So What Became Of MH 370

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Almost seven weeks after MH 370 flew off the Maylasian military's radar, we have no plane. "But we have technology!", you say. Well, let's take a look at this realistically. We have a plane with no functional transponder or ACARS after the hand off to Ho Chi Minh airspace. We have this plane making a sharp left hand turn back into Maylasian airspace where it climbed to 39,000 feet and descended to 5,000 feet according to the experts. It was spotted by Maylasian primary radar, determined to be "behaving as a commercial airliner posing no threat" and allowed to proceed on its merry way...that is if you believe the Maylasian Prime Minister. If you believe this, no doubt you believe in the tooth fairy, the Easter Bunny, free sex and the delusional ramblings of a wide assortment of psychotics!

As for technology, let's look carefully at the technology we are really using. The northern and southern arcs were determined by Inmarsat using nineteenth century trig formulae. The air and sea searches involved eyeballs on the water...a high-end version of the spyglass Christopher Columbus used in the late fifteenth century. The TPL used to detect 'pings' from the black boxes is hardly new. Granted the AUV Bluefin is a rather handy little gadget but only effective in relatively shallow seas and in a very small search area. Needless to say, it has found nothing. The search area broadens and the air searches are being halted.

Meanwhile, the families wait. Their tears have turned to rage and mistrust against the Maylasian burearocrats who promise transparency and offer lies...each lie bigger and more unbelievable than the last. The expert opinions on CNN abound. Theories flourish in the absence of cold, hard facts. I know Canadians are supposed to be 'nice' and politically correct at all times. I am the exception to the rule and I would find it deeply satisfying and worth the price of an airfare to slap the living shit out of a large group of Maylasian government officials and so-called scientific experts. Does anyone else feel this way or am I the only sane person living in a world inhabited by troglodytes?

We are left with what we started with...a missing Triple Seven jetliner.