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amandabeech

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41. You have to look at everything.

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 06:05 PM

Mar 2014

I'm not saying that this terrible incident was terrorism, but with the world what it is today, I don't think that it can be ruled out.

I look forward to hearing that this was a tragic equipment failure, rather than a terrorist attack.

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Stolen passports on missing Malaysian passenger jet [View all] brooklynite Mar 2014 OP

Karma? No one deserves to die but... n/t JimDandy Mar 2014 #1

karma? context please Abukhatar Mar 2014 #4

Stealing someone else's passport JimDandy Mar 2014 #6

Alternatively, the people with the stolen passports could be stooges. MADem Mar 2014 #53

True, JimDandy Mar 2014 #55

Or maybe, if they turn out to be terrorists, that was the plan. n/t Cleita Mar 2014 #5

Ah! JimDandy Mar 2014 #7

i think if it was a terrorist act, barbtries Mar 2014 #8

A lot of what goes on after these airline crashes is not disclosed Cleita Mar 2014 #12

Right. There was an Egyptian Air that crashed in 1999 on a flight form California question everything Mar 2014 #26

Wikipedia has an interesting article about that flight: MRadtke Mar 2014 #60

Interesting. Thanks for the link question everything Mar 2014 #84

Actually the cockpit voice recorder picked up him saying ""Tawkalt ala Allah",which translates as EX500rider Mar 2014 #75

Thanks. Did not remember the specifics only the general description question everything Mar 2014 #79

I wonder if the people travelling under the false identities had anything to do with the loss Gore1FL Mar 2014 #2

It also indicates other countries may not have accurate no-fly lists CJCRANE Mar 2014 #3

To me this is the important take-away, why were they allowed flamingdem Mar 2014 #13

They probably only realized that they were stolen after the fact FBaggins Mar 2014 #16

And probably more italian or Austrian sounding than Malaysian... n/t whopis01 Mar 2014 #45

Very interesting indeed. jsr Mar 2014 #9

This does not look good. AngryAmish Mar 2014 #10

Cue X-Files music. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2014 #11

I think more "Twilight Zone". Cleita Mar 2014 #18

Could just be a coincidence. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #14

Or maybe not. n/t totodeinhere Mar 2014 #21

Uh OH....we've gone awhile without the absurd overreaches at the gate by TSA. MADem Mar 2014 #15

Yeah... and I leave for Italy next weekend. FBaggins Mar 2014 #17

Leave the nail clippers at home unless you have a checked bag. MADem Mar 2014 #19

I have some awesome christx30 Mar 2014 #20

One of my friends almost missed her plane once. Beacool Mar 2014 #61

Poor thing--that must have been annoying! MADem Mar 2014 #63

It got worse. Beacool Mar 2014 #65

Oh good grief. MADem Mar 2014 #66

I know how you feel. Beacool Mar 2014 #67

next time Bea, take this on the plane with you.... turbulence, smurbulance! dionysus Mar 2014 #74

A yellow bear bankie!!! Beacool Mar 2014 #81

it's a magic bankie, Bea, it will keep you safe. dionysus Mar 2014 #82

Thank you, my friend. Beacool Mar 2014 #83

Hey, I'm leaving for Italy next week also...on Saturday...Alitalia from JFK to Rome CTyankee Mar 2014 #33

Sunday afternoon for us. FBaggins Mar 2014 #34

This will be my 5th trip to Italy and I believe all but one was Alitalia...thank god no lost bags on CTyankee Mar 2014 #36

Your trip sounds lovely. Beacool Mar 2014 #62

thanks! CTyankee Mar 2014 #68

Ah HA!!! pangaia Mar 2014 #78

a ground crash in 2012? ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2014 #24

That was a fairly new a/c with a very good safety record. MADem Mar 2014 #27

Feels like a trial run for use in the American market BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #29

Fair point. I'm wondering if it was a stooge flying with a "just take this suitcase to my MADem Mar 2014 #52

Never heard that term before, nor experienced anything close to that davidpdx Mar 2014 #50

Lucky you! MADem Mar 2014 #51

It is way too early to speculate on what and why. Let them find the plane first. uppityperson Mar 2014 #22

Most likely stolen and sold. louis-t Mar 2014 #23

Last week, China suffered an orchestrated knife attack on a subway station in one of its cities. amandabeech Mar 2014 #25

You definitely might be on to something there. Redford Mar 2014 #28

Muslim terrorists attacking a Muslim nation airline? brooklynite Mar 2014 #30

Have you not seen what's been going on in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Lybia the last few years. Renew Deal Mar 2014 #32

Muslims are the overwhelming victims of Muslim terrorism. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #35

There were Muslims in the trade center, amandabeech Mar 2014 #40

"..I believe that many people of faith are decent and reasonable." blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #43

"Christians past misdeeds say otherwise..." seveneyes Mar 2014 #48

I think it's a stretch to assume they are connected... Agschmid Mar 2014 #31

You have to look at everything. amandabeech Mar 2014 #41

Very few planes have suddenly disappeared at cruising altitude cosmicone Mar 2014 #37

Back in the days when I had to fly a lot between here and South America Cleita Mar 2014 #39

Crash "landing" is different from a "crash" in mid air cosmicone Mar 2014 #42

You just made me think of something. I don't remember an oil Cleita Mar 2014 #44

Water landings are not preferred to non-runway landings whopis01 Mar 2014 #46

I meant cosmicone Mar 2014 #47

Very succinct summation and I agree w/your assessment....! nt MADem Mar 2014 #54

I agree. Beacool Mar 2014 #64

Just in U.S. ports alone we stop several thousand people with fraudulent passports every year, jtuck004 Mar 2014 #38

It doesn't make sense for it to be terrorism davidpdx Mar 2014 #49

Stolen passports used on Malaysia flight are common uppityperson Mar 2014 #56

check Interpol's data before allowing passengers to board seveneyes Mar 2014 #59

Yup, I very much agree. nt uppityperson Mar 2014 #72

Missing Malaysia jet: Passenger with stolen passport identified jsr Mar 2014 #57

At this mornings Press Conf, Officials said travelers did NOT have "Asian features" brooklynite Mar 2014 #58

They've "identified" the person who purchased those two tickets... countryjake Mar 2014 #69

UPDATE-Tickets linked to stolen passports for missing Malaysia flight were purchased by Iranian man, brooklynite Mar 2014 #70

Kazem Ali purchased tickets for two friends... countryjake Mar 2014 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author uppityperson Mar 2014 #73

As time goes by the mid-air break up scenario becomes more unlikely.. EX500rider Mar 2014 #76

UPDATE: Mystery fake-passport holders on flight MH370 were Iranian brooklynite Mar 2014 #77

Thanks, I was just coming to post this. Poor guys. uppityperson Mar 2014 #80