Richard Belzer - Someone Is Hiding Something: What Happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?

SOMEONE IS HIDING SOMETHING

Copyright 2015 by Richard Belzer, George Noory, and David Wayne

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To the families and friends of those on Flight 370:

The truth is sometimes elusive. The important thing is that somebody is searching for it. This book attempts to document the facts and possibilities known at this time. May they assist you in that endeavor.

To the 239 victims and their families:

You are not forgotten.

In short, a deductive argument must be evaluated in two ways. First, one must ask if the premises provide support for the conclusion by examining the form of the argument. If they do, then the argument is valid. Then, one must ask whether the premises are true or false in actuality. Only if an argument passes both these tests is it sound .

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Table of Contents

Introduction

T ransparency has been consistently absent from the authorities public assessment of what might have happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The authorities seem to be hiding the full story from the public and, most importantly, the families of the victims. If they had any shred of human decency, they would reveal every known fact about Flight 370 and every plausible explanation for why it never made it to its intended destination. Mainstream media has also done an abominable job. Theyve misled the public by making reports without investigating the facts.

The families need and deserve answersand so does the public. If a jetliner can simply disappearand in the presence of considerably sophisticated technologieswhat does that say about the world we live in? Whats to stop it from happening again?

There are many things the media hasnt told you about. For example, did you know that the families of those on board Flight 370 formally wrote and demanded the Malaysian authorities answer questions regarding the planes disappearance? Did you know that those questions were more intelligent and relevant to the planes disappearance than the ridiculous things asked by mainstream media? But have you heard anything about those questions? Probably not.

Its been many months since Flight 370 went missing, yet our questions and the victims families questions continue to go unanswered. Among a great many other things, we need to know what happened to the plane and where it is. Officials theorize that it crashed into the ocean, but if so, where are the parts ? The plane, a Boeing 777-ER, contains three million parts. You would think that if it crashed, theyd have found something . Where are the pieces of the plane? Where are the seat cushions? The flotation devices? The luggage? Either, mysteriously, nothing has been found or pieces have been found and no ones admitted it.

Also, why did the plane veer sharply off course ? Why did it keep flying off course? How did it go off radar and how did it stay off radar if, indeed, everyone was desperately looking for it, as the authorities claim? And why didnt the emergency beacons, the planes tracking devices, function ? They are designed to emit emergency signals on impact, even at the bottom of an ocean. So why didnt they?

One big thing missing in this case is the CRIME SCENE. There isnt one, at least not a publicly known one. One can almost picture the perpetrators thinking What crime? [Insert laughter.] There wont even be a crime scene. But theres no such thing as the perfect crime because theres always a mistake, something that doesnt add up. Thats what this book is about, all the things that dont add up.

The title of this book, Someone Is Hiding Something , is a statement that conveys the overriding international sentiment surrounding the mystery of the missing passengers and jetliner. The line was put forward by none other than a high-ranking Malaysian official, a person in a perfect position to offer an intelligent observation, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. Fed up with the media dance and obvious obfuscations in the case, Dr. Mohamad posted a blog entry in which he blatantly accused the CIA of knowing more about the planes disappearance than theyve been willing to share. Were not making any of this up, folks. It sounds like a far-fetched moviebut no, its all real! In eleven, straightforward points under the header What Comes Up Must Come Down, Dr. Mohamad pointed out the obvious, but understated point that: airplanes dont just disappear . Certainly not these days with all the powerful communications systems, radio and satellite tracking and filmless cameras which operate almost indefinitely and possess huge storage capacities.

Dr. Mohamads words were not as widely publicized as they should have been, but those who read them recognized that, unlike what is being spewed out on most of network television, they make a great deal of sense. Not only can a plane not disappear, but the plane in question especially shouldnt be able to. He wrote, MH370 is a Boeing 777 aircraft. It was built and equipped by Boeing. All the communications and GPS equipment must have been installed by Boeing. If they failed or have been disabled, Boeing must know how it can be done. Surely Boeing would ensure that they cannot be easily disabled as they are vital to the safety and operation of the plane.

Dr. Mohamad wrote that even if terrorists had attempted to breach the flight deck, the plane was equipped so that it could be taken over remotely by radio or satellite links by government agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency.

Well, gee whiz . We didnt hear about any of that on TV. Did you? This is pretty crazy and its not like Malaysia is a third world country! Malaysia is a highly developed nation with a population of more than thirty million people, placing it as the forty-third most populated country in the world. and boasts a sophisticated infrastructure. Its air systems, both military and commercial, are also sophisticated, equipped with very modern aircraft and high-tech radar systems.

This book will explore what could have happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 through a process of logical deduction , to determine what fits in the equation and what does not. We will go through all the commonly discussed theories of what might have happened to the plane, as well as topics rarely mentioned in mainstream media, such as the cyber jacking of an airliner, which many people believe is not nearly as farfetched as it may at first seem. This book will sort that all out.