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Malaysian leader: plane's disappearance deliberate
Houston Chronicle ^ | March 15, 2014 | IAN MADER and EILEEN NG

Posted on 03/15/2014 3:34:21 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian passenger jet missing for more than a week had its communications deliberately disabled and its last signal came about seven and a half hours after takeoff, meaning it could have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or deep in the southern Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday

Najib's statement Saturday confirmed days of mounting speculation that the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 239 people on board was not accidental, and underlines the massive task for searchers who already been scouring vast areas of ocean.

"In view of this latest development, the Malaysian authorities have refocused their investigation into the crew and passengers on board," Najib said, stressing they are still investigating all possibilities as to why the plane deviated so drastically from its original flight path.

"Clearly the search for MH370 has entered a new phase," Najib told a televised news conference.

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; malaysia; mh370; waronterror
Australian news outlets are reporting that the senior pilot enjoyed a "hobby" he engaged in at his home, where he had a built-in flight simulator with 3 large computers and other equipment.
1 posted on 03/15/2014 3:34:21 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

So the prevailing theory is now this?:

* Co-Pilot and/or Pilot lock cabin door (either alone, or both)

* ADS-B/Transponder off

* Manual Pressurization ON, Outflow valve OPEN - Cabin depressurizes during extreme maneuvers - dive/climb. (Everyone in cabin dead after a short time.)

* Repressurize

EITHER:

* Some point prior to landing, ACARS OFF (no wheels down text to Rolls Royce)

OR

* Crash into the sea

Either way - INMARSAT pings continue until landing or crash.

Is it really that easy for someone locked in the cabin to kill everyone on board an airliner?


2 posted on 03/15/2014 3:47:30 AM PDT by Sax
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Perhaps our “ASN” knows what happened to that plane.


3 posted on 03/15/2014 5:22:59 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: urbanpovertylawcenter

Muslims.


4 posted on 03/15/2014 5:37:23 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Sax

If they were going to crash the plane there would be no need to kill the passengers by gaining and losing altitude.

If the passengers were killed first the idea was to capture the plane


5 posted on 03/15/2014 5:38:44 AM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Was searching old FR articles and found this (from '06)...

Officials: Malaysian pulled out of L.A. terror plot after seeing 9/11 carnage
6 posted on 03/15/2014 5:48:48 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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Not sure I find this “hobby” damning. He is a pilot, he likes planes...


7 posted on 03/15/2014 5:58:18 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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"Not sure I find this “hobby” damning. He is a pilot, he likes planes..."

I agree. I am a pilot and have a small AC simulator hooked up to my computer. There are many great programs on the market for flight sims. It is a lot of fun for pilots and can help with keeps certain skills up to speed.

8 posted on 03/15/2014 6:04:24 AM PDT by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: Fai Mao
If they were going to crash the plane there would be no need to kill the passengers by gaining and losing altitude. If the passengers were killed first the idea was to capture the plane.

With technology, if the passengers are alert some will have access to their technology. If the idea was to crash the plane, we would've known the plane crashed by now.

It's hard to imagine that there are secret negotiations going on at this point. A secret has never been kept this long. So either that plane landed somewhere and no one can find it or it crashed and there's no debris.

My head is spinning. Nothing makes any sense.

9 posted on 03/15/2014 6:15:33 AM PDT by grania
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He then said the last confirmed signal between the plane and a satellite came at 8:11 a.m. Malaysian time — 7 hours and 31 minutes after take-off. Airline officials have said the plane had enough fuel to fly for up to about eight hours.

Some have suggested that Somalia (about 3,800 miles) was the destination. By flying slower the plane could go greater distance.

Another suggestion is that the plane was in somebody's air space, refused to respond, was shot down, and the past several days have been spent trying to find a way to cover up.

10 posted on 03/15/2014 6:30:21 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: Fai Mao

They would (try to kill the passengers) if the intent was to avoid a “Lets Roll!” scenario.

(RIP Todd Beamer)


11 posted on 03/15/2014 6:48:17 AM PDT by Be Free (I believe in gun control. The more people that control their own guns, the safer we'll all be.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Dear Malaysia.... Ya think?


12 posted on 03/15/2014 7:05:29 AM PDT by Jaded (Really? Seriously?)
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To: Fai Mao

In a post 911 world killing passengers would be for preventing passenger revolt.


13 posted on 03/15/2014 7:39:23 AM PDT by libh8er
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If the passengers were killed first the idea was to capture the plane

I agree, I think that part of the plan delayed the start of the navigation to the intended point of landing. Because they took the time to kill the passengers, they ran out of time/fuel to get where they wanted.

14 posted on 03/15/2014 9:52:48 AM PDT by xone
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To: SpaceBar

Good find. Our pilot might have been recruited for a similar mission.

This “mystery” is coming into focus.


15 posted on 03/15/2014 12:40:09 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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I think the key to the mystery is not where, but who. Who was on the plane? Who was either behind them or wanted them dead?

I would also bet that several countries have intel that tells them exactly what happened to the plane, but they don’t want to reveal that they know. ...or maybe they were responsible.


16 posted on 03/15/2014 1:50:53 PM PDT by generally (Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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