[sandydipper]

It appears to me that the fix was in and that TWA was "on board" from the get go.

Why can't the politico's just tell us the truth? The Stingers that the Taliban are alleged to be missing have been used against our own airlines. The FBI and CIA were sleeping at the gate and for "national security" reasons we aren't supposed to know the truth.

Kick me gently - this is my first post.

[japaneseghost]

Totally believable. Thanks for posting it.
But who is Fred? Your friend?

[GingisK]

Just one more item on the massive pile of evidence that TWA 800 was shot down. Thanks for the post.

[Cicero]

My personal conclusion is that TWA Flight 800 was shot down but that the most recent crash was an accident.

Your post is one more straw in the wind, and I suppose some enterprising news person could follow up on it to see where the President of TWA was at the time and whether he visited the White House as claimed. But without names and corroborating facts, it doesn't mean very much.

Clinton covered up and lied reflexively, and the media were happy to back him to the hilt. I won't say that Bush wouldn't cover up if he thought there was good reason to do so, but so far I think the evidence is the other way.

[Illbay]

"3rd Party," huh? Sounds like "hearsay" then.

This is such steaming, REEKING BULLSH*T!

[doyle]

Here is a real tough question: Which is a more likely reason for the Bush Administration to conform to the same TWA 800 coverup strategy set in place by the Clinton Administration ?:

(A) Both administrations decided to conceal, for diplomatic reasons, a foreign terrorist attack on US citizens on a US airline.

(B) Both administrations decided to conceal, for reasons of national security, a friendly fire accidental shootdown of a US commercial aircraft.

Try not to pick the one you would like to be true.

Pick the one that is most logical.

[boomop1]

The x42 and staff perfected cover up, I hope more people will come forward to expose the fraud who thought he was king.

[OK]

It was reported at the time that the President of TWA was taken to the Pentagon the next day. One other report said the government bought a new plane for TWA. I have nothing to support any of that except that I remember reading it at the time.

[Traction]

I had heard the following from a senior TWA mechanic about 6 months after the shoot down (oops, incident) so take it as company gossip. The White House had the new TWA president (2 months in the job) in for a three hour session on the day following the crash. When he left the White House, he looked like had been through the 5th degree grilling and he wouldn't tell anyone anything within the corporation. He resigned a week later which surprised everyone because he had promised the share holders an aggressive two year restructuring program just the previous month.

[vladog]

Stingers? Need something with more range than that, to have gotten Flt 800. Now maybe if the USN was having a live fire drill somewhere off the coast. Example, the Ukraine zapped a Russian plane doing that very thing.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Well, we have "a commercial pilot who spoke to another commercial pilot who spoke to Fred."

With an impeccable source such as this, the case can now be closed.

[placebo]

They told us the truth..A wiring problem, yeah, that's it!Move along, folks, nothing to see here...

[philosofy123]

The stinger missile is only about 5 feet. Moslems Taliban sold it to Moslem Iran? or some other Moslem country. Countries are allowed to bring things to their overseas embasies without submission to search. It is called the DIPLOMATIC POUCH. So, from the Iranian embassy, for example, a van can be loaded and drive to any place in the USA. Now if that is the case, what is going to stop the brief case nuclear bombs?

[Silly]

dip,

Why do you take advantage of people's tragic deaths to drag out conspiracy theories? It's a lot of nonsense, and no one's buying it.

[Leesylvanian]

I heard that it was George Bush (x41) that flew to Paris to meet with Iranian officials...wait, that was October Surprise, my tinfoil must be off kilter. Let me get my hat and meds straightened out and I'll be right back...

[Norb2569]

Why can't the politico's just tell us the truth?

Duh...

Klintoon was in the White House then. You aren't so naive to think ANYONE associated with him could even be capable of uttering even a smidgeon of truth, are you?

[BamaFan]

If it had been shot down, there would have been a clear IR picture seen by CLINTON-haters in C-Springs - no WAY kept secret.

[barf]

Your initial post is likely true that TWA knew early on that FLT800 was shot down. TWA president Erickson was rather upset to say the least at his first press exposures. His later departure was undoubtedly connected. Since both TWA and Boeing must operate with the government's blessing, they have to show agreement to stay in business. Any threats of showing favor to Airbus have been discarded lately with the A300 falling apart in flight. One principal conclusion is that OUR NTSB IS EITHER INCOMPETENT OR UNTRUTHFUL. There is no other way to put it. The public gets the government that they are willing to put up with. There is no time like the present to stop putting up with either incompetence or untruthfulness.