[ml/nj]

IMHO they are thinking the unthinkable, and the unspeakable.... terrorism.

Yeah. And the terrorist just thought to wait until they flew through severe turbulence to camouflage his actions. Or do you think it was someone in a dingy in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with a missile that could reach 35,000 feet?

Some people have no clue.

ML/NJ

[riri]

LOL. Right? And he didn’t want a plane full of Americans...he went for the French and Brazilians.

[mewzilla]

Yeah. And the terrorist just thought to wait until they flew through severe turbulence to camouflage his actions.

From what I've seen reported, the plane encountered the turbulence an hour before it disappeared. And it disappeared out over deep ocean, where radar coverage was unavailable. Do recall the plane plot from '06? The Islamists were going to blow up the planes over the mid-Atlantic, IIRC. I don't know what happened in this case, but I hope authorities aren't ruling anything out yet.

[Cincinna]

The French Secret Service and military and visited the homes and searched the belongings of each and every passenger.

It could possibly have been someone on board with a device.

[kabar]

It may not be terrorism, but the scenarios you provide are not the only ones. A group of terrorists could have taken over the aircraft ala 9/11. Weapons could have been prepositioned on the aircraft by ground support personnel. Or an exposive device could have been placed in the baggage or the baggage compartment. Lots of other scenarios. No security system is foolproof, especially in a country like Brazil.

I don't believe it was terrorism in this case.

[Winstons Julia]

Wow. Harsh.

What I heard tonight was that planes fly through what this plane flew through all the time without disappearing.

They are thinking bomb on board.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Some people have no clue.”

At this point no one knows for sure with the information that is public.
The scenarios will narrow rapidly as more information is gathered.