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Next Step in the Malaysian 370 Saga
Unfortunately for those involved in what appears to have become an international cover-up of the disappearance of MH 370, the eyes of the world have been closely following this event. In addition to the attention that it has received, the initial explanations offered have failed to satisfy the interested spectators and many have instead been publicly debunked, if not in the mainstream media, in enough of the alternative channels that the mainstream media has been compelled to slowly and grudgingly respond. In turn, the “spin doctors” have repeatedly been put to the task of providing new or additional “information” in the hopes of putting an end to the public’s interest.
Initially, on March 8, 2014, the public was informed that MH 370 had disappeared at approximately 1:22 am and initial speculation was that it had crashed into the South China Sea. The focus was predominantly on the cause.
Well, that initial information was perhaps the most candid information provided, because the providers (both Malaysian Airlines and the Malaysian government) quite likely had no other information at that time.
The problem was that the public audience began questioning how an airplane could simply disappear with modern communications equipment, transponders, radar, and satellites. This is where things became interesting!
The initial response was that was no longer functioning. Hence, it could no longer be “seen” on radar. Unfortunately, that did not satisfy the individuals who realized that information gleaned from radar is not limited to transponder signals, if so radar would be useless in both military defensive scenarios and for weather-related purposes (i.e. very few clouds contain transponders).
Next, the “spin doctors” had not planned on satellite data from Rolls Royce or Boeing surfacing to prove that the airplane continued flying for several hours. Interestingly, it was not long before Rolls Royce apparently announced their information would be provided directly to the investigators.
Simultaneously, while concerned family members were being sequestered, many attempted to dial their loved ones cell phones. Interestingly, the information that many of the telephones were ringing, instead of going directly to voicemail, aroused even more interest.
At this point the mass media shifted focus to possible satellite images of debris spotted off the coast of Australia. However, nothing tangible has yet to be actually recovered.
Here the “spin doctors” have been very hard at work, because there does appear to be a rational basis for this new focus. However, a skeptical observer will note how abruptly the Malaysian Prime Minister announced that all passengers aboard MH 370 are dead and that people need to put the crash behind them and move on. This stunning announcement came prior to any confirmation of the crash via recovery of any physical debris from the airplane, any bodies or personal effects from any crew or passengers, or locating the black box.
This raises all sorts of red flags, as one would expect an entirely different, and more sensitive, response if that actually were the current hypothesis. He would appear more genuine or plausible if he had indicated his “grave concerns” about the fate of MH 370 due to new information, while acknowledging that it was still speculation, as no concrete physical evidence had yet been recovered.
Now, the search has been ongoing for 25days, and the “spin doctors” focus is on the Indian Ocean. In order for them to successfully put the issue to rest there will need to be a recovery of physical debris which can be linked to MH 370. Unfortunately, they are well aware of this fact, since public interest still remains strong.
Therefore, if there is, in fact, a cover-up, there will have to be a purported recovery or MH 370 debris, personal effects from crew or passengers, bodies, and/or the black box. The concern is that if there are parties (i.e. a country or countries) seriously vested in maintaining a cover-up, these items can be planted.
So, how can the public monitor for this? Well, it will be important to exercise a critical eye when evaluating the following, if purported discoveries are made:
- Who discovers the debris;
- What the debris consists of;
- What other parties were operating near the discovery site;
- Any satellite imagery contemporaneous with the discovery –and- the prior twenty-four hours; and
- A reliable forensic review of the recovered items.
Of course, the inherent problem remains that at this point one cannot help but think of the story of the little boy who cried wolf, because it will be very difficult to cease inquiring, even if otherwise sufficient debris is recovered, with all the unreliable information previously fed to the public.
