How about the US Navy being put on alert to look for Islamic terrorists in a boat with a stinger.
The Navy goes to the area in question, said Islamics launch missile at jet. Navy launches anti-missile measures at missile (possibly an anti-missile missile) and both arrive at airliner at about the same time.
Boom goes the jet.
Navy sends Islamics to bottom of the ocean and vacates the area.
Current President doesn't want investigation to derail his re-election, so cover up goes into place.
I refuse to reveal my sources... :^)
But, yeah, something like that. The evidence in the First Strike book is overwhelming. Sometimes the crowd decrying all this as tin foil hat speculation is right, sometimes they are wrong. You have to look at the facts of the case to have a good idea who's right.
And this time, one thing I am certain of. This was no spontaneous center fuel tank explosion due to mechanical and/or electrical malfunction of aircraft components.