Don’t assume just because no terrorist group has claimed responsiblity that it is not terroist related. Actually it is normal over that last years for Al Qeada and other to not claim responsibility for terrorist acts for months after, if at all. Do some research and you will find this is true.
That said, I am not saying that this was caused by terrorism, but I have been tracking incident closely and will add to my previous posts.
I am not one for conspiracy theories but this crash has some very disturbing coincidences.
May 26 - France opens a military base in Dubai. This is the first time France has opened a military base in a foreign country in 50 years. It was a well known fact that one of the things that motivated Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda was the establishment of US military bases and personnel in the Mideast, specifically in Saudi Arabia.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/26/France-opens-base-in-Dubai/UPI-22661243377455/
May 27 - A bomb threat is received on an Air France flight from Buenos Aires Argentina.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-air-france-threat,0,2686261.story
Google Al Qaeda, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and you will find articles dating to 2003 about terrorists in this tri-border region, including information on attacks they have carried out.
May 31 - Air France 447 crashes mysteriously. Immediately authorities discount terrorism and focus on weather, mechanical issues and possible pilot error.
June 4 - Spanish pilots say they saw a bright flash of light that descended vertically for 6 seconds in the vicinity and time that AF 447 may have been lost.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/46957957.html
June 5 - The LA Times posts an article disputing that weather was as bad as reported, with analysis showing that the most severe storms were 150 miles from where AF 447 was supposed to have crashed.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-brazil-crash5-2009jun05,0,6741218.story
Further weather analysis shows that the plane flew through thunderstorms for about 12 minutes, or 75 miles, but that these thunderstorms were similar to what aircraft routinely encounter. In fact, 12 other international flights traveled along essentially the same flight corridor without incident.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/05/france.plane.investigation/
http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/af447/
June 10 – A report that 2 passengers on AF 447 were on a French Terrorist Watch List was quickly refuted by the same organization that a few hours earlier reported the information. Also reported was the Air France CEO disputed that the flight crashed due to air speed problems.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/170945.asp
June 11 – Reports that the bodies are scattered 50 miles apart in the ocean, indicating a break up of the plane at high altitude. The reports discount terrorism, but how anyone can dismiss terrorism as a possible cause of this crash with these facts is beyond me. I would think that this would be the first thing investigators would be looking at.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525792,00.html
June 17 – Forensic analysis of bodies recovered indicates that the plane broke up in the air. Although no bodies showed burns or damage from an explosion, such a cause can not be ruled out at this time.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_plane
I just don’t see how anyone can eliminate terrorism as a possible cause for this without more facts. When I hear Brazilian, French and US officials dismiss any talk of terrorism, I wonder how they can honestly say that!
It still looks to me like the plane broke up due to entering severe weather - first snapping off the tail then the rest of the plane was torn apart. I’m not into conspiracy theories so right now the jury is out as to why the plane broke up.