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Originally Posted by Pierre
It's at the bottom of the ocean and everyone's dead.
No one knows what happened, and we probably never will.
The huge vacuum of knowledge that leaves, is therefore filled by some of stupid theories presented by the cable forum's Lone Gunmen.
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I think you are correct for the main part (it's at the bottom of the ocean). How it came to be there I don't know - neither do any of us here.
That said, my opinion does not mean fact or that other theories are not possible and I'm very open to be proven otherwise. as Tizmeinit says, unless you were actually there, you simply won't know.
however, I don't think that ideas that try to explain away what
may have happened should all be classed as 'stupid' or irrelevant or just be dismissed outright, just because they don't fit what most people deem as the most 'likely' of causes or results. 'most likely' does not equal 'actually happened'.
i believe it would be closed minded to think anyone here 'knows' what happened. at present, every opinion that anyone here presents is purely speculative and is therefore no less a theory than the next person's opinion.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
Why commit vast amounts of resource and money to searching the Southern Indian Ocean for the sake of a cover-up?
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If it were a cover-up, this is precisely the sort of action I would expect. the result of a successful cover up may far outweigh the cost of performing the cover up itself. the end result may not even be based on a fiscal measurement. we don't know. after all, it wouldn't be a very good cover up if they were not seen as trying to do something, would it?
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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
That would imply all nations involved and Inmarsat are complicit in a consipiracy which is, on the face of it absurd.
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what makes you say that? what if the disappearance and successful cover up were to prevent a war...?
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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
Perhaps the Malaysian authorities do know more than they're letting on: the cargo, the crew, maintenance records for example. Let's face it, they have proved that they are not equipped to deal with this situation and seemingly incapable of defending their own airspace. It's safe to say that their conduct and handling of the crisis has been worse than appalling. That doesn't mean to say that the aircraft is somewhere other than where Inmarsat and their peers have estimated.
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maybe. maybe not.