[Smogger]

Hell, I'm sitting at my keyboard 3,000 miles away looking out the window at a pine tree and I know this was due to terrorist activity. Hey, I don't even know the difference between a 767 and an Airbus and I know that this is suspicious.

Just because he's in New York in contact with the disaster scene and I'm sitting in a cubicle on the other side of the country, doesn't mean I don't know squat.

You summed up my sentiments exactly. The Feds and NY officials are worried about the economic damage and the damage to the airline industry. Let's face it folks they are spinning like crazy. The assumption should be that the "mechanical failure" was the result of a deliberate act until proven otherwise.

And another thing. People need to stop focusing on the term mechanical failure because it is obvious that a mechanical failure occurred. If one had NOT occurred the plane would still be in flight or have landed safely by now. The question is whether or not it was a mechanical failure (it was.) The question is whether or not it was a deliberate act.

[Greenpointer]

That's reasonable. I still think it was birds.

Here is an article written two days ago.

Bird- plane collisions on the rise

[marshmallow]

My sarcasm must be too subtle.

I was taking a poke at all the armchair experts on this site who've already made up their minds on this one without even having left the confines of their monitor.

[americanMel]

Let's face it folks they are spinning like crazy.

Spinning out of control....

They'll continue with this "accident" line of reporting. They don't want the airline industry biting the dust!