[jlogajan]

I'll read the NTSB report to see why they ruled out a missile.

It'll fall on deaf ears, my boy. You are talking to hard core tinfoil types.

You will find, though, that the NTSB quickly concluded it was not a missile or a bomb -- even though the FBI was pressing forward with the assumption that it WAS either a missile or a bomb! Eventually the FBI could offer no evidence at all that it was due to a hostile act, so they had to back down and let the NTSB carry on its normal investigation.

The idea that there was a cover-up on this is laughable.

[JohnFiorentino]

What you will REALLY find "my boy" as jlogajan has put it..is that the FBI's chief metallugist, William Tobin "concluded" in September 1996, approx 6 weeks after his assignment to the investigation, and while approx 50% of TWA800 was still at the bottom of the Atlantic, that there was no "evidence of a bomb or missile"

James Kallstrom dismissed Tobin from the probe, indicating his conclusions were hasty and unprofessional.

You will also find here on this thread, the term "tin-foil" hats, applied to EVERYONE who disagrees with the official conclusion. A standard MO for the professional disinformationalist. Name calling, casting aspersions, etc., rather than a discussion of the issues.

[FormerLurker]

The idea that there was a cover-up on this is laughable.

The idea that anyone can be so blind as to seriously believe that comment isn't just laughable, but highly troubling..

[jwh_Denver]

The idea that there was a cover-up on this is laughable.

No the FBI is laughable. I heard on the radio after it happened that there were witnesses that saw a flare like going up at the plane and then there was an explosion. The FBI didn't want to "find" these witnesses. The coverup could be for the Navy that screwed up or terrorists did it and they sure don't want that let out. And why was the NTSB so quick to rule out a missile? In any event like this there should not be a rush to judgement. All the bases need to be covered and sometimes that takes a lot of time. They came to a unusually fast decision which helps me think coverup.