Here's the top story being floated on a faux Homeland Security website

[Clara T]

TOP STORIES: UNITED STATES

Where is the 20th Passenger of Flight 101?

By Sean Osborne, Associate Director, Senior Analyst, Military Affairs Expert
 
20 December 2005: As the official investigation into the crash of Chalks Ocean Airways flight 101 enters its second day, the bodies of 19 of the 20 passengers who were reportedly aboard the aircraft have been found. In fact, most - if not all - were reportedly still strapped in their seats - including the pilot and co-pilot. And... the plane landed in relatively shallow water after having traveled only a short distance. Rescue workers have been in the water since the plane went down yesterday, engaged in a search and recovery operation - looking for the body of the remaining passenger.
 
So, where is the 20th passenger, and why are we asking?
 
If you haven't done so already, I would urge you to watch the film (from the CNN website) of the plane crashing into the water, and notice the right wing separate from the fuselage. As recounted in the article below, witnesses reported hearing an explosion, then observed the right wing separate from the fuselage. Now, use the following links to view the basic seating chart for the twin-engine Grumman G-73 Turbo Mallard, and then view a photograph of the interior of the plane.
 
Seating Chart 
Interior Photograph
 
Note that there are overhead storage bins above the passenger seats in the approximate location where the wing is affixed to the fuselage. Could it be that an onboard explosion, possibly from the contents of a stowed bag, caused the massive structural damage and further caused the wing to separate from the aircraft? Could someone have registered for the flight, placed a bag on board (or in some manner, caused a bag to be taken and stowed on board), but did not board the aircraft? A very thorough investigation will tell the whole story, but before terrorism or criminal activity is summarily dismissed, consider the possibility that the 20th passenger opted not to board the plane - and perhaps remotely detonated an explosive device in the overhead cargo bin as the plane ascended, before it got our of range. As there is no federally mandated screening of parcels for this type of aircraft and in light of the recent threats to airlines, could this have been a test run that exploited the lack of TSA screening? 
 
It is noteworthy that Captain James Maes of the U.S. Coast Guard said authorities had been unable to account for one of the 20 people believed to be on aboard the aircraft. Perhaps more importantly, it has been reported that among the dead were a mother, Sophia Hinsley-Sherman, and her daughter, Bethany, who took the last available seat after a man offered it to them. Who was this man - and why did he not board the aircraft?
 
http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/home.htm

[LoKnLoD]

1. Fighting them over there

so we don't have to fight them over here. :sarcasm:

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. This is not the homeland security website.

This appears to belong to some private investigators with a thing for terra.

[coffeenap]

3. Why would they post a FAILURE of HS on their website???

PS--Not their website

[Zynx]

4. Alerted for misleading topic

Identify non-official sites in your title.

[Clara T]

7. thanks

[Angry Girl]

5. It's sooooo easy to make a small plane crash look accidental

Please don't fly small planes.

[LeftNYC]

6. "Lost" nt

[Clark2008]

8. Does anyone have a link to the CNN video showing the

plane crashing?

The last time I checked CNN, you had to pay money to watch certain videos. I'll go search their site, of course, but I'm not paying money to watch the video.

Any help?

[gkhouston]

9. I'm not sure it would tell you anything, anyway.

I wouldn't be surprised if the 20th passenger had the seat nearest the right wing. Yeah, this could be sabotage, but a 54-year-old dinky seaplane? I'm guessing not.

[Arkansas Granny]

10. That's my thought. When we get hit again by terrorist, it will not

be something small. It will be another spectacular event. IMO, this is much ado about nothing.

[Clark2008]

13. True, but I haven't seen it anyway.

I don't watch CNN. In fact, I only watch Keith Olbermann. The rest of the news is spun like flax anyway.

[Just Me]

11. I must confess: I watched that video and it is really weird.

Right behind the plane is that huge explosion. It just looks really weird,...almost like the explosion involved a separate entity. :shrug: I suppose the wing contained fuel explaining that oddity.

[Historic NY]

12. It was just announced that fine stress cracks were found......

in the wing support. NTSB investigator states that Chalk AL would not have seen them w/o a detailed full plane inspection.

<snip>
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 21) - The wing that fell off a seaplane before it crashed, killing all 20 people on board, had cracks in the main support beam that had probably gone unseen for a long time, federal investigators said Wednesday.

Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, stopped short of saying the cracking was the sole reason the right wing fell off the 58-year-old plane Monday shortly after it took for the Bahamas.
<snip>

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