I'm a retired sailor of the Royal Australian Navy and I know some of the people involved in this search from the Australian Defence Force, and I know the type of people as well, even when I don't know them.
For an extremely good reason - and I mean extremely good reason - concerning national security, I might have kept things secret involving a missing aircraft, or even have engaged in some form of cover up. But the reason would have to be extraordinary.
In the absence of such a reason, I would have refused to do so - and so would many others. And those are just people from my own country's services - the same is going to be true of men and women of honour from a wide variety of other countries who are involved in this search. Many of whom are not particular friends of each other's nations, and so finding a cause which would lead to them all lying would be extraordinary.
Australia is currently spending tens of millions of dollars on this search. Other countries are spending a great deal of money too. People are away from their families in uncomfortable conditions, and as time goes on, and hours build up, the risk of something going wrong, and somebody getting hurt of killed increases. We're not going to do this for no reason.
I personally think the evidence is a bit thin that this is the area that MH370 went down, but we're looking there because it's the best evidence we have. Nothing else really makes sense. We could be mistaken - but I find it very hard to credit these claims of coverup. I really do.
Thanks so much for your post Naturalman....I touch base with the happenings but do not follow it daily....so it’s great to hear someone state things matter of fact...and your post would indicate to me you’re right in what you’re saying.
However, I do think Maylasia dropped the ball a ways back when it would have mattered had they been more forthcoming with the facts once the plane had gone off the map.
I thought likewise with Japan... when the Nuclear meltdown was happening. Prideful nations all, not wanting to appear unable to manage their affairs no matter the danger that looms.
Thank you again...good post..much appreciated.
Thanks for posting and posting sanity. You have been here long enough to know that FR is an outlet that junior grade conspiracy theorists use to hone their “craft”. They are harmless and easily ignored.
I can’t explain why so many skeptics regarding this story. If you’ve been following our political situation maybe that’s connected.
Good on ya, mate! And thanks for serving!
Woomera, SA, 1982-84
As former military myself, I find your statement 'out there'.
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. I'm not defending his comment, but to-date, there has been plenty of manipulation of all those involved in this search effort, including sending brave searchers hundreds of miles into dangerous areas of ocean on wild goose chases, now hundreds of miles from this latest signal (in the wrong direction, mind you).
I’m a former Canadian soldier, I worked for my government for 10 years, did 3 tours and all that good stuff (or not so good).
I also left the infantry after 7 years and went to the airforce to fix aircraft. By the way, 3rd battalion Royal Australian Regiment is my sister unit, I was 2PPCLI.
The evidence piled up spoke loudly to me that this plane was taken for a purpose, not to just go for a dive in the water. Too many things weren’t adding up, and with my own personal experience, I’m not overly trusting (read at all) of the government, any of them.
I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t think we should be letting our guard down, Israel has the right idea they’re on high alert and requiring commercial aircraft to identify themselves much sooner.
This is another Osama story, that was a totally made up situation.
It’s all a bunch of kooks. But I doubt even the kooks think the Australians would plant a black box. Malaysia, maybe. But even that is ridiculous.
Any time you have a big mystery or event the kooks come out of the woodwork.
Great post.