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2014-03-10 Southeast Asia

Interpol probes more suspect passports from missing flight

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Posted by Steve White 2014-03-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 ..so far, no black box ping, no wreckage, no (published) report(s) of a missile track (although ATC was, apparently, able to paint a course change of the a/c.). Weird..

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-03-10 17:53|| 2014-03-10 17:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Stolen passports - Check
No INTERPOL stolen passport review - Check
One way tickets - Check
Tickets purchased in cash - Check
Tickets purchased by 3rd party (Iranian) - Check

Suicide airline bomber(s) retaliatory attack test run - Yet to be determined.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-10 19:41|| 2014-03-10 19:41|| Front Page Top

#3 There are also reports (aka rumors) of five passengers who did not board.

Idle speculation, assuming terrorism and not mechanical/flight problems:

Terrorist attack - terrorism is as much about PR and theater as killing people. Curious that no one has taken credit. Maybe this was not the final target, but just a practice run. Or maybe the message is clear to someone (like the Chinese). Possible follow-on to the recent attack there.

Assassination - someone suggested the target was not the plane but some specific passenger(s). Seems a little extravagant. But certainly thorough. Does account for no one taking credit.

Posted by SteveS 2014-03-10 22:21|| 2014-03-10 22:21|| Front Page Top

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