TWA 800 - hit by an unarmed US missile?

A collision with an unarmed missile would explain why they are not finding
much evidence of high explosives (the pitting, ruptured metal, and residue). 

If a missile going at supersonic speed hit a 747 in the underbelly, near a
fuel tank, I sure believe that it could take out the 747.  If it was
coming toward the 747, not catching up to it from behind, the collision
speed would be the addition of the two speeds.  In this case a soft
civilian airplane would not stand a chance.  Civilian airplanes are
designed to survive collisions with birds, but not supersonic missiles. 

If the Navy was firing missiles in this area, it really does seem like the
press should be checking out this angle. 

    --  Vince

vince@offshore.com.ai (Vincent Cate):

> If the Navy was firing missiles in this area, it really does seem like the
> press should be checking out this angle. 

   What makes you think they aren't?


/t

On Mon, 9 Sep 1996 tbyfield@panix.com wrote:
> vince@offshore.com.ai (Vincent Cate):
> > If the Navy was firing missiles in this area, it really does seem like the
> > press should be checking out this angle. 
> 
>    What makes you think they aren't?

Not saying they aren't; however, I don't recall seeing CNN or any of the
networks saying if the Navy really was firing missiles or not.  Have they?
Never seen anyone ask questions about US firing missiles (have seen them
ask if it was a missile or a bomb). I don't get any US newspapers here in
Anguilla, so my impression of the US press is really just from TV. 

Is the press on top of this?

    --  Vince

On Mon, 9 Sep 1996, Vince wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> Is the press on top of this?
> 
>     --  Vince
> 
> 
When did the press acquire the role of defender of truth, justice, 
honesty or integrity?

Cheers:
-arc

Arley Carter
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At 6:05 PM -0500 on 9/9/96, Vince Cate wrote:

> > vince@offshore.com.ai (Vincent Cate):
> > > If the Navy was firing missiles in this area, it really does seem
>like the
> > > press should be checking out this angle.
> >
> >    What makes you think they aren't?
>
> Not saying they aren't; however, I don't recall seeing CNN or any of the
> networks saying if the Navy really was firing missiles or not.  Have they?
> Never seen anyone ask questions about US firing missiles (have seen them
> ask if it was a missile or a bomb). I don't get any US newspapers here in
> Anguilla, so my impression of the US press is really just from TV.
>
> Is the press on top of this?

	Some good friends (Satanic Mainstream Reporters) who are working on
the case have certainly _said_ they were looking into it; of course, maybe
[your favorite conspiracy here] bought them out/blackmailed them/planted a
microchip in their bum/Stepfordized them/[your favorite subversion method
here]. Given (a) the intense competition among reporters and (b) the
near-impossibility of keeping secret something known by 1/2/3+ people, I
somehow kind of doubt the plane was shot down by a US ship--as one friend
put it, they'd have to sink the entire ship to keep it a secret, but it'd
be hard to keep it a secret why they sunk the ship, etc., etc. And,
frankly, I doubt the FBI/NTSB/et al. really know what happened. Though I
doubt they'd keep on mentioning the missile theory without _very_ good
reason to believe it's likely.

/t