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Posted on 08/10/2004 12:58:27 AM PDT by JustPiper
They could turn off the transponder. Not sure if that means they couldn't be monitored.
On cnn, the anchor says plane has been missing 3-1/2 hours.
So what is it, 1 hour, or much more?
Thanks for the info. It would be nice to hear about the other plane. The 25th is just starting in Russia, hopefully it's not a sign of things to come elsewhere.
The military can monitor planes on radar, I think right?
If this plane is still in the air, it's been missing for about 3 1/2 hours...per CNN
This type plane has a range of 2100 to 2400 miles, and the plane went missing about 140 km from Rostov where it was to land.
It's 1031 statute miles from Rostov to Athens.
All this from the thread about the planes, linked above. (From a couple of different posters.)
One would hope that is plenty of time for it to be intercepted if it is heading for a target. Then again, who knows.
Sure hope Italy and Greece are on alert!
Thanks for the summary, I was going to jump in the thread... but I think I'd be lost in the shuffle at this point. ;)
The post is a reiteration of the "Cave of Darkness" threat from the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades (I think)at the beginning of the year, but with some additional extreme language. Instead of "the fuse is lit" it says "the wick has burned".
Cannot tell from the machine translation but it looks like the same eight demands they issued back in December/January.
They are using the same language UBL used in the November 2001 tape where he boasts of having calculated the casualties beforehand in calibrating the attack.
Also very troubling... I have a bad feeling about the next few weeks. This little plane 'incident' is only a reminder of things... Do you happen to have a link to the full post? I would be interested in seeing the whole thing.
nevermind, didn't notice that Velveeta had the full post on her profile page.
I have the new version on the homepage.
It would still be interesting to compare it to the original
The machine translation was on Velveeta's homepage.
Maybe she knows how to get the original text?
Missing 2nd plane was on way to Sochi....
Where PUTIN is vacationing.
Russian Airborne Spec Fcs guy (Tamarov) on Fox, on phone, saying he's not surprised by this, has been expecting something, due to elections coming up.
Saying somebody on inside had to have helped out with this, at airport.
You're not missing anything, naturally there's at least one guy there who is ridiculing people who think it's terrorism...
Interesting your finding specific states in the bottom part of the drawing. Initially, I was thinking more along the lines of it depicting the triggering of an underwater fault line. They did say they want to "shock the scientists."
However, (admittedly getting creative here) when you combine your idea of the states with mine of the fault line some interesting potential targets come up. Milltown Dam in Montana sits at an intersection of two earthquake faults & it is not even structurally sound. Apparently the dam has many problems like a weakened base, cracks, fissures, etc., and it's chock full of toxic sediments.
The dam is located at the junction of two rivers near Missoula.
I'd have to hunt for it for a while.
Maybe Cindy has it handy?
AP says it will be updating: fire spotted near Rostov-on-Don, where second plane went
missing. Putin has ordered an investigation.
FOX now reporting the same thing.
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