-Caveat Lector- Sunday June 24 10:13 AM ET Report: Egyptians Agree Plane Crash Was Suicide NEW YORK (Reuters) - Egyptian investigators who probed the 1999 crash of Egyptair Flight 990 in which 217 people were killed privately agreed with the U.S. view that it was probably caused by the co-pilot committing suicide, Newsweek magazine reported on Saturday. The magazine said U.S. intelligence agencies secretly monitored communications between Cairo and the investigators who were in Washington at the time. ``Intelligence sources say the intercepts reveal that despite their public stance, the Egyptian investigators privately agreed with their U.S. counterparts that suicide was the likely cause of the crash,'' Newsweek said. All on board were killed when the Boeing 767 crashed into the sea off Massachusetts. No mechanical cause for the crash has been found. Earlier this month, the man who headed the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (news - web sites) at the time of the crash, James Hall, said it could only have been caused by someone in the cockpit. ``The information that I have very carefully reviewed when I was chairman left no question in my mind ... that there is no way that the events could have occurred as a result of a mechanical failure, but occurred as a result of pilot actions,'' Hall said. Investigators have focused on co-pilot Gamil Batouti, who was at the controls when the aircraft went into a final dive. Egyptian authorities have long rejected any suggestion that Batouti may have deliberately crashed the aircraft. They have urged U.S. investigators to look more closely at the Boeing's elevator panels to determine if they malfunctioned. The final U.S. report on the accident is expected later this year. ANOMALOUS IMAGES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
