Posted on 07/22/2014 5:16:41 AM PDT by libstripper
Some truths CNN reveals only accidentally. One such truth Anderson Cooper shared on the night of July 17. In speaking about the shoot down of Malaysian airliner MH 17 earlier that day, Cooper referred back to July 17, 1996, when TWA Flight 800 was shot down off the coast of Long Island in New York.
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“But not live fire exercises”
Yes, I do know they use them for live fire. I have participated with such exercises. Don’t believe everything that you think. The night in question the warning area Flight 800 cut through was live.
“And before the military plans any activity in these warning areas they must issue a NOTAM well in advance.”
Warning Areas do not always require a NOTAM. You should google more carefully.
“. There were none issued on the day in question.”
There were. You just didn’t find them in your google search.
It has been well established that the Navy activated the warning areas. You just don’t know what you are looking for or at.
Then no doubt you can point me to them.
PETN and RDX were found on the seat cover in the unauthorized examination by the private lab. The FBI wanted to charge the people who took the sample to the lab with tampering and or something else.
They do if there is any activity in the area that might pose any danger to flight safety. I would think your missile shooting would fall into that category.
But I should believe you?
sure
and “Libya” commissioned the entire operation (wink wink)
F-14
like PanAm 103 wasn’t enough blood revenge
PanAm 103 didn't have anything to do with Iran. That was a Libya thing. They aren't all the same people. We have made more than one enemy over there.
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