FBI Sitting on Flt. 587 Videotape

Newsmax ^ | 11.16.01 | Newsmax

[vrwc54]

I think it was mentioned at yesterday's NTSB press conference that the video was sent away to see if the image could be enhanced as the plane showed up only as a small dot.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Hmmm.

[nevergore]

A small dot with a big red explosion????

NeverGore

[flamefront]

A small dot can be useful if it illuminates with flames before the tail wing separates.

BTW -- It's not clear why the FBI has not yet released the MTA video -- or even commented on what it shows. It's also not clear why the Flt. 587 video was not turned over to the NTSB instead of the FBI, which had reportedly adopted a secondary role in the wake of NTSB claims that the crash was an accident.

Shades of the FBI intervening coverup of TWA800.

[sakic]

The problems with stories like these is that different dozens of witnesses saw different dozens of things but I've learned to take everything from Newsmax with a ton of salt.

[newsperson999]

yes it was mentioned yesterday...
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[flamefront]

Evidence of chemical explosives should also show up from the physical evidence. So far the tailwing looks clean and unimpacted, though.

[Avi8tor]

Coverup. Pure and simple.

[pistola]

It will never be released. The video shows a small winged creature flying into one of the engines thus causing a huge explosion, blowing the aircraft apart. If these images are released it would be a grave danger to national security. The prospects of Americans realizing that the greatest threat is not Arab terrorists, but evil kamikaze birds, would send the world markets and holiday travel into a tailspin!

[First Conservative]

Hello! Remember TWA 800? Here we go again - but why? Which is the worse - probable future mechanical failures because of NTSB's failure to act promptly in grounding all A300s, or a successful terrorist sabotage?

In the latter instance, the government would have to admit failure to protect the public - I guess they are not willing to do that. Why? Is the American public unable to accept that? I am afraid much more will come.

[KillerWabbit]

It's not clear why the FBI has not yet released the MTA video -- or even commented on what it shows.

It's pretty clear to me. But of course I could be wrong.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Winged monkeys got caught in the engines. Or flying pigs...

[VRWC_minion]

Based on TWA800 track record, they ought to keep FBI out of this investigation at all costs.

[concerned about politics]

Carefull tin foilers, if you don't believe the experts here at FR that say the wind blew the plane down, they're going to CALL YOU NAMES....oooo....scary!

[Ironword]

The NTSB gal keeps talking "turbulence" and completely ignoring the eyewitness accounts of an explosion, which makes me slightly suspicious.

[MizSterious]

Gee, isn't this familiar. We're all still waiting to see the security videos of the Murrah Building just before the explosion (and perhaps some just after) it was blown up. They're still "under seal" and unavailable. Probably best not to hold your breath waiting for this video.

[dead]

I still haven't seen anybody make a convincing case for the reasoning behind a coverup.

Terrorism or crappy plane design? Either way, airline/hotel/tourism business is going to dry up.

Seems to me that terrorism is the easier fix - El Al style boarding rules, bomb sniffing dogs on the runway, no foreign nationals working anywhere in airports, etc.

Crappy plane design would be a much bigger problem for the airlines, and would therefore be more likely to inspire a cover-up.

[rwfromkansas]

a small dot..sorry, that is garbage. It was captured just taking off, meaning it would be not a small dot, but bigger than that!