[Gorons]

I find it suspect they've achieved root cause with 12 hours of sifting through debris.

Anyone else feel the same way?

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[hershey]

yes.

[Glenn]

I find it suspect they've achieved root cause with 12 hours of sifting through debris.

The article clearly states the findings are "preliminary". Your conclusions are suspect.

[Diogenesis]

The Islamic calendar which predicted the 911 Atrocities months in advance.

[weegee]

As someone posted on another thread:

Following is a chronology of major airline crashes since 2001.

July 3, 2001 -- A Russian Tupolev-154 plane crashed near the Siberian city of Irkutsk, killing 136 passengers and nine crew members on board.

Oct. 4, 2001 -- A Russian Tupolev-154 jet flying from Israel plunged into the Black Sea, killing all 78 on board, after it was hit by a stray Ukrainian missile during live-fire exercises in the Crimean peninsula.

Oct. 8, 2001 -- At least 114 people were killed when a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) airliner and a small plane collided in heavy fog at Milan's Linate airport.

Nov. 12, 2001 -- An American Airlines Airbus A300 bound for Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, crashed into New York's Queen's district minutes after take off, killing at least 265 people.

Jan. 28, 2002 -- A Boeing 727 belonging to Ecuadorian carrier TAME with 92 passengers and crew on board crashed into Colombia's Cumbal volcano, killing all on board.

Feb. 12, 2002 -- An Iran Air Tours TU-154 passenger plane flying from Tehran to Khorramabad crashed near the western city, killing all 119 people on board.

April 15, 2002 -- An Air China Boeing 767 passenger aircraft traveling from Beijing to Pusan in South Korea crashed into a mountain. Of the 166 on board 38 survived. It was Air China's first crash in nearly 50 years.

May 4, 2002 -- A Nigerian EAS Airlines' BAC 1-11-500 with 105 people on board crashed in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, killing at least 148 people.

May 7, 2002 -- A China Northern MD-82 jet fell into the sea off Dalian in northeast China, killing all 112 passengers and crew on board.

July 1, 2002 -- A Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev 154 passenger plane carrying Russian children to a holiday in Spain collided with a German cargo Boeing 757 near Lake Constance in southwestern Germany, killing 71 people, including 52 children.

Feb. 19, 2003 -- An Iranian military plane crashed near Kerman in southeastern Iran. Iran said all 276 soldiers and aircrew aboard were killed.

March 6, 2003 -- An Algerian flag carrier Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly after take-off from Tamanrasset airport, killing at least 102 passengers and crew.

May 26, 2003 -- An Ukrainian YK-42 passenger plane heading to Spain crashed near the Trabzon Airport in northeastern Turkey, killing 74, including 62 Spanish soldiers returning from their peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan.

July 8, 2003 -- A Sudanese Boeing 737 crashed shortly after taking off from Port Sudan airport, killing 105 passengers and 11 crew members. The head of the Sudan's defense forces and at least seven foreigners were among the dead.

Dec. 25, 2003 -- A Boeing 727 owned by Union des Transports Africains (UTA) crashed en route Beirut over the coastal capital of Cotonou, Benin, with 151 passengers and 10 crew members on board. By the end of Dec. 31, the death toll has risen to 139.

Jan. 3, 2004 -- An Egyptian charter plane Boeing 737 crashed into the Red Sea early on Saturday shortly after taking off from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all the 135 passengers and six crew members aboard.

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[GeronL]

they collected all the parts and reassemled them, studied the thing for weeks and have declared a cause?? in a few hours??

oh please.

Neither France nor Egypt can afford this to be terrorism, even if it is.

[thesummerwind]

I am finding the LACK of meaningful news coverage of this crash this morning (even on FoxNews) a sign that perhaps something is being hidden (terrorism). I saw this kind of thing before after Ft. 587, at OKC, and after other "accidents". This smells. I wonder how the French feel about this.

[GeronL]

"We have half of a body here, half a body there. But we don't have any body in one piece," said a rescue worker, speaking by telephone from one of the boats

sounds like a bomb.

In their rush to call this an accident they are making this look more and more suspicious.

[evad]

The initial indications are that it was a technical fault

I suspect they will try to portray this as the root cause although they probably will know the actual root cause very soon...if not already.

[M. Peach]

Here's what I'm thinking - I think terrorism is involved, but that the French will find a way to blame us because they will say that the U.S. actually committed this act to make the French get on board with the plan to rid the world of terrorism.

Any bets here?

[boomop1]

I guess the "no sign of terrorism" means no one was carrying a sign saying this aircraft is targeted by terrorist. I know the French families of the dead accept this moronic statement.

[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)

[Tycobb]

"There is no sign of terrorism."

Other than a crashed plane....

[Freeper]

where the water is hundreds of meters (feet) deep --

Imagine how surprised they will be when they realize that a meter is more than a YARD long and not a "feet (foot)" as reported.

[hershey]

Fox just reported that the pilot tried to turn back after noticing some malfunction. And the French are demanding a manslaughter inquiry into the disaster.

[TexasCajun]

Lemme guess, faulty wiring caused fuel tank explosion.

Haven't we heard this one before... Hummm

[LoudRepublicangirl]

Is Technical problems a euphenism for "Abdullah with a cause"?

[EverOnward]

bump for later read

[faithincowboys]

I think this is evidence that the Islamists aren't too pleased with Chirac's recent prohibition on muslim dress.

There have been world wide protests. Of course, our liberal media doesn't mention it. Chirac, the hero of the Left, has gotten a total pass. If Dubya had proposed such a measure, the usual suspects would be saying it was like Nazi Germany. But Vichy Jacques never gets accused of being a Nazi.

If you hate America, the Left will love you no matter what.

Disgraceful!

[Alouette]

A "technical malfunction" occurred after the pilot and co-pilot wrestled for control of the stick, causing the tail fin elevators to stress and break.