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Rival Theories on Malaysia Flight’s Disappearance
Washington Post ^

Posted on 03/15/2014 2:19:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has generated dozens of theories on where it is now, from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea, and how it vanished. Here’s a rundown of what we know and what we don’t, along with clues and theories about what happened to the Boeing 777 jetliner:

THE WHERE:

— LAST CONTACT: Flight MH370 last communicated with air traffic control on March 8 east of Malaysia, and that area of the South China Sea between Malaysia and Vietnam initially was the focus of the search.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; malaysia; mh370; waronterror
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To: MarMema
There have been rumors on fringe sites almost since the disappearance that there was a large amount of gold on board. I fond it highly unlikely but still it would splain some things.
21 posted on 03/15/2014 7:31:51 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: nickcarraway

In the OP there is mention of an unusual seismic event. I wonder if the “bomb” had already been loaded along with a bunch of fuel and there was a premature detonation on crash or attempted landing.


22 posted on 03/15/2014 7:33:47 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: MarMema
Best lay-out I've seen yet - there could be hundreds (thousands?) of possible runway locations within that area.

Portable runway set up?
Fuel and maint. crew pre-positioned?

This could get quite ugly.

23 posted on 03/15/2014 7:34:39 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: nickcarraway

The plane ended up on the island with all of the Beatles, including the original Paul who was replaced by the one we see now. He survived the 1960s car crash. Also on the island are JFK, Marylin, Jim Morrison, Andy Kaufman, Jimi, Lady Di, and the guy who played Pepino on the early TV series “The Real McCoys” just to name a few. That last one was an admin error.


24 posted on 03/15/2014 7:46:19 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: nickcarraway

Still don’t see how it could not be an accident.


25 posted on 03/15/2014 7:52:08 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: nickcarraway

My guess...It was hijacked by Chinese muslim separatists from Xinjiang. The plane was intended to be flown to and landed there. Did it get there?

The Chinese air force may have shot it down - saved themselves the need to negotiate. Something the Chinese might not want to admit to.

Consequently, they offered bogus satellite shots to keep the search focused near Malaysia - and away from China.


26 posted on 03/15/2014 7:58:28 AM PDT by Miles the Slasher
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To: Starboard

Not if it made it to Iran.


27 posted on 03/15/2014 8:14:22 AM PDT by DownInFlames ( I)
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To: DownInFlames

I don’t think they can hide it forever. Why steal a plane and then risk having virtually everyone in the world intensely looking for it? Doesn’t make much sense to me.


28 posted on 03/15/2014 8:24:44 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Starboard

It’s also a very complex operation to steal a 777. “They” now say the plane flew another SEVEN hours after the initial “disappearance”. That’s 8+ hours of flight time.......Why is this info trickling out by the day? Surely most of this was known within hours. Maybe there are/were negotiations to gain KSM’s release. Maybe the captives are alive, maybe not. With the plane obviously under controlled flight, I doubt they took the southern route being talked about now and crashed into the Indian Ocean. I’m thinking it’s in one of the ‘stans in a hanger and will be used for some major malfeasance. With ID beacons disabled, I bet all radar in that part of the world is being watched very carefully..........at least by the good guys.


29 posted on 03/15/2014 8:31:01 AM PDT by ALASKA (Disgusted.....)
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To: Starboard

It’s also a very complex operation to steal a 777. “They” now say the plane flew another SEVEN hours after the initial “disappearance”. That’s 8+ hours of flight time.......Why is this info trickling out by the day? Surely most of this was known within hours. Maybe there are/were negotiations to gain KSM’s release. Maybe the captives are alive, maybe not. With the plane obviously under controlled flight, I doubt they took the southern route being talked about now and crashed into the Indian Ocean. I’m thinking it’s in one of the ‘stans in a hanger and will be used for some major malfeasance. With ID beacons disabled, I bet all radar in that part of the world is being watched very carefully..........at least by the good guys.


30 posted on 03/15/2014 8:32:17 AM PDT by ALASKA (Disgusted.....)
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To: milford421

<< Those 2 Iranians who carried only backpacks with their laptops on that flight. Stunk from the beginning. >>

Somehow I missed the part about what they were carrying. This corresponds with my theory that if this IS a hijacking, the hijackers were either very lucky or they spent a lot of time planning a sophisticated event. And if they are sophisticated, then they knew the 777 has issues with being susceptible to cyber-attack. This makes me wonder just how accurate all those “pings” are— the pings that people are using as solid proof of the jet’s projected path. Anything on that plane that is controlled by computer would be theirs to control.

