From Rumor Mill News:
11. It is my belief that Flight 990 is one additional candle to make sure the fuse of Islamic explosive rage is lit by the end of the year. Look for new evidence to surface soon.
This is from the following article:
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=4545
###
: With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
: For the story behind the story...
: Monday, Oct. 16, 2000 11:00 a.m. EST
: EgyptAir Crash Fuels Anger Toward
: Israel
: It is no small coincidence that the
: Israeli-Palestinian controversy has taken the
: stage in Cairo today.
: Egypt is the major political, cultural and
: military power in the Arab world.
: A staunch U.S. ally, it has been a bulwark of
: stability in the region.
: But this year it has not been a helpful friend
: in the peace process. Reports by Thomas Friedman
: and others quote U.S. sources as saying the
: peace process collapsed earlier this year
: because Egypt's Hosni Mubarak told Arafat not to
: compromise on Jerusalem.
: This past Saturday, the New York Times reported
: on the growing war sentiment on the streets of
: Cairo - and criticism of the Muslim clergy there
: for not calling for a jihad against Israel.
: Unstated in the Times article is the effect of
: the crash of the EgyptAir flight off the coast
: of Massachusetts last November.
: American authorities were quick to claim the
: pilot, whom the FBI has said was a religious
: fanatic and sexual pervert, crashed the jumbo
: jet in a suicidal fit.
: The Egyptians are livid over the claims.
: A recent report in Egypt's Al Ahram, considered
: the official voice of the government, lays out
: why Egypt doesn't believe the suicide pilot
: theory, and why Egyptians believe Israel
: masterminded the air disaster.
: Excerpts from Al Ahram (misspellings corrected): 1) There
: [were] 34 generals of different
: ranks from the Egyptian armed forces on
: board the plane, among them ... a general
: who held a doctorate in atomic sciences, who
: was not listed on the passenger list and was
: about to go to Cairo to see his family after
: spending more than 15 years in the states.
: And more than 20 pilots who successfully
: completed training in operating Apache
: helicopters that were sold recently to
: Egypt. Also on board were other generals who
: successfully completed training in launching
: the famous American Patriot missiles. The
: training of those generals lasted 3 yrs and
: has cost Egypt billions, which Egypt paid in
: full.
: 2)Israel vehemently denounced the training
: program of those generals upon their arrival
: in the U.S. three years ago, and Israel
: called the training program "A THREAT TO
: ISRAEL'S SECURITY."
: 3)Cairo started a big campaign to rid the
: region of weapons of mass destruction. The
: campaign has targeted mainly Israel since it
: is the only country in the region that
: possesses such dangerous weapons.
: 4)Israel started a campaign accusing Egypt
: of seeking to modernize its armed forces and
: of possessing missiles that threaten the
: security of Israel, especially joint
: American-Israeli missiles and jet fighter
: technology. Egyptian defense minister
: Mohamed Hassan Tantawi announced last
: October that war with Israel is not ruled
: out, and he also announced that Egypt is
: continuously building its armed forces to be
: in a state of readiness.
: 5)One day before the tragedy, the American
: authorities provided hotel accommodation in
: a 3-star hotel for the airplane crew, which
: constitutes a violation of the simplest
: norms of international aviation, where the
: crew is usually accommodated in the airport
: hotel or in a 5-star hotel.
: 6)On the same day, a crew member of pilots
: and flight attendants of Israel's airline El
: Al checked in the same hotel with a general
: from the Israeli intelligence (MOSSAD) who
: was in charge of the crew's luggage and
: personal belongings.
: 7)Just A few hours prior to the incident,
: one of the EgyptAir flight crew complained
: to the hotel security that someone has
: sneaked into his room, because he noticed
: signs of somone's attempt to open his
: suitcase by breaking the locks, but the
: hotel security assured him of no foul play
: as long as nothing was missing.
: The Al Ahram article went on to list eight more
: anamolies in the case.
: There is no clear evidence information is
: accurate. But one thing is certain: It is widely
: believed in Egypt, helping to fan the flame of
: hostility toward the U.S. and Israel.
