Egypt Airliner CRASHED in Egypt - A final update on root cause analysis? Technical Fault Blamed

Various | 1/3/2004 | ME

[livius]

I don't think the French will blame us - that would be too ridiculous even for them. But they will be very quiet about the real causes of this.

Remember, just yesterday, at "evening prayers," the Iranians were screaming "Death to the French" because of the headscarf ban. (The only religion I know in which "prayers" consist of screaming "Death to [fill in the blank].")

In any case, the French tried to suck up to the Islamics, but have found that it's not possible, and they are now on the Muslim hit-list just like the rest of the West.

[_Jim]

I saw this kind of thing before after Ft. 587, at OKC, and after other "accidents". This smells.

ALL products of an over-active imagination fueled by a never-ending litany of conspiracy theories offered up on the slimmest of 'evidence' and un-linked factors ...

[Glenn]

If you read this thread that I started on this topic originally, in fact specifically this subject, you'll understand why I am suspicious:

I live in Hopewell. I drive past the flowers on nearly a daily basis. What has one got to do with the other?

[Gorons]

In the other thread people automatically jumped to conclusions it was terrorist related.

In reality it took years to unravel a flaw rudder design.

[longjack]

This article from Germany's "Die Welt" says the plane tried to turn around....

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ecerpt....

Authorities indicate a technical breakdown as cause

Reason for the crash is presumably a technical breakdown. The airplane had a "problem" shortly after the start, said deputy French Minister of Transportion Dominique Bussereau in Paris. In the attempt to return to the airport at Scharm el Scheich the plane crashed into the Red Sea. The Egyptian authorities also spoke of a technical problem. French radio reported, referencing the Egyptian aviation agency, there hadn't been any explosion on board.

"Die Welt"....Ägyptische Boeing ins Rote Meer gestürzt - 148 Menschen tot

Translated by longjack

[_Jim]

I am nearly sure the coverup for this is ...

Oh brother - give us a break! Let's get some actual facts in hand before 'jumping to confusion'!

[weegee]

You can take it to the bank that some in France will believe that. Remember that there was an author in France who had TWO bestsellers alledging that NO PLANE flew into the Pentagon on 9.11.2001.

[Gorons]

This begs the question then;

If they were 7 miles beyond the airport, why no communication with the tower?

[FreedomPoster]

"There is no sign of terrorism!"

(Oh, and BTW, the Muslim Brotherhood has attacked Western tourists on a number of occassions, and Egypt depends on foreign tourism for a large percentage of their foreign exchange)

[Quilla]

In light of our terror alert status, recently cancelled flights, flights searched after landing, folks hitching rides in wheelwells, and al Qaeda threatening terror via planes, it seems one must, at least, consider terrorism as a cause in this crash.

[GeronL]

The French would be too embrrassed to admit it was terrorism, the Egyptians depend on tourism, its HALF their economy!!

Neither will allow this to be terrorism.

[_Jim]

Remember that there was an author in France who had TWO bestsellers alledging that NO PLANE flew into the Pentagon on 9.11.2001.

How did that nitwit explain the downed -hit by the airliner- light poles along the highway there -

- or the NUMEROUS eyewitnesses who saw this occur -

- or the several calls from Barbara Olsen to her husband Ted Olsen working in the Bush Justice Department?

[longjack]

The German phrase Technische Panne is probably better translated to 'mechanical breakdown' here. "technical breakdown" is the literal translation, i didn't catch that right away when I edited the machine translation.

Sorry.

Also, ecerpt, of course, should be excerpt.

longjack

[_Jim]

If they were 7 miles beyond the airport, why no communication with the tower?

Avigate - navigate - communicate ... in that order -

- they were probably (most often they are!) TOO busy fighting a problem to 'radio in' the specific problem ...

[alloysteel]

Of course it would be a "technical fault", and therefore not newsworthy. A reprise of Egyptian Flight 990, when the "Former Occupant of the Oval Office, 1993-2001" would have found it "inconvenient" to indicate the trip to Glory Land was anything but drifting off course.

[_Jim]

In light of our terror alert status, recently cancelled flights, flights searched after landing, folks hitching rides in wheelwells, and al Qaeda threatening terror via planes, it seems one must, at least, consider terrorism as a cause in this crash.

It would be a far *wiser* move to get the relevant facts in hand *before* postulating a pet 'theory' too ...

[thesummerwind]

I said 'nearly'. I've seen this before. NOW, it is over a full hour that FoxNews hasn't even mentioned this crash. I've seen this before. You will see, and your little play on words (jumping to confusion) is less than brilliant and childish!

[Toskrin]

ALL products of an over-active imagination fueled by a never-ending litany of conspiracy theories offered up on the slimmest of 'evidence' and un-linked factors ...

Don't argue the point. That just makes you a part of the plot.

Don't you see? The officials said it's not a conspiracy, so it must be a conspiracy!

[GeronL]

of course it tried to turn around, it was supposed to turn around to head to Cairo!

[Toskrin]

Fox News is not owned by the Egyptian or French government. Here's a simple explanation - they don't think it's worth reporting until they get more facts.