05-15-2016, 04:38 PM
Welcome indeed is Mr Chillit. Bit rash with the TT’s there GD, but a good post, well drafted, proposition supported by fact and logic is always a refreshing event. I guess the only ‘real’ question that needs to be answered is exactly who were; or are the criminals.
There can be little doubt now that someone, somewhere knows exactly what happened to the aircraft and it’s passengers. As all know too well, I am no fan of Beaker or the ATSB as it stands and the question is Beaker criminally culpable is starting to be openly discussed. A willing accomplice, a cats paw; or, a Knave to the Queens redouble bid? The argument rages. There are those who believe Pel-Air was an aberration, the donation to the Labor party a coincidence; etc. There are others who would have it that after Pel-Air, Beaker became the ‘go-to’ man to fix things up and provide top cover, for a price, citing a journey to Malaysia as a continuum of habits learned. What was that quote from James Bond’s American mate – once is coincidence, twice is happenstance, third time is enemy action.
Who knows? but the Chillit proposition begs the eternal question – and the inevitable answer; cock-up nearly always beats conspiracy. Beaker ignorance, arrogance and penny pinching, combined with a desire to please the minister and to be seen to doing it right is certainly causal to the search failing. Control of the entire mission should never, ever been taken from AMSA; they would have found it. If and I do say IF I could be tempted to side with the conspiracy theorists, having that question answered, unsatisfactorily, would greatly increase my belief. It still beats me; AMSA is peerless, professional and untainted; a far cry from the miserable ATSB reputation of today.
Anyway – Welcome to Aunty Pru Mike, we all have followed your good work on Twitter and enjoyed your comments. Sit a spell, take a load off; can you play darts?
There can be little doubt now that someone, somewhere knows exactly what happened to the aircraft and it’s passengers. As all know too well, I am no fan of Beaker or the ATSB as it stands and the question is Beaker criminally culpable is starting to be openly discussed. A willing accomplice, a cats paw; or, a Knave to the Queens redouble bid? The argument rages. There are those who believe Pel-Air was an aberration, the donation to the Labor party a coincidence; etc. There are others who would have it that after Pel-Air, Beaker became the ‘go-to’ man to fix things up and provide top cover, for a price, citing a journey to Malaysia as a continuum of habits learned. What was that quote from James Bond’s American mate – once is coincidence, twice is happenstance, third time is enemy action.
Who knows? but the Chillit proposition begs the eternal question – and the inevitable answer; cock-up nearly always beats conspiracy. Beaker ignorance, arrogance and penny pinching, combined with a desire to please the minister and to be seen to doing it right is certainly causal to the search failing. Control of the entire mission should never, ever been taken from AMSA; they would have found it. If and I do say IF I could be tempted to side with the conspiracy theorists, having that question answered, unsatisfactorily, would greatly increase my belief. It still beats me; AMSA is peerless, professional and untainted; a far cry from the miserable ATSB reputation of today.
Anyway – Welcome to Aunty Pru Mike, we all have followed your good work on Twitter and enjoyed your comments. Sit a spell, take a load off; can you play darts?