Q: If terrorists shot down TWA 800, why wouldn't the U.S. gov't simply say so?
A: Because acknowledging the vulnerability of America's commercial aircraft and 'crediting' terrorists with the act would've (rightly) terrified significant numbers of people right out of flying and collapsed the multi-billion dollar civil aviation industry in this country.
Q: If terrorists shot down TWA 800, why haven't they shot down other U.S. planes?
A: Because after TWA 800, they [terrorists] realized that the act would be covered up and explained away -- not so much in order to deprive them of recognition for their 'accomplishment' but for the purely greedy motives of keeping airplanes full of paying passengers. (Hence, the more drastic, undeniable spectacle of flying planes into buildings just five years later.)
So now read these three articles, and see if you don't go "hmm" just as I have done:
'Zoom climb' scenario falling apart
December 14, 2006
by Jack Cashill
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...a U.S. district court judge in Los Angeles has granted [Ray] Lahr access to most of the documents he has requested to get at the truth behind the alleged 3,200-foot "zoom climb" of the damaged aircraft.
In the WABC feature, Hoffer interviewed not only Lahr but also [Peter] Goelz, who oversaw the investigation. Wittingly or not, Goelz made the stunning comment that "whether [TWA Flight 800] climbed 3,200 feet or not is really irrelevant."
Irrelevant? Really? The FBI and the CIA did not think so. In 1996-1997, the two agencies climbed over the notorious "wall" to collaborate on an animation showing how a crippled 747 could climb rocket-like for 3,200 feet after its nose had been blown off. This animation was critical. The FBI needed such a scenario to silence the media and close the case.
The rest is here: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/artic ... E_ID=53355
Jet with Anti-Missile System Leaves LAX
Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007
An MD-10 cargo jet equipped with Northrop Grumman's Guardian anti-missile system took off from Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight Tuesday, the company said.
The FedEx flight marked the start of operational testing and evaluation of the laser system designed to defend against shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles during takeoffs and landings.
The rest is here: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007 ... ode=2C2F-1
Missile Launcher Found Near Airport Flight Path
Jul 20, 2007
NEW YORK CITY - A New Jersey woman made what to her and her neighbors was a shocking discovery Friday morning when she noticed a military rocket launcher lying in the grass.
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Sources say that the device is an AT-4 missile launcher that is used to fire against tanks and buildings. The device was first approved by the U.S. Army in 1985 and its very powerful warheads can penetrate through more than a foot of armor.
The rest is here: http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_201122732.html
