You're entitled to, but I'll stand by it.
Your loyalty to your government & friends/services is admirable (/s in regards to 'government'), but that statement does no favors to your reply to the comment that was obviously directed at the Malays, not the Aussies
My point is that the type of coverup that certain people are talking about would have to be a multinational effort - the Malaysians simply could not do it alone. They would require the complicity of, at this point, the Australian, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, and Chinese governments at a minimum, just for the aspect involving the Southern Indian Ocean search. They'd need a lot more countries involved for other aspects of it.
I could believe that one nation alone might try this - but I can't think of a scenario that would have all these nations doing it - as I said to begin with - "Give us a credible reason why they'd do this."
I cannot for the life of me think of one.
I especially can't think of one that would involve Australia cooperating with Chinese military vessels in a patch of water we regard as our own backyard that isn't because they are participating in a genuine search and rescue (not that rescue is an option anymore but finding out what happened might still help some families). That type of humanitarian mission is the only thing I can see us working with the Chinese on in this part of the world. We couldn't stop them sailing there - it's international waters but we would not be happy about it and would not be cooperating with it.
I’m not going to debate this...again.
The fact is that the whole thing is hinky from the get-go courtesy of the Malays and even the satellite data has not been forthcoming. If I were a surviving relative I’d be pissed as hell.
I had already swore off paying any mind to this ‘tragedy’ once but got sucked into it due to the deja vu I was having (relative to a certain episode in 1996 off Long Island) and my last post mocking the new/3rd flight track graphic will more than likely be my last as the whole thing stinks despite efforts to paint it with a white brush and force-fit all the jaggedly-cut pieces issued by the Malays.