The Downing of TWA Flight 800

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Summary: Is the Unthinkable True?
Review: Although I am convinced that a missile brought down TWA Flight 800 and James Sanders supplies considerable corroborating evidence, I feel he could have made his case even stronger. He speaks of the 34 witnesses who saw the missile, but only identifies about half of them. He avoids any discussion of a motive (it is my understanding that he explores that topic in his later book) and attributes the strike either to friendly fire or an intentional malice. The theory of negligence seems to stretch the boundaries of reality. If a naval ship had mistakenly launched the missile, it could not possibly have been kept secret. Literally hundred of sailors would have known about it, and somebody would have blabbed. The prospect that such a large quantity of people could have kept a secret would shame the most gullible conspiratorial devotees. If a missile did, indeed, cause the death of all the innocent passengers and crew members, it had to have been a deliberate assault perpetuated by the highest echelons of a very corrupt government. Sanders' data (including a photo of the missile in flight) lends credence to this suggestion that until recently would have seem to unfathomable to even warrant discussion, but I believe that his argument could have been more persuasively expounded.

Rating:
Summary: Is the Unthinkable True?
Review: Although I am convinced that a missile brought down TWA Flight 800 and James Sanders supplies considerable corroborating evidence, I feel he could have made his case even stronger. He speaks of the 34 witnesses who saw the missile, but only identifies about half of them. He avoids any discussion of a motive (it is my understanding that he explores that topic in his later book) and attributes the strike either to friendly fire or an intentional malice. The theory of negligence seems to stretch the boundaries of reality. If a naval ship had mistakenly launched the missile, it could not possibly have been kept secret. Literally hundred of sailors would have known about it, and somebody would have blabbed. The prospect that such a large quantity of people could have kept a secret would shame the most gullible conspiratorial devotees. If a missile did, indeed, cause the death of all the innocent passengers and crew members, it had to have been a deliberate assault perpetuated by the highest echelons of a very corrupt government. Sanders' data (including a photo of the missile in flight) lends credence to this suggestion that until recently would have seem to unfathomable to even warrant discussion, but I believe that his argument could have been more persuasively expounded.

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Summary: the truth hurts
Review: Finally some truth! I thought I would never hear the end of all the crazy theories on how that plane went down. Everything I read in this book makes sense. The author should be commended.

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Summary: The Flight 800 incident has a potential impact on everyone.
Review: For some excellent reading on a topic of importance to EVERYONE, "The Downing of TWA Flight 800" by James Sanders gets my heartily enthusiastic recommendation. (My personal copy of the book has a waiting list of friends who are eager to read it.) He has done his homework; and, has broken through several layers of government coverup. He includes the complete text of the NTSB engineering analysis of the explosion; so, you can make up your own mind from the raw data, and draw your own informed conclusion as to what happened. James Sanders has shown a lot of guts in putting out this book. In December of 1997, both he and his wife were arrested by the FBI, and charged with conspiring to steal evidence. That charge stems from the fact that someone working inside the hanger where the aircraft was rebuilt had smuggled a swatch of cloth from one of the seats in the forward part of the passenger cabin. That cloth contained something the Feds don't want you to know about. What did it contain? I don't want to spoil the fun of discovery! Buy the book, and read it for yourself. On Saturday, 22 Aug 98, James Sanders revealed to me certain information that has not yet been published ANYWHERE. I am more convinced than ever that his published scenario is precisely on-target. But, you can't grasp the full "impact" of his research unless you get the book. There is one portion of Sanders' scenario that, in my opinion, was not explained in the book. For that portion, look up my own Web site. (Unfortunately, the rules prohibit me from posting the URL link here.)

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Summary: The Downing of TWA Flight 800
Review: I found this to be a very intrigueing book, Mr. Sanders seems to have the evidence of a cover-up about Flight 800's tragic accident. If you are intrested in finding out about Flight 800 this is a very good book to read.

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Summary: Tragedy from the Top, down
Review: I'd like t give a message to Mr. Steven Fontina, in the spotlight review. If it was impossible for a bunch of people (in the case, a lot of sailors) to keep secret (by "Secret" I mean not talking to the press, instead of not talking to ANYONE a person may know!, then we would not have mafia operations, the JFK conspiracy, drug traffic, government corruption, nothing. People would not do it because they would know that soon "somebody would talk...." Please, pick up another reasoning..

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Summary: A troubling story
Review: This book should trouble anyone who is serious about the TWA 800 case. I came to it from position of a sceptic about "conspiracy" theorists but the sheer volume of factual information here certainly points to a cover up. Certainly it was an abnormal crash investigation. Read about it yourself.

The failure to disclose the evidence of goverment rocketry experts, the discounting of the testimony of literally hundreds of eye witnesses (some with impeccable military backgrounds), the absence of any real evidence of fuel tank explosion, it all adds up to something fishy. And I'm no conspiracy minded person.

