Malaysia Airlines flight missing, terrorism not ruled out; confirmed hijacked

[Bryan]

Two people named on a list of passengers on board missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 were not on the plane, but both had reported their passports stolen.

Foreign ministry officials in Rome and Vienna confirmed on Saturday night that the names of two nationals listed on the manifest of the flight matched those of passports reported stolen in Thailand.

Italian foreign ministry officials said that Luigi Maraldi, originally believed to have boarded the plane in Kuala Lumpur, was traveling in Thailand when the Beijing-bound flight took off at just after midnight on Friday.

He had reported his passport stolen last August, said a foreign ministry functionary, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Full story: http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/articl...rlines-missing

[Kotin]

Interesting..

[Patrick Henry]

The neos are waiting with baited breath.

[donnay]

Foreign ministry officials in Italy and Austria said the names of two nationals from those countries listed on the flight's manifest matched passports reported stolen in Thailand.

Italy's Foreign Ministry said the Italian man who was listed as being a passenger, Luigi Maraldi, was traveling in Thailand and was not aboard the plane. It said he reported his passport stolen last August.

Austria's Foreign Ministry confirmed that a name listed on the manifest matched an Austrian passport reported stolen two years ago in Thailand. It said the Austrian was not on the plane, but would not confirm the person's identity.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

[JK/SEA]

news reporting the pilots didn't send any radio communications, signifying that whatever happened, happened fast.

[Constitutional Paulicy]

Dun dun dun dun!!!

[brushfire]

2 passports, stolen way before the incident... Operation "Fish Food"? Operative disposal?

Regardless, this is one crisis that will not go to waste, I'm sure.

[UtahApocalypse]

This doesn't sound good. Pretext for war, international databases, and who knows what else.

[Dianne]

Two people named on a list of passengers on board missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 were not on the plane, but both had reported their passports stolen.

Foreign ministry officials in Rome and Vienna confirmed on Saturday night that the names of two nationals listed on the manifest of the flight matched those of passports reported stolen in Thailand.

Italian foreign ministry officials said that Luigi Maraldi, originally believed to have boarded the plane in Kuala Lumpur, was traveling in Thailand when the Beijing-bound flight took off at just after midnight on Friday.

He had reported his passport stolen last August, said a foreign ministry functionary, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Full story: http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/articl...rlines-missing

All the so called experts on FAUX news this morning have said they believe it was a criminal act. There is nothing other than oil spots in the water which appears to them, to be a complete nose dive straight into the ocean. The pilots would have had time to call a May Day if it were a mechanical failure. An explosion or bomb would have caused debris in the water.

Sounds to me as though one of the pilots took it down, or perhaps one of the people with stolen passports took it down. But it appears to have been an intentional nose dive.

It will probably days before we know anything really. You know the Admin. is trying to create some spin under the "Don't let any crisis go to waste" doctrine.

[Henry Rogue]

All the so called experts on FAUX news this morning have said they believe it was a criminal act. There is nothing other than oil spots in the water which appears to them, to be a complete nose dive straight into the ocean. The pilots would have had time to call a May Day if it were a mechanical failure. An explosion or bomb would have caused debris in the water.

Sounds to me as though one of the pilots took it down, or perhaps one of the people with stolen passports took it down. But it appears to have been an intentional nose dive.

It will probably days before we know anything really. You know the Admin. is trying to create some spin under the "Don't let any crisis go to waste" doctrine.

I don't think they can rule out hypoxia completely until they find the black boxes at least. Although they tend to fly until thet run out of jp4, as it seems to happen when the aircraft is on auto pilot.

[puppetmaster]

I don't think they can rule out hypoxia completely until they find the black boxes at least. Although they tend to fly until thet run out of jp4, as it seems to happen when the aircraft is on auto pilot.

I would guess this was it.

[oyarde]

Passport reported stolen in Aug. and it is still good ??

