The plane

[fadedrose]

I still think the plane went north to Kazakhstan. They are saying that it didn't because nobody's radar picked it up.

Pilots explained that the radar up in the "stans" was spotty, turned off at night to save power, and I think some have said that flying low would evade radar detection.

So, the absence of evidence is not evidence. Also, saying there is a lack of evidence maybe to throw some off guard and feel safe from detection.

Crazy things happen, but to go thru all this expert planning and piloting to commit suicide is the most unlikely reason for the disappearance. Mechanical trouble, same story. Planes in trouble make noise, and it flew silently. No evidence of crash in the sea, and the plane would have to had enough damage for luggage, etc., to float out of windows the the surface of the ocean...

Up north. In time for May Day, a holiday in Russia...

Am still plugging for the passengers to be alive. Feel terrible and get tears when some of them have spoken . . . that Chinese woman who was hysterical and pulled away from the cameras by security - it's understandable. China has a one-baby policy so folks there must cherish their children. Just opinion, no facts...

[fadedrose]

1. Ron Brown, a pilot, on CNN

was asked his opinion, as others were, about what base the plane might have gone to, and he said that he didn't think the plane was anywhere on any of those islands or bases. He said that he thought the plane, and he pointed up, went north...

When asked by a confused-looking Anderson on what he based that opinion, Brown said that's what he would do if were stealing that plane. He said that he thought the plane had landed and was not in water anywhere....

I love Ron Brown.

I can't rid myself of the vision of the bombers at the Boston Marathon, just dropping their bombs anywhere, not particular about a target.

Then I think of the May Day Parade, where all the troops, tanks, and planes
Russia has march in front of Putin and the Russian Government viewing stage. They show it on TV every year. There's so much excitement and confusion that a cleverly disguised plane could do a helluva lot of damage that day (or the day before).

I think Russia has the most beautiful National Anthem almost of any nation, and wonder how the government they always have seems to be unworthy of it.