Two quibbles: the last pages of the book are marred by a silly fictional guess at a terrorist plot and the government's vidictive prosecution of the Sanders (particularly the innocent wife) may have been petty but he did take evidence without authority. We're not told the outcome of the case after conviction.

My concerns still remain in the area of too many people having to be involved to keep a cover up secret - but I do not discount the possibility for reasons of fear and misguided patriotism.

I believe the most likely explanation was that the airplane was brought down by a Navy missile, most likely fired in error. There were an unusual number of Navy ship in the vicinity a fact at first denied by the Navy. As for the Navy disclaimers I'm sorry to say that I discount those. The Navy has shown its ability to lie loyally in the "Liberty" case where they covered for Israel's attack on that vessel under political orders and they would have even greater reason to lie here. If I am correct otherwise honest people could be convinced that they must cover up "for the good of the country", the source of many evils.

Rating:
Summary: A troubling story
Review: This book should trouble anyone who is serious about the TWA 800 case. I came to it from position of a sceptic about "conspiracy" theorists but the sheer volume of factual information here certainly points to a cover up. Certainly it was an abnormal crash investigation. Read about it yourself.

The failure to disclose the evidence of goverment rocketry experts, the discounting of the testimony of literally hundreds of eye witnesses (some with impeccable military backgrounds), the absence of any real evidence of fuel tank explosion, it all adds up to something fishy. And I'm no conspiracy minded person.

Two quibbles: the last pages of the book are marred by a silly fictional guess at a terrorist plot and the government's vidictive prosecution of the Sanders (particularly the innocent wife) may have been petty but he did take evidence without authority. We're not told the outcome of the case after conviction.

My concerns still remain in the area of too many people having to be involved to keep a cover up secret - but I do not discount the possibility for reasons of fear and misguided patriotism.

I believe the most likely explanation was that the airplane was brought down by a Navy missile, most likely fired in error. There were an unusual number of Navy ship in the vicinity a fact at first denied by the Navy. As for the Navy disclaimers I'm sorry to say that I discount those. The Navy has shown its ability to lie loyally in the "Liberty" case where they covered for Israel's attack on that vessel under political orders and they would have even greater reason to lie here. If I am correct otherwise honest people could be convinced that they must cover up "for the good of the country", the source of many evils.

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Summary: Tragedy from the Top, down
Review: TRAGEDY FROM THE TOP, DOWN...

I read the book 2 years ago, have followed all the web sites and have availed myself of this city's (and other's) library full of the account since - and James Sander's recounting of the downing of TWA flight 800 is as real, and as ugly, and as truthful as it gets. If your head's still buried in the sand about US government cover-ups, you can barely face yourself in the mirror about "Spooks" and you believe every word the President utters on CNN...then take a Valium, sit in the corner, cover yourself up with a white sheet and we'll bring three squares a day to your cell. Yessir, what a life...

You don't have to be a Standard Missile "rocket scientist" to understand the findings in Sander's book - really. You just have to open your mind to the possibilities. Don't be surprised if sleep doesn't come once you start reading. The facts are all over the I-Net and in LIBRARIES AROUND THE WORLD, not just in Sander's vivid tale. Even better - join the Yahoo "800m" discussion group if you can handle the raw truth (and if you qualify) about this insidious and nefarious government crime shut-up.

CEC (Cooperative Engagement Capability) is a new-world reality and it's practiced on a regular basis by our military and their smart-weapons manufacturers (...although, the Navy has moved their CEC operations out of New York waters and reestablished them in the Hawaiian Islands [off Kauai] since the TWA 800 debacle). CEC, and its quirky bugs, are the shaky pillar on which large portions of future warfare will be conducted by our military. Study the web sites of our military manufacturers...do a Google search on CEC...read the hundreds of documented witness accounts of the 'missile theory' on the many TWA 800 web sites (heavily, and alarmingly, discounted by the 3-letter spooks and in the subsequent hearing)...take a basic aeronautics course at your local community college...read a freshman high-school physics book...become an informed citizen of your own country. If you don't come away from this book better informed, slightly aghast, or petrified, at its implications then you haven't looked deeply enough into your own bathroom mirror, naked. In fact, I'd be amazed if the 3-letter guys ever allow this review to be published.

Become a mensch, embrace reality for once -- and read Sander's book and sequel. Then get ready for a wake-up call: it's worse than whatever you just read.

[Top-5 defense manufacturer employee]

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Summary: True: good book on missle theory but it was not the Navy
Review: What a lot of people don't like about this book is that it accuses the US Navy of the probable missle shoot-down of TWA Flight 800. But, when reading this book, substitute "US Navy" with "Al Queda", keeping in mind the below link.

Then the book will ring true.

I rate the book 4 stars and not 5 because it tries to advance the US Navy hypothesis a bit too strenously. The book should have been more neutral. It is almost impossible the US Navy could have kept such a secret.

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