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global1

(25,253 posts)
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 01:41 AM Mar 2014

0k - If It's Conclusive That The Plane Was Hijacked Do You Think That Is Why The Last Few Days .....

have been so confusing and confounding. What if the Malaysian Government or the Airline has been contacted by the hijackers? What if their are some demands being made? What if the hijackers said - don't say anything about this or we'll kill the passengers/hostages? What if we've been fed misinformation to give time to work out this situation with the hijackers?

Maybe that's why we've been getting so much confusing info over the last 5-6 days that this has been going on. Maybe there are negotiations going on behind the scenes and they don't want to jeopardize them.

Maybe they've known all along where the plane is.

There are so many theories out there - this one is just as plausible as some of the others I've heard.

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0k - If It's Conclusive That The Plane Was Hijacked Do You Think That Is Why The Last Few Days ..... (Original Post) global1 Mar 2014 OP
That is an interesting thought Samantha Mar 2014 #1
I think they were wrong footed. longship Mar 2014 #2
An anonymous "official" who can give no info or proof =imo still rumors. uppityperson Mar 2014 #3
Just more guessing TexasProgresive Mar 2014 #4
Who cares? randome Mar 2014 #5
That's been my guess: secret negotiations being badly-covered up Recursion Mar 2014 #6

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
1. That is an interesting thought
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 01:45 AM
Mar 2014

but they do have 45 ships out on the ocean looking for the plane, believing it crashed, having run out of fuel....

Sam

longship

(40,416 posts)
2. I think they were wrong footed.
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 01:45 AM
Mar 2014

They truly did not know. It had to be part of the plan, the only way they thought they could get away. Hijackings are not often successful.

At least that's my working hypothesis, the one that fits the story we're seeing play out.

There is no reason to multiply entities beyond that. Okham's razor.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
4. Just more guessing
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 07:52 AM
Mar 2014

Yesterday CNN had a scroll putting forth another unfounded hypothesis- maybe the lithium batteries caught fire and caused the plane to go down. That is just as likely as anything said.

What is it with people coming up with all these opinions. Will they get to crow if it turns out their's was correct. Nanananana I told you so!

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
5. Who cares?
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 08:13 AM
Mar 2014

The only reason for trying to 'hide' the missing airplane is to protect the passengers under your scenario.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Everything is a satellite to some other thing.[/center][/font][hr]

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
6. That's been my guess: secret negotiations being badly-covered up
Sat Mar 15, 2014, 08:17 AM
Mar 2014

It's hard to get everybody on the same page when you're trying to keep something like that quiet.

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