Talisker wrote:”Because sailors are so corrupt they’d talk against orders, eh? And that’s the essence of your argument - that naval military personnel are crap? We’re not liberals here, that meme won’t fly.”
I want to be very careful and not put words in your mouth but are you saying that the crew of an Aegis cruiser were given orders not to reveal a missile launch that destroyed TWA800?
Check your tagline ... the thread is about the cover up, since no one on this board knows where the missile originated.
Nope, I'm not. What I'm saying is that I believe there are multiple scenarios where such orders might be given, AND if they were, they would be obeyed. First, because of the professionalism and integrity of naval personnel. Second, because they would not be ordered in a vacuum, but be given a plausible reason involving national security, and therefore they'd take it to their graves. They might not feel good about it, but they'd be told it was a matter of preventing an enormously important defense system from being scuttled from public outrage - a system they understood as vital due to their own experience with it. And, they'd be told the problem would be fixed.
They wouldn't talk.