From: Jeff Shultz 

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:41:12 -0500, Geo wrote:

> "Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.01.25.02.19.29.150013{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
>
>> No, it's not beyond the imagination - but it's beyond the evidence.
>
> What evidence is it beyond, the plane blew up in the air and parts rained
> down. Did you think they would tell us if it was shot down? By the time
> anyone had a chance to go over the evidence and piece it back together it
> was clear the airlines were in a world of hurt and releasing news like it
> being show down would have not been helpful. It would have been very easy
> to keep it quiet.
>
> Geo.

The one problem there is that you would be expecting way too many people to
keep the news quiet. Seems like in this sort of thing, someone always has
loose lips. Like Osama.

And if it had been a successful Manpads shot from "downtown" NYC,
we would have lot a lot more airplanes shot down by now.

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