Once the jet’s computer system is taken over, the attacker would pretty much own the system, so to speak. If sophisticated hackers can take over an entire company’s computer network and stay virtualized and undetected for years, which I know they can, then the cyber-takeover of one jet seems like a piece of cake.

Just my 2 cents.


31 posted on 03/15/2014 8:36:43 AM PDT by Nita Nupress ( Use your mind, not your emotions. Refuse to be manipulated by Marxists.)
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To: ALASKA

If that plane managed to land somewhere, and the location was identified, it could never leave again without everyone in the entire world knowing about it.


32 posted on 03/15/2014 8:37:04 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: UCANSEE2
Pulau We, Sabang, SBC. An airport. On an Island off the coast of Banda Aceh.

You have posted this same cryptic comment on several threads over the last few days. Do you have some special knowledge of this place and why it would be significant to the MH370 mystery? If so, please consider sharing it.

33 posted on 03/15/2014 9:26:57 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Nita Nupress

Here are the links to all of the information:

Cyber attack, yes:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2152284/Could-vulnerable-chip-allow-hackers-Boeing-787-Back-door-allow-cyber-criminals-way-in.html


This article details the interview with the “friend” who drove the pair to the airport. This particular statement made me take notice,

“The two men traveled lightly, Mallaebasier said. Pouria had a mountain climbing-type backpack and a laptop, while Reza carried a suitcase and a laptop, he said.”

And this:

“The last night when they were in my home they were talking on the phone for a long time. They were talking in Persian, in their room, and I heard them say ‘OK Ali’ like that in Persian. I didn’t understand because it was like, five seconds. I went into the room to take water from my fridge and I came out and they said, ‘Be quiet, we’re talking.’”

“After he dropped them at the airport, Mallaebasier called the men on their cell phones. Pouria answered but hung up quickly, and Mallaebasier ended up talking to Reza for about three minutes, he said.”

http://abcnews.go.com/US/day-malaysia-airline-passengers-stolen-passports/story?id=22852454


Initial reports said 4 suspected of flying on stolen passports and this article talks about passengers who were black:

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/mh370s-dubious-duo-iranians-looking-for-a-place-to-settle-bbc-reports


34 posted on 03/15/2014 9:38:41 AM PDT by milford421 ("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke))
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To: Starboard

.........of course. But if it is not found, all bets are off.


35 posted on 03/15/2014 12:18:30 PM PDT by ALASKA (Disgusted.....)
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To: milford421

Thanks for the links!

This one isn’t the same article that I saw a FReeper link a few days ago, but the subject matter is the same: the .gov involvement in the computer vulnerability that is unique to the 777 planes.

http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/boeing-warned-of-computer-takeover-of-777

I wish I had bookmarked the other one someone posted the other day. It went into more detail and was written well before this event.


36 posted on 03/15/2014 3:44:54 PM PDT by Nita Nupress ( Use your mind, not your emotions. Refuse to be manipulated by Marxists.)
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To: Menehune56

We know the flight and headed SW.
We know the engine communications were lost, as if someone turned them off.

So, after the last radar track, the last engine/com ping, you are now untrackable. Do you continue to fly on the same SW heading ?

No, you make another turn. Towards the North on a NW heading.

This path takes you right over that island and it has an airport. A ‘secluded’ airport.

If they wanted to ‘get lost’ and then land before they could be tracked again, that is where they would go.

Look it up on Google Maps. Compare it to their known path, and add the ‘turn’ after the comm loss.

I think it would be wise to consider it, and yet nowhere have I read about anyone having checked it. Maybe ‘checking’ it is not (politically) easy.


37 posted on 03/15/2014 7:12:45 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (I just messed up my tagline. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: bert

If they could land there, they could easily have ‘not been noticed’ and hid the aircraft quickly.

After all, the entire world was searching in the complete opposite direction.


38 posted on 03/15/2014 7:15:10 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (I just messed up my tagline. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Nita Nupress

You’re welcome and thanks for that link.


39 posted on 03/16/2014 4:59:54 AM PDT by milford421 ("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke))
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