[attiladhun2]

A lot of ME types have been working at our airports. I think we can safely conclude more than a few are agents out to do mischeif. It would be relatively easy for one of them working as a mechanic to place a small explosive on the aircraft at a critical point and then contact his principals in Bagdhad. An offshore boat may have fired a missle (indicated by a number of eye witnesses) at the time but missed. However the missle was only a backup, since the device suceeded in actually bringing down the plane.
This is only what I have surmised, but there is circumstantial evidence to indicate Saddam was behind it.

[doug from upland]

I exposed three or four years ago that food service trucks were able to get onto the airport without going through security. Who knows what they were loading onto the plane.