[angelatc]

Passport reported stolen in Aug. and it is still good ??

The other one was lost two years ago.

[eduardo89]

Passport reported stolen in Aug. and it is still good ??

Many countries don't have exit controls. And that information isn't always shared to every immigration database worldwide. I'd need to check my old passport to see if Malaysia has exit controls, though.

[oyarde]

Many countries don't have exit controls. And that information isn't always shared to every immigration database worldwide. I'd need to check my old passport to see if Malaysia has exit controls, though.

Yep , they did not get checked . No reason for them then .Things cost too much anyway , lol

[jbauer]

Terrorists don't like to be anonymous. There's all kinds of things that could cause a catostophic crash. Plus the ocean is one big mofo. Lots of room for stuff to still not be found.

[MRK]

Meh, it's possible these two people were just trying to immigrate to China and something else caused electrical failure. Like a solar flare perhaps?

[angelatc]

Missing over 24 hours now. Search is resuming now that it's morning in Asia: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26502268

USA is sending a ship over.

Malaysia and Vietnam have both sent planes and naval vessels to look for the missing flight.

The US is sending the USS Pinckney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, which could be in the area within 24 hours.


Territorial disputes over the South China Sea were set aside temporarily as China dispatched two maritime rescue ships and the Philippines deployed three air force planes and three navy patrol ships.


Singapore is also involved, while Vietnam sent aircraft and ships and asked fishermen in the area to report any suspected sign of the missing plane.

[enhanced_deficit]

Accidentally watched couple of minutes of ABC news this morning and heard same that stolen pasports may have been doctored and they are trying to use facial recognition to identify those individuals.
In last major scandal involving stolen passports use after those were doctore, Dubai authorities were able identify foreign spy agency agents within hours using facial recogintion on CCTV feeds, Malaysia may not be as advanced in that area.

[MelissaWV]

... I travel in a week and a half. I wonder if, by then, it'll require a DNA swab to make sure I'm myself.

[kcchiefs6465]

... I travel in a week and a half. I wonder if, by then, it'll require a DNA swab to make sure I'm myself.

You sound ungrateful that patriots care about your well being.

[Philhelm]

... I travel in a week and a half. I wonder if, by then, it'll require a DNA swab to make sure I'm myself.

It will be more of a DNA thrust, actually.

[Brian4Liberty]

... I travel in a week and a half. I wonder if, by then, it'll require a DNA swab to make sure I'm myself.

You will require a DNA swab to prove you are not carrying the dreaded Omicron.

[UtahApocalypse]

They now have confirmed that the tickets for the two traveling on the stolen passports were bought at the same time.....

The plot thickens

[FindLiberty]

They now have confirmed that the tickets for the two traveling on the stolen passports were bought at the same time..... The plot thickens

You betcha'

[angelatc]

Thailand's navy is shifting its focus in the search away from the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea, Thai Navy Rear Adm. Karn Dee-ubon told CNN on Sunday. The shift came at the request of the Malaysians, who are looking into possibilities the plane turned around and could have gone down in the Andaman Sea, near Thailand's border, Karn said.

But the pilot appears to have given no signal to authorities that he was turning around, the officials said, attributing the change of course to indications from radar data.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/world/...html?hpt=hp_t1

[Cap]

I wonder if there are any bankers on the manifest?

[oyarde]

I wonder if there are any bankers on the manifest?

I dunno , but there were 20 employees of some Tech Company in Texas that work in China on there .

[DamianTV]

Problem Reaction Solution

Problem: Forms of Identification can be easily forged
Reaction: Fear of Terrorists, Identity Theft, and False Identites
Solution: Chip everyone as a new form of Identifcation that cant be stolen or forged

[Working Poor]

Problem Reaction Solution

Problem: Forms of Identification can be easily forged
Reaction: Fear of Terrorists, Identity Theft, and False Identites
Solution: Chip everyone as a new form of Identifcation that cant be stolen or forged

Shut up