Cochise
Priest of the cult of the Dog with the Broken Paw
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Analis said:Cochise said:As a non-expert blogger , can I just point out what a load of bunkum the shoot-down theory is? Can you imagine how many people would have to keep silence on such a mistake and the resulting cover up operation?
As another non-expert blogger, I would point that I don't believe in this argument. I don't advocate an accidental shoot-down theory here. But it is plausible that it was done, and the secrecy ensured despite the number of people involved. A number of instances of unrecognized accidents caused by lost missiles are likely, like Itavia 870, TWA 800, or the case of the Maison des Têtes I had reported elsewhere*, but nobody has come public in them.
*see here, post 25/9/2009 :
http://www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewt ... c&start=45
I can say from a firsthand source that everybody in the navy base of Toulon knew the truth. But nobody has spilled the bloods in public.
Usually something leaks out, though. In the case of Hillsborough people have known almost since the day after that a huge official cover up was going on, despite an orchestrated media campaign etc. Also, without wishing to cast doubt on your acquaintance at Toulon, I've been told things by ex-Military types which simply cannot be true. Just like anyone else, they like the odd bit of exaggeration and tale-spinning.
While not totally ruling out some sort of conspiracy, at the moment there is simply insufficient data to theorise on MH370. Nor, incidentally, do I think a missile was involved in TWA800 - the investigation afterwards I believe found a combination of an electrical fault and one of the fuel tanks being left empty to save weight was most likely to blame. I was living in CT when it happened and naturally was exposed to all the conspiracy theories, but I simply don't think they carry any weight. They are in the same class as those folk who claim no plane rammed the Pentagon on 9/11 despite dozens of eye-witnesses that saw it.
Please don't imagine I think there are no conspiracies, But usually the simplest explanation is the best.