[P7_TOM]

Well GD is probably right, up to a point. But the question is, would the ‘shadow government’ even break wind in concern for an insignificant airline which lost an aircraft and a couple of hundred folks? To me it seems that unless it was either a ‘shoot down’ due to an imminent threat; or, a sophisticated ‘electronic’ hijack; or something of that magnitude, then the ‘major league’ players would stay out of the light – such as it was.

I’d prefer a more mundane ‘conspiracy’. For starters, I’d like to know why the discredited, on the political nose, Dolan was pushed front and centre. Of all the world’s incompetent, obliging Muppets, why pick Dolan as front man? Why even bother using the ATSB? It was only a matter of time before the world and it’s wife realised that ATSB was a clueless, rudderless, lost wreck of an operation. Even though the stalwart Foley did his utmost and did it well, until the handcuffs were fitted and the gag firmly in place. A good man wasted – IMO.

The machinations of the MY government have always been both simple and complex, as are the relationships between Australia and that region. Too deep for me to fathom. Besides; it is as it is and sweet sod all I can do about that.

This whole episode, from day one, has been ‘murky’; too damn thick to drink and too bloody thin to plough. I can agree with ‘the lad’ on a couple of points though; the indecent speed with which our politicians raced to the burial – even before the search ship was home; no sad political faces at the dockside, lamenting the empty handed return. Then the well rehearsed ‘lines’ and the verbal, almost acrobatic agility displayed in spinning and back-flip answers leads even the most pragmatic, sanguine mind to wonder; just WTD have these governments been playing at.

It stinks, all of it, to the high heavens; every last little bit.