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struggle4progress

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25. ... LAPD traffic investigators found the motor of the late-model Mercedes-Benz C250 coupe involved

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #16)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 06:25 AM

Jun 2013

about 100 feet away from the car .. a clue that .. the vehicle was travelling .. more than 60 miles an hour when it .. struck a palm tree ... With the engine torn off the gas lines would rupture ...

Michael Hastings Crash: Car Was Speeding, Engine Flew 100 Feet, Cops Say
By Dennis Romero Wed., Jun. 19 2013 at 4:37 PM

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Michael Hastings' last article [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 OP

Here is the link alsame Jun 2013 #1

I've come to the conclusion when you lay down with dogs your going to get fleas. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #2

I'm no tinfoiler Malik Agar Jun 2013 #3

That is tin foil. Sorry. Car accidents really happen still_one Jun 2013 #4

Well, assassinations do, too, sometimes. sibelian Jun 2013 #6

So are you making a direct accusation? Skidmore Jun 2013 #11

And you know this how? n/t zappaman Jun 2013 #5

You insinuate that this is woo, MelungeonWoman Jun 2013 #26

So you don't know. zappaman Jun 2013 #28

I am not the person to whom you directed the question. MelungeonWoman Jun 2013 #32

Sorry about that! zappaman Jun 2013 #33

What kind of data have you examined? Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #7

Car accidents happen. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #10

People hit palm trees all the time around here.. Palms are not very yielding trees SoCalDem Jun 2013 #13

Correct, but how many cars burst into flames after hitting a palm tree? HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #16

Sometimes they do burn.. and yes, lots of speeding at that time of night happens SoCalDem Jun 2013 #17

Since the body was badly burned, is a blood alcohol test even possible? HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #18

I have driven past some on the Pomona Freeway in the wee hours on my way to work SoCalDem Jun 2013 #21

Not if the FBI gets there first... Malik Agar Jun 2013 #22

So you're claiming the FBI murdered him? geek tragedy Jun 2013 #24

It seems pretty certain he had enemies in military and govt circles. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #29

For the CTers, the possibility of murder can never be eliminated. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #31

... LAPD traffic investigators found the motor of the late-model Mercedes-Benz C250 coupe involved struggle4progress Jun 2013 #25

Oops! malaise Jun 2013 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #9

Car wreck. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #12

Maybe you'd like to speculate also about the following crash a few weeks back: struggle4progress Jun 2013 #27

Obviously the Gov't was behind that one too. bunnies Jun 2013 #30

Amazing! Didn't take you but two posts to Skidmore Jun 2013 #14

It was a car accident, actually arcane1 Jun 2013 #15

"a continuing litany of lies from senior officials" 'The Gang of Eight supported the lies' Catherina Jun 2013 #19

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #20

Do you care to disavow any implication that the Obama geek tragedy Jun 2013 #23