Why’s and whatfor’s – Huh?
Good questions “V”. One, of the many MH 370 ‘strange things’, which has always troubled me, is the massive ‘clamp down’ on information. I‘ve been wrong before this day, but it seems to me had I lost a capital aircraft, 200 odd passengers and crew; in the middle of the night, in mysterious circumstances – that I would making sure that every bright mind on the planet had all; I do mean all the information I had; and, keep it updated. Sure, you’d get some strange and wonderful ‘theory’ to discount; but look at some of the sensible, rational, logical notions, provided from the very limited, ‘hard’ data available. Yes, they may be wrong, however, I believe that once the ‘immediate’ initial SAR operation came up dry, and before I launched into a multi million dollar search; every credible scenario had been examined and some sort of ‘best guess’ consensus had been reached.
Another item of concern is the ‘veil of secrecy’ (for wont of better). For example; why on earth would the RAAF deny access to all ‘photographic’ search evidence? Why must a thing like the ‘first principles’ discussion be kept under wraps and covered by a duplicitous statement from the minister of NFI? There are other examples, but my point is – why? There is nothing ‘top-secret’ about a lost aircraft; no state secrets involved; no political scandal associated. But everything is kept ‘hush-hush’ – why? Why the secrecy?
Amongst others, there is the abrupt termination of the AMSA involvement and the insertion of ATSB; another is the point blank refusal to use sensible search technique and to doggedly stick to one small area. But, enough: looking at my notes for MH 370, there are eight pages of questions which, as yet, I have been unable to reduce since day one. In short, despite reading and analysing every small nugget of information I have been unable to satisfactorily answer any of my questions except that an aircraft was lost, even then, I occasionally wonder, over a beer or two, did they actually loose one?
The notion which keeps sneaking to the top of the pile is just who are ‘the criminals’?
Aye well, best stop there, lest we be accused of being contradictory; seems that if you don’t agree with certain travel writers; then by considering other options, you offend the sensitivities of those who believe that ‘they’ and they alone are the voice of MH 370 and would deny all rights to speculate or discuss or consider anything they did not pen. Which is as complete a bollocks as I have ever read. “Explanation!” shouts GD from the back of the room; well, seems someone has got his panties in a bunch, is pissed off with BB and the Oz for daring to have an opinion, stealing thunder and for taking the odd pot-shot at the broken, discredited ATSB. At least that is one less ‘opinion’ I have to read, less pontification to tolerate and one less ego to sooth. Happy thought, right there.
Toot – toot.
Good questions “V”. One, of the many MH 370 ‘strange things’, which has always troubled me, is the massive ‘clamp down’ on information. I‘ve been wrong before this day, but it seems to me had I lost a capital aircraft, 200 odd passengers and crew; in the middle of the night, in mysterious circumstances – that I would making sure that every bright mind on the planet had all; I do mean all the information I had; and, keep it updated. Sure, you’d get some strange and wonderful ‘theory’ to discount; but look at some of the sensible, rational, logical notions, provided from the very limited, ‘hard’ data available. Yes, they may be wrong, however, I believe that once the ‘immediate’ initial SAR operation came up dry, and before I launched into a multi million dollar search; every credible scenario had been examined and some sort of ‘best guess’ consensus had been reached.
Another item of concern is the ‘veil of secrecy’ (for wont of better). For example; why on earth would the RAAF deny access to all ‘photographic’ search evidence? Why must a thing like the ‘first principles’ discussion be kept under wraps and covered by a duplicitous statement from the minister of NFI? There are other examples, but my point is – why? There is nothing ‘top-secret’ about a lost aircraft; no state secrets involved; no political scandal associated. But everything is kept ‘hush-hush’ – why? Why the secrecy?
Amongst others, there is the abrupt termination of the AMSA involvement and the insertion of ATSB; another is the point blank refusal to use sensible search technique and to doggedly stick to one small area. But, enough: looking at my notes for MH 370, there are eight pages of questions which, as yet, I have been unable to reduce since day one. In short, despite reading and analysing every small nugget of information I have been unable to satisfactorily answer any of my questions except that an aircraft was lost, even then, I occasionally wonder, over a beer or two, did they actually loose one?
The notion which keeps sneaking to the top of the pile is just who are ‘the criminals’?
Aye well, best stop there, lest we be accused of being contradictory; seems that if you don’t agree with certain travel writers; then by considering other options, you offend the sensitivities of those who believe that ‘they’ and they alone are the voice of MH 370 and would deny all rights to speculate or discuss or consider anything they did not pen. Which is as complete a bollocks as I have ever read. “Explanation!” shouts GD from the back of the room; well, seems someone has got his panties in a bunch, is pissed off with BB and the Oz for daring to have an opinion, stealing thunder and for taking the odd pot-shot at the broken, discredited ATSB. At least that is one less ‘opinion’ I have to read, less pontification to tolerate and one less ego to sooth. Happy thought, right there.
Toot – toot.