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Mistrust Between U.S., Malaysia Strains Probe
The Wall Street Journal ^ | March 28, 2014 8:36pm EDT | ANDY PASZTOR and RICHARD C. PADDOCK

Posted on 03/29/2014 6:57:26 PM PDT by blueplum

(Jon Ostrower and I Made Sentana contributed to this article.)

...officially both sides said cooperation between the two countries is good. But people familiar with both countries' efforts say that isn't always the case.

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"Washington seems to be a leaky boat," said one person familiar with the Malaysian investigation. "It erodes trust." Nevertheless, this person said concern about the Americans' role isn't seriously impeding the investigation. "We have been surprised at how many people we have been able to rope into this," this person said.

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Boeing, without the full involvement of Malaysian investigators, has run some computer models of the last phase of the flight, highlighting another point of tension in the probe, two people familiar with the matter said. These so-called engineering simulations seek to lay out the most likely movements of the plane before and after it is presumed to have run out of fuel. Such work typically would be more closely coordinated with leaders of the overall investigations, according to these people.

Boeing on Friday re-emphasized that it continues to serve as a technical adviser to the NTSB.

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From the beginning...Boeing was upset that it took about three hours—much longer than would be typical—for Malaysian authorities to inform company representatives the jet hadn't been heard from.

Boeing's team remains "quite frustrated and doesn't trust the process," according to one person familiar with the company's views.

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"The Malaysians have a much closer association with the AAIB" than with the NTSB, according to one person familiar with Malaysia Airlines' operations.

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boeing; malaysia; mh370; missingplane; ntsb
I'm not sure if 'rope in' was the most appropriate choice of wording...
1 posted on 03/29/2014 6:57:26 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Maybe the problem has something to do with the fact that Malaysia has been lying like a muslim rug since day one.


2 posted on 03/29/2014 7:58:12 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: blueplum

Nobody at this point trusts Malaysia — even the Malaysians.


3 posted on 03/29/2014 8:19:40 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

Never trust a Muslim country.


4 posted on 03/29/2014 8:20:08 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

the reason I posted this was mostly for the relevation that Malay delayed notifying Boeing for 3 hours that the aircraft was missing. I don’t think I’d heard that before and I found that curious.

I also found curious (and unacceptable) that Malay seems to be insisting that any participating country give them full intel disclosure, but, apparently, are not to act on their own (Boeing tests being belittled and NTS experts being excluded), that Malay be the sole director and mouthpiece. It makes one wonder if this is still a search and rescue mission or a new agenda focused on testing capabilities.


5 posted on 03/29/2014 8:40:26 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum
delayed notifying Boeing for 3 hours

Just 3 hours???

Malaysian ATC was notified by Vietnamese ATC within 10 minutes and got no response from them.

Just think how things may have been different if the Malaysian military had had the presence of mind to send up planes to check on it. 238 people might still be alive --

6 posted on 03/29/2014 9:15:18 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: blueplum

Boeing people and Rolls Royce people are the ones telling Gen McInerny that plane is in Pakistan/Iran.


7 posted on 03/30/2014 9:57:53 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Mastador1
Maybe the problem has something to do with the fact that Malaysia has been lying like a muslim rug since day one.

The same can be said of Obama.

8 posted on 03/30/2014 9:59:13 AM PDT by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: Uncle Chip

Maybe the Malaysian Military was part of it.


9 posted on 03/30/2014 11:28:54 AM PDT by Jaded (Really? Seriously?)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Boeing people and Rolls Royce people are the ones telling Gen McInerny that plane is in Pakistan/Iran.

That's not true --

Boeing and Rolls Royce contract out with Inmarsat and they stand with their technical expertise in this matter.

10 posted on 03/30/2014 12:24:17 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Jaded

If they were then they just lit the fuse for their own demise.


11 posted on 03/30/2014 12:26:49 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

General McInerney said his contacts there were saying they thought the plane was in Pakistan. He further stated that those same people had confirmed this to LIGNET.


12 posted on 03/30/2014 12:56:03 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

How did they confirm it — with locks of the hair of 239 passengers.

Surely if it was on the ground up there or anywhere there would be pictures by now — but there is nothing.

Meanwhile Boeing and Rolls Royce and the search teams of 14 nations stand by Inmarsat and their more reliable sources — Dr. Doppler and Dr Ping:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3138693/posts?page=99#99


13 posted on 03/30/2014 2:30:06 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

Yeh, OK. Wake me up when they retrieve the plane from the Inidan Ocean or the black box. Meanwhile on an airstrip in Pakistan/Iran. :-)


14 posted on 03/30/2014 4:27:17 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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