Consolidated Syria Conflict Thread

[Centurion40]

Damn. Is that why you guys cancelled the pipeline deal? I'll take it back then. Just a question after all. Shit if you had them, you'd try to get rid of them too. How about if we give you an NFL franchise?

Ok, I'm listening... go on....

[JasonPratt]

Latest Sinai Crash news: black box recovered, seems to confirm the explosion was not due to engine or other mechanical problem.

[Centurion40]

Latest Sinai Crash news: black box recovered, seems to confirm the explosion was not due to engine or other mechanical problem.

The plot thickens.

[JasonPratt]

Haven't kept up since this morning, but all that's lacking so far seems to be direct 'smoking gun' evidence (e.g. bomb residue on crash pieces).

Which hasn't been disconfirmed yet.

[Staggerwing]

While a bomb is certainly likely, the 'black box' isn't omniscient. TWA 800 was brought down by cheap wiring that caused an electrical short, sending current into a *nearly* empty fuel tank and igniting the remaining vapor. Figuring this out was the result of the most expensive crash investigation in modern history. Ironically, had the tank been full it might not have exploded at all.

[LongBlade]

Haven't kept up since this morning, but all that's lacking so far seems to be direct 'smoking gun' evidence (e.g. bomb residue on crash pieces).

Keep in mind the two nations investigating this both have vested interests in controlling the release of information.

The Egyptians don't want to see the last of their dying tourist die.

The Russians don't want anything provocative released until they are good and ready to smack someone around.

Bottom line: I wouldn't expect timely, correct information. 

[Gusington]

There is so much crazy theory around TWA 800 it's hard to decide what to believe. A lot of witnesses claimed to see a rocket or missile of some type bring it down leading to conspiracy theories galore.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

They should have taken my plan at the 1st post. Now, Russia and Iran are going to have primary control of the outcomes in the region.

[Centurion40]

There is so much crazy theory around TWA 800 it's hard to decide what to believe. A lot of witnesses claimed to see a rocket or missile of some type bring it down leading to conspiracy theories galore.

Yeah, some VERY credible descriptions too, as I recall.  I guess that the government doesn't like to believe Long Islanders.

[Gusington]

That, and they don't want some of the more incriminatng rumors to gain any more traction. Better that it all just fades away.

[LongBlade]

There is so much crazy theory around TWA 800 it's hard to decide what to believe. A lot of witnesses claimed to see a rocket or missile of some type bring it down leading to conspiracy theories galore.

Yeah, some VERY credible descriptions too, as I recall.  I guess that the government doesn't like to believe Long Islanders.

When that incident took place I was in a building that also housed the air traffic office for the Boston airport.

I spoke to no one directly.

Our sales manager, however, did claim to have spoken with at least one of them who claimed to him that they had seen something on radar which went up and met the plane.

Obviously this is all hearsay.

That said, I sure do wonder.

[Centurion40]

One of the few conspiracies that (despite what many a regular WG poster might claim) actually holds some water, IMHO.

[LongBlade]

Daesh asshole meets mortar.

[Sir Slash]

Couldn't happen to a nicer Man-Made Disaster Engineer.

[Boggit]

Couldn't happen to a nicer Man-Made Disaster Engineer.

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