How the New York Times Blew Its Biggest Story

WorldNetDaily ^ | 2/15/2003 | Jack Cashill

[Swordmaker]

The blast's force decapitated the plane, severing the cockpit and first-class cabin, which then fell into the Atlantic Ocean. The rest of the plane flew on, descending rapidly, and as it did thousands of gallons of jet fuel spilled out of the wings and the center fuel tank between them. At 8,000 feet, about 24 seconds after the initial blast, the fuel caught fire, engulfing the remainder of the jetliner into a giant fireball.

Hmmmm... just about what my timeline posted on another FR thread postulated.

[Swordmaker]

Long but interesting read... TWA-800.

[Diddle E. Squat]

How the New York Times Blew Its Biggest Story

Boy, if ever there was a title that can and will be continuously recycled...

[ppaul]

Three months before 9/11/01 Islamic calendar showed plane crashing near Manhattan

Looks like TWA-800 to me.
Agree or disagree?

[ppaul]

CORRECTION: The link below actually works this time.

Three months before 9/11/01 Islamic calendar showed plane crashing near Manhatten

Looks like TWA-800 to me.
Agree or disagree?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

I'll agree to one thing: TWA 800 was covered up. And I believe that other terrorist acts are being covered up to this day.

[arthurus]

changing the last"a" in Manhattan made the link work?

[big gray tabby]

If this plane was at 8,000 feet 24 seconds after an initial explosion, how high was it when it was "hit"? A jet doesn't fly on for 24 seconds after you knock the nose and the first class section off of it, it falls.

So how high was it when it was struck? What kind of missile has a range that high? What kind of flight path has you that high so soon after takeoff? Didn't this leave from JFK?

Something about this scenario doesn't seem right to me, but I know little about commercial flight and such.

[null and void]

Hmmmm... just about what my timeline posted on another FR thread postulated.

What a remarkable coincidence...

[null and void]

What kind of missile has a range that high?

Not a shoulder launched one...

[Man of the Right]

Given the politics of NYT reporters, it's not impossible one of them was manning the SAM launcher at the time.

[null and void]

So how high was it when it was struck?

13,800 feet.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[faithincowboys]

it is clear to me that both twa flight 800 and the olympic park bombing were related to islamic terrorism. moreover, the 95 okc bombing is tied to islamic terror groups. tim mcveigh was the "lily white" they needed as a proxy. terry nichols' wife is philipino (abu sayaff) and mcveigh was a believer in zog...it is very likely that those 2 scumbags could find common cause with anti-semitic, anti- american gov't muslim fanatics. supposedly, john doe 2 is an iraqi, who later went on to work at , of all places, logan airport. it's clear bubba didn't want to see or hear any evil. bjs took priority. we are reaping the whirlwind for clinton's treason.

[1Old Pro]

The terrorist downing of TWA 800 was too much for the Klintton administration to handle. THus, it became a central fuel tnk thing and Klintoon could get back to important things like screwing Monica.

[SpinyNorman]

The fact that Clinton's politcal ambitions may have driven these actions makes it all too believable.

[Samizdat]

I'll agree to one thing: TWA 800 was covered up. And I believe that other terrorist acts are being covered up to this day.

Like the murder of Vince Foster. Its one thing for a president to cover up something he had perhaps peripheral involvement in. Its quite another for him to have murdered someone outright for political gain. I think that far outweighs anything else. It means others can do it and then we are leading down the garden path to outright fascism as in Nazi Germany.

[shamusotoole]

Some time ago, you posted an article concerning "pellets" that could be considered a missile signature that were found in the wreckage of Flight 800. You concluded, it is possible to thus identify the type of Missile, and I would presume therefore, the country of manufacture. Are you at liberty to share what knowlege you may have on this topic.

Inquiring Freepers would like to know. (At least this one) If you can"t that's fine too.

[jpl]

I'll agree to one thing: TWA 800 was covered up. And I believe that other terrorist acts are being covered up to this day.

And I don't believe that Eric Rudolph did the Atlanta Olympic bombing any more than Richard Jewell did.

[Timmy]

Y'know, I like Jack Cashill. But his last big story was about the innocence of James Kopp. We now know that Kopp is guilty. Sorry, but burn me once . . .