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Crepuscular

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Reply to AnalystInParadise (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 11:35 AM

Mar 2014

that the two individuals traveling on stolen passports had their tickets booked by the same travel agency and that the bookings were conducted by an Iranian middleman, not directly by the passengers. That kind of makes you go Hmmmm....
Two people traveling together on stolen passports on tickets obtained through an Iranian connection.

In addition, the physical description of the passenger traveling on the stolen Italian passport did not appear to be that of your typical Uighur.

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Speculation on MH370 aircraft demise [View all] AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 OP

I'm not speculating, but I'll add some info: okaawhatever Mar 2014 #1

Excellent points AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #3

Debris may account for the radar indication that the plane was turning back FarCenter Mar 2014 #16

Interesting thesis 1000words Mar 2014 #2

Attack on Chinese interests AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #4

A simple mechanical failure would not disable communications before a Mayday could be sent FarCenter Mar 2014 #5

Indeed AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #6

Right, and if the plane turned around without sending out a distress message? BlueStreak Mar 2014 #17

I wonder whether the Malaysia Airlines pilots lock the cockpit doors FarCenter Mar 2014 #19

There is this past incident. Those people are very lucky to be alive. FourScore Mar 2014 #21

LOL AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #7

Yes, I had also read the bit about Malaysia being a Uighur's target due to the deportations to China FarCenter Mar 2014 #9

Then there were the 20 employees from "Freescale Semiconductor" on board. villager Mar 2014 #8

That seems to be a bit of a reach. longship Mar 2014 #10

Perhaps AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #11

One should not discount catastrophic failure. longship Mar 2014 #13

It was a bunch of company engineers/managers traveling as a group to a meeting jsr Mar 2014 #20

The problem with this theory is that the passports were stolen over two years malaise Mar 2014 #12

Passports can be sold on the black market AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #14

We'll see n/t malaise Mar 2014 #15

No confirmed debris from missing jet: Malaysian official morningfog Mar 2014 #18

Mentioned in another thread Crepuscular Mar 2014 #22