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Missing jet WAS carrying highly flammable lithium batteries: CEO of Malaysian Airlines
Daily Mail ^ | 3-21-14 | Simon Tomlinson

Posted on 03/21/2014 4:05:52 PM PDT by dynachrome

Malaysian Airlines today confirmed that flight MH370 had been carrying highly flammable lithium-ion batteries in its cargo hold, re-igniting speculation that a fire may have caused its disappearance.

The admission by CEO Ahmad Jauhari comes four days after he denied the aircraft was carrying any dangerous items and nearly two weeks after the plane went missing.

He said the authorities were investigating the cargo, but did not regard the batteries as hazardous - despite the law dictating they are classed as such - because they were packaged according to safety regulations.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: iran; lithium; malaysia; mh370; missingplane; waronterror
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To: cripplecreek
The Rechargeable Battery Association

Are they repeat offenders??

If so then charge them and put them away where they belong.

41 posted on 03/21/2014 4:59:10 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: faucetman

Wouldn’t be surprised if it was carrying a couple of “suitcases” and I think they landed someplace. Where????


42 posted on 03/21/2014 5:00:38 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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43 posted on 03/21/2014 5:03:03 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: dynachrome

I don’t doubt the CEO of Malaysia airlines would claim there were snakes on the plane if he thought it would deflect from their massive incompetence.


44 posted on 03/21/2014 5:03:03 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: dynachrome

I’d rather get on an airplane with lithium batteries in it than Muslims in it. At least batteries don’t get ‘sudden Jihadi syndrome’.


45 posted on 03/21/2014 5:03:50 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Chode
so the batteries turned off the transponder and changed the flight path in the computer...

Maybe it was the absence of lithium that was the problem. The pilot may have been bipolar and off his lithium.

46 posted on 03/21/2014 5:03:57 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: BenLurkin

“SO they ignited, turned off the transponders, killed the crew and passenger?

And then the burning plane flew for 7 hours?”

Perfect analysis, and just about what I was going to post. If the plane flew for many hours after diving below radar, that points to exactly one thing - a stolen plane. I’m mainly curious about what happened to the passengers at this point.


47 posted on 03/21/2014 5:11:55 PM PDT by PreciousLiberty
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To: dynachrome

So thats why the pilots turned off the transponders and changed course for 5 plus hours. Yeh thats the ticket! :-)


48 posted on 03/21/2014 5:17:36 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Meet the New Boss; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ...

LOL!


49 posted on 03/21/2014 5:24:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: dynachrome

Every jet is carrying lithium batteries in its hold, because people simply leave them in their luggage and it’s often not detected when they scan the bags.

Sorry, but the story where the plane mysteriously caught fire, nobody was able to communicate, the pilots and the entire crew and passengers were dead immediately is even weirder than the center fuel tank explanation. Also, there was another flight engineer in the cabin (as a passenger), so surely somebody could have communicated with the ground.

Did the center fuel tank in Flight 800 blow up? Of course. But that was after it was hit by a missile or a bomb.

Was there a fire on this flight? I don’t think so, because there were certainly enough people who could have communicated something to somebody somewhere.


50 posted on 03/21/2014 5:24:35 PM PDT by livius
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To: faucetman

Well said, although I would have had to redacted a lot of profanity.


51 posted on 03/21/2014 5:24:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: dynachrome
Compare and contrast:
52 posted on 03/21/2014 5:30:55 PM PDT by wtd
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To: dynachrome

this was reported early into the story, so why is the CEO making a statement now? more smoke and mirrors


53 posted on 03/21/2014 5:44:54 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: dynachrome

The fruit did it.

Could a small BOMB have been hidden inside one of the crates of fruit stacked in the cargo hold on MH370? A new theory being investigated
Authorities are investigating whether a bomb was concealed in a crate of mangosteen fruit
The seemingly harmless cargo was ordered by companies in China
‘Three to four tons’ of mangosteens were on the aircraft
Experts say a triggering device could have easily been hidden inside
a passenger’s mobile phone

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2583207/Could-small-BOMB-hidden-inside-one-crates-fruit-stacked-cargo-hold-MH370-A-new-theory-investigated.html#ixzz2weFHe4gJ
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54 posted on 03/21/2014 5:48:49 PM PDT by COUNTrecount (There's no there there.)
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To: dynachrome

Laptops are packed with lithium batteries, laptops can control their temperatures and fans, laptops can communicate with each other and with Skynet, and Skynet is in communication with the plane’s operation, it’s design, what cargo is in it’s hold, and where the laptops are located on the plane.

You can’t fight this Skynet thing.


55 posted on 03/21/2014 5:58:50 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: Sacajaweau

Hi Sacajaweau - hope you are well !

I agree, if a fire, the plane wouldn’t have executed more turns over a course of several hours but we know it did. It’s been reported the last ping from the engines indicated normal altitude.

While the whole world is looking for planes and penguins in Antarctica, where did those pesky Iranian ships go after they cleared the Suez? Check out the graphic at link for suspected routes that could be taken by the Iranian destroyer and helicopter carrier supply ship (think: refueling). Their southern route, as charted, is rather interesting, wouldn’t you agree?
http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/iran-warships-head-to-u-s-borders/

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/11/sinking-feeling-iranian-navy-sends-message-with-us-bound-rust-buckets/

food for thought....


56 posted on 03/21/2014 6:05:03 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: ansel12

Why is everybody always blaming Skynet for everything?


57 posted on 03/21/2014 6:08:46 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Sarah Barracuda

You probably know more about this than I.


58 posted on 03/21/2014 6:10:01 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: PreciousLiberty
The only scenario where fire makes sense is if fire suppression systems extinguished the flames but the passengers and crew were overcome by the residual toxic (cyanide?) fumes and smoke. Perhaps the climb to 45k feet was done in an attempt to deprive the perceived fire of oxygen. It is conceivable that a fire could cut certain on board systems, but highly unlikely that would be responsible for everything that happened.

Under this scenario, change of course and ascending to high altitude makes sense. After that, the craft became a ghost flight with all aboard dead.

There's about a 10% chance it happened this way.

59 posted on 03/21/2014 6:12:49 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: dynachrome

They’re starting to create a back story now to muddle the muslim terrorist probability.

Note how the spell checker in Chrome insists muslim should be capitalized while christian doesn’t have to be. At least on my computer. I wonder if this is Drudge report worthy.


60 posted on 03/21/2014 6:14:25 PM PDT by Usagi_yo (Standardization is an Evolutionary dead end.)
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