D.S. pertinently reminded us that the Malaysian government must have
instantly recognized the primary radar track as MH370 since the “last contact” time of 2.40 am initially disclosed by Malaysia only makes sense on this basis. This makes all the intervening kerfuffle all the more surprising, to say the least.
Despite this clear track record (pardon the pun), the Malaysian PM’s remarks are
still crafted around the concept that “we [Malaysia] had no reason to suspect that the aircraft that we tracked flying across our peninsula was MH370”.
Communicator said
Quote:
[Malaysian PM, paraphrased:] The primary radar track was only connected with MH370 when the relevance of Satcom ping information was appreciated some days later.
[D.S.]That is not correct. The Malaysia Government instantly recognized it as the plane, hence "last contact was 2:40" and "evidence to suggest the plane turned around" being relayed to the media on day 1 (remember, the initial thought by absolutely everyone everywhere was the plane was lost after 2 hours, not 1)
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