Posted on 06/07/2007 11:16:02 AM PDT by Hal1950
That is exactly what I have been saying for years. Who would fly if the truth was known, and it only makes sense that the government would not want it known. I’ve always thought that one of the worse things terrorists could do would be to take out airliners on both coasts at the same time with shoulder-fired missiles. It would paralyze the country......
That night in Witchita staying at that Holiday Inn I ordered my dinner in the bar. Had a beer with it. That is how I managed to be with Boeing engineers that night too. They said that only a missle or a bomb on board could have brought that baby down. We saw the missle, same as you did.
There has never been any irrefutable evidence.
Allegations are not irrefutable evidence.
By who?
Again, allelgations are not irrefutable evidence.
BTW, thousands had their VCR recorders going that night but not even one has surfaced in the now nearly 11 years since the disaster. How could that be if it was on TV all over the country.?
Government agents weren't even able to suppress that one blue dress Clinton left a stain on.
At any rate, please tell us what the approximate altitude of the huge fireball was.
Yes. There were a couple of 737s that had fuel tanks explode while at the loading gate. Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 was a DC-9 that exploded in mid-air. Pan Am Flight 214 and LANSA Flight 508 both exploded in mid-air, and the cause was later identified as a lightning strike.
Some don't like to hear opposing points of view. It's to their detriment -- not yours.
Why is it that when Al Gore, John Kerry, or George Stephanopoulis talk about politics or global warming or almost anything else then most of the people here immediately suspect their truthfulness, but when it comes to TWA 800 suddenly their word is gospel?
So what nefarious terrorist group should we have struck back at? I'm not aware that any claimed credit.
What kind?
Though this is obviously the government's rational from tiny little brains, it is foolish. It would be equivalent to failing to tell the public about U-Boats in the Atlantic during the two world wars.
It is simply a coverup for the ineptness displayed by the agencies that are soaking up taxpayer dollars to "protect us".
The 747 fleet was not grounded for any real amount time to correct a bogus problem if the center fuel tank theory was actually real and the fuel tanks were not inspected on all planes along with the pumps, not one CFR by the FAA was used to correct any problem in 747's.
Not a single 747 or any other Boeing aircraft for that matter has had a fuel tank exploxsion on the ground or in the air since TWA800.
I know aircraft maintenance personnel for airlines that questioned the 747 fuel tank story from day one.
I have spoken to a few 747 pilots that have hinted about being told to shut up and not speak on the issues from fear of trouble from above.
The silence is so deafening from above in the government, FAA, Airline Industry bailed out by government subsidies, and media that it is obvious nobody wants the truth to be told.
Discussion about Iranian payback for the Airliner shot down over the gulf a few years earlier by U.S. Navy worships is ignored.
Evidence and clear eyewitness by military personal airborne and on the ground at the time of a missile track as well as another airline pilot viewing the track are suppressed.
The NTSB and CIA story so full of sh*t it is a joke to any engineer.
Than there are all the conspiracy pundit police who shoot down anyone who knows anything about the aviation industry and places them in the nut category as they shame knowledgeable people into silence.
There is no doubt the government simply kills this story by ignoring it and wants it dead and to go away because TWA was shot down and the government knows why and can't let it be known for some troubling reasons.
If friends, coworkers, or family of mine were on that flight I would not let it alone either.
And because no claimed responsibilty we should ignore the attack?
The fact that nobody claimed responsibility makes me wonder if there was an attack to begin with.
Not a single DC-10 has crashed due to a failure of their cargo hatch since the one that brought down Turkish Airlines Flight 981. Not a single DC-10 has crashed due to an engine coming off when a bolt failured since American Airlines Flight 191. Not a single 767 has been torn apart in mid-air by an unexpected deployment of the reverse thrusters since Lauda Air Flight 004. Not a single Airbus A310 has crashed ebcause a throttle jamed in the take-off position since Tarom Flight 371. Not a single...well, you get the idea.
Also, some missiles fly a little longer than others: they don’t read a manual and then say “OK, I’ve reached my theoretical maximum height but still have a little fuel left. I’ll quit flying right now and not coast a little (few hundred/thousand ft) higher.”
Is a fuel tank explosive possible? Yes. Likely? Not really.
Is a missile hit possible? Just barely.
Is a missile plausible? Yes.
Is a missile hit likely? Certainly.
Is a missile hit the cause? maybe.
To: tpaine
courtesy ping
KC Burke
Thanks KC.
Why Hal is so obsessed with this controversy is a minor mystery.
And why he insists on taunting/mischaracterizing me as a 'longtime supporter' is simply another obsessive act.
My involvement is simple, -- I and my wife saw the 'streak of light' video the night of the crash, - and we were both amazed the next morning that it no longer 'existed'.
I have no specific theory of what happened, but I know what I saw that night.
Apparently, this drives hal into hissy fits.
I'd suggest he get a grip on his emotions.
“What kind?”
Good question...as I recall, there were some navy operations going on in the area that evening...
Those of us who saw it need no "irrefutable evidence!" Your statement says we should not believe our lying eyes?
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