angered some FReepers.

The more this stuff is leaked out to the press the more I am vindicated on what I think happened.


26 posted on 03/15/2014 6:52:39 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: mandaladon

It’s too bad that we’ll never know what happened.


27 posted on 03/15/2014 6:52:55 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
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To: Revolting cat!

but the ice cream is delicious ... no, please don’t send more broccoli, please.


28 posted on 03/15/2014 6:58:22 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: MarMema

Saw this posted at Drudge.

Satellite data shows hijacked MH370 was last seen flying towards Pakistan OR Indian Ocean as investigators search pilots’ luxury homes and reveal one had home-made flight simulator

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2581488/It-WAS-hijacked-Malaysian-official-says-CONCLUSIVE-jet-carrying-239-hijacked-35-000-ft-individual-group-significant-flying-experience.html

I have posited previously that they would have gone to Iran, Pakistan, or North Korea because those nations have nukes.

Where would it be used? DC or NYC.


29 posted on 03/15/2014 6:59:33 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Rupert Murdoch says...

“World seems transfixed by 777 disappearance. Maybe no crash but stolen, effectively hidden, perhaps in Northern Pakistan, like Bin Laden.”

https://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/444645058575630336


30 posted on 03/15/2014 7:01:56 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Malaysia Airlines Jet Made ‘Tactical Aviation Maneuvers’: Law Enforcement Officials
http://abcnews.go.com/International/malaysia-airlines-jet-made-tactical-aviation-maneuvers-law/story?id=22922961


31 posted on 03/15/2014 7:03:36 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Or maybe Israel.

Anyway what do you think of this?

maybe a test run?

(from wikipedia) "A prototype Metascreen is a claimed invisibility cloak, which is just few micrometers thick and to a limited extent can hide 3D objects from microwaves in their natural environment, in their natural positions, in all directions, and from all of the observer's positions. It was prepared at the University of Texas, Austin by Professor Andrea Alù."

Kind of an odd coincidence that both Freescale and this guy are in Austin Texas.

32 posted on 03/15/2014 7:04:26 PM PDT by MarMema ("If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz)
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To: no-to-illegals

33 posted on 03/15/2014 7:04:35 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
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To: mandaladon

Another day another theory. Tomorrow they will suspect global warming.


34 posted on 03/15/2014 7:05:34 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Yep, it was planned well in advance. His family met him where ever he went to live, and hey- what Muslim country would best meet his political needs? Do we know?


35 posted on 03/15/2014 7:05:40 PM PDT by MarMema ("If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

My guess is Israel. They know Obama will do nothing about it.


36 posted on 03/15/2014 7:07:46 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Revolting cat!

EWWEEE! What is that?


37 posted on 03/15/2014 7:08:02 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: no-to-illegals

http://www.foodista.com/recipe/PVBZDCN7/wasabi-ice-cream-wasabi-aisu#


38 posted on 03/15/2014 7:12:03 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
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To: Revolting cat!

Thank You ... I’ve changed my mind ... That looks Great!!! Are any worms involved?


39 posted on 03/15/2014 7:13:12 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: no-to-illegals

It says, “ice-milk (wasabi).”


40 posted on 03/15/2014 7:13:39 PM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
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