-=> Quoting Paul Nixon to Steve Gunhouse on 06 Aug 96  18:05 <=-
 Re: Terror 
 SG> And Mohan never said they were actually within the MOA (whatever that 
 SG> is), just that they were about a mile outside it. If they include a 
 PN> True...
 
 SG> reasonable safety margin in defining this region, that means the
 SG> flight  was well out of any danger that may present.
 PN> A mile is reasonable...if whoever is in charge of making the decision
 PN> to engage a target is reasonable, competent, and well trained.  And
 PN> doesn't make a mistake.
We're talking about a mile in addition to whatever they considered a 
safety margin - might be 3-5 miles total at a guess. When you add it up, 
it just doesn't make sense.
 
 SG> No, I can't see any way that it would be accidental involving a
 SG> missile  and they wouldn't tell us. I can see that some terrorists
 SG> might have used  a missile (not a Stinger, but some other kind), and
 SG> they're still looking  into that possibility.
 PN> The Stinger would have been at its extreme effective range, as I
 PN> understand it.  Which doesn't leave out the possibility that it was a
 PN> missile of greater effective range than the stinger.
They say a Stinger only has a range of 2 miles - and that not straight 
up. No, if it was a Stinger the shooter would have to be in mid-air 
somewhere. But as I say, there are plenty of missiles with longer ranges.
 PN> And of course it has to be conceded here that we _are_ off into the
 PN> realm of speculation -- 'way into that realm.
 PN> However it appears to me to be the working premise of the press and
 PN> the investigators, at least the ones being quoted and holding press
 PN> conferences, that a terrorist bomb on board is the working
 PN> hypothosis. 
Actually, at the moment they seem to be looking more at some unknown 
mechanical failure.
 PN> Anyway, between the extreme degree of speculation and the distance
 PN> we've (I've) managed to wander off topic we should mebbe close down
 PN> this thread.
Well, Dave is fairly tolerant, but it doesn't seem like we can go much 
further at the moment. Therefore I'll let it drop.
Steve
... Ever notice there's no crime at a shooting range????
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