Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
Strange only if you don't understand politics and the concept of face (and the saving thereof). (This is a thing not unique to any particular country)
It might be worth wandering back in time to the MH 370 event/investigation and the response of the local government to that event.
Remember the bit about the radar site near Panang, and the what they radar data did or didn't show?
And as far as denial in the face of facts,
Egypt Air Flt 990 remains a classic of the genre.
You are right. and further to that, aviation and politics may be oil and water, but separating them is not going to happen. Even with a critical need for truth to the benefit of all, the fog of partisanship, liability, and blame will ensure what we see is not necessarily what we are going to believe. The most compelling facts and conclusions are tinted by the lens we choose to view them through, evidenced by much of what has been posted on this and other forums. The bottom line however, is this. No politics, no argument and therefore no discussion. Politics getting in the way of truth is what this is really all about. But let us not forget that.