The perp is some non-state actor that lacked the certs and/or funds to purchase a major commercial aircraft.
With the 777’s great ceramic breaks and robust thrust reversers it landed at some non-commercial strip 4,500 feet or longer at a place where governmental control is very weak.
I’m not really sure it’s at the bottom of any ocean.
Why is the audio tape so heavily edited...?
Stinks to high-Heaven.
The question is, what will they use that 777 for and when will they use it?
For Zer0 it would be the perfect Wag-the-Dog if it was used for a big terrorist hit.
It actually landed at Chah Bahar in Iran. located at the Southeastern tip of Iran. Nice long runway in an isolated area. Likely with no one around before sun up except the ones that knew it was coming. The time, distance and fuel all fit. They stayed out over the water far enough during the whole route to avoid any radar detection except when they had to cross Malaysia. They altered heading and altitude to cause confusion during the crossing.
Who are they. Both pilots were in on it. Likely, there was 4 to 6 “sleepers” in the cabin just in case. As it was a night flight all the way, it is very likely no one noticed the change in direction. The first time they may have realized what had happened was when they got off the aircraft.
The passengers are probably still alive. Iran likes to keep bargaining chips. They will keep them for years if it suits them. The plane was probably refueled and flown to a more interior base the next night.
It didn’t land in Pakistan because, of the 4 locations it could have landed, three have Americans there and the forth would have had many potential witnesses.
The “arc” and few pings were ruses. This quickly becomes a giant political problem if they say they believe it is in Iran. What do you do as a country. Especially if you don’t have photographic proof.
Why do they want it? The highest probability is to fill it with explosives and target Assad in Syria. The grand plan requires the “Brotherhood’s” control of Syria. (Because they lost control of Egypt.)