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Offline krazyhorse

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« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2003, 01:12:33 PM »
reason for government cover up............ it was the government.
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Offline muckmaw

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« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2003, 01:13:45 PM »
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The USS Stark got hit by an AM39 Exocet did it not? That's a radar guided SSM.




An Iraqi M2000 like this one nearly sank the USS Stark.


Not to nitpick, but isn't the Exocet an ASM?
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« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2003, 04:32:27 PM »
Can you imagine being one of the passengers near the front. Seeing the entire nose gone nothing but sky in front of you. Knowing death was just a matter of moments away.
 
  To think out there right now there are a bunch of stunninghunks. Wrapping themself up in their religion dreaming of doing the same thing to you me our father mother sister brother son daughter friend.

 It leaves no doubt in my mind that religion is the evil that will destroy us all.
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« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2003, 04:46:20 PM »
I'm not entirely sure but I "think" TWA800 was outside the range of your standard IR MANPAD.

As a former "stinger" specialist... I have serious serious doubts TWA800 was brought down by any MANPAD.
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Offline B17Skull12

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« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2003, 05:56:05 PM »
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You dont have to be aerodynamic to climb, muck...you are loosing the point he and I are illustrating. Take a heavy plane in a climb, something explodes and sheds the nose...it doesnt matter how smooth or blunt it is, if the weight is now off balance, up she goes.
im no physics guy but would the nose go up instead of down because of center of gravity? missle? :confused: we have no place to hid them and no fighter from anywhere would come out to kill a jet US maybe if terrorist was on it but the us government would have told us about that . btw what version of 747 was it 747-100 etc.



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« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2003, 08:37:42 PM »
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E) Finally, why the "Accident" cover up? As our current administration has shown time and again, terrorism is a great excuse to squeeze the liberties out of the people.  Why claim it wasn't a terrorist act when it was? To keep Americans from becoming fearful and agreeing to waive their rights?
ummm "our current administration" was not in office then... the one that didnt act to try and prevent future actions by terrorist groups was in office.
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« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2003, 10:48:55 PM »
oh yeah, that's right, not the current one, which ignored the warnings about Al-Qaeda becuase they were convinced the Clintons ignored the real problem, which was Iraq.

But I suppose you're right, as much as I didn't like what the previous administration was up to, they weren't nearly as efficient in using mass fear to their advantage.


anyway, back to the topic:

It was a 747-200, which TWA got from Tower Air.
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« Reply #22 on: August 15, 2003, 01:41:04 AM »
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oh yeah, that's right, not the current one, which ignored the warnings about Al-Qaeda....
 


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« Reply #23 on: October 27, 2013, 09:04:13 PM »
See Rule #10
« Last Edit: October 28, 2013, 07:11:35 AM by Skuzzy »
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« Reply #24 on: October 27, 2013, 09:11:28 PM »
Quote from: NatCigg on October 27, 2013, 09:04:13 PM
new film on netflix makes this issue look very intersting. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/arts/television/twa-flight-800-examines-a-1996-tragedy.html?_r=0

they believe a external explosion(s) took down the plane.  :uhoh
seriously? you necrobumped a 10 year old post for that?   :rolleyes:  :rolleyes:

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« Reply #25 on: October 27, 2013, 09:19:11 PM »
yes i thought it was fitting.  Maybe you can watch the movie. The individuals involved dont seem to crazy since they were leads on the investigation.
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« Reply #26 on: October 27, 2013, 09:35:56 PM »
natcig king of the necro bumps.  he's just begin for PNG.




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« Reply #27 on: October 27, 2013, 09:52:17 PM »


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« Reply #28 on: October 27, 2013, 10:41:03 PM »
Quote from: gyrene81 on October 27, 2013, 09:11:28 PM
seriously? you necrobumped a 10 year old post for that?   :rolleyes:  :rolleyes:

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I had not even noticed it was a 10 year old thread.
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« Reply #29 on: October 27, 2013, 11:34:08 PM »
Since it's been brought up, if you have Epix this is very much worth watching.


http://www.epixhd.com/twa-flight-800/
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