The Downing Of TWA Flight 800 [Paperback]

James Sanders (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1997

"The Downing of TWA Flight 800" is the first and only complete account and analysis of what really happened on July 17, 1996.

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About the Author

Unlike Pierre Salinger, who relies on the internet rumors and old FAA tapes, ex-cop turned investigative reporter Jim Sanders uses original first hand scientific evidence and actual U.S. Government documents and inside sources. America deserves to hear the truth......includes maps & charts of the disaster zone. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 10 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (April 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821758292
• ISBN-13: 978-0821758298
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A troubling story, September 12, 2003

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Albert Doyle (Sanibel, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Downing Of TWA Flight 800 (Paperback)

This book should trouble anyone who is serious about the TWA 800 case. I came to it from position of a sceptic about "conspiracy" theorists but the sheer volume of factual information here certainly points to a cover up. Certainly it was an abnormal crash investigation. Read about it yourself.

The failure to disclose the evidence of goverment rocketry experts, the discounting of the testimony of literally hundreds of eye witnesses (some with impeccable military backgrounds), the absence of any real evidence of fuel tank explosion, it all adds up to something fishy. And I'm no conspiracy minded person.

Two quibbles: the last pages of the book are marred by a silly fictional guess at a terrorist plot and the government's vidictive prosecution of the Sanders (particularly the innocent wife) may have been petty but he did take evidence without authority. We're not told the outcome of the case after conviction.

My concerns still remain in the area of too many people having to be involved to keep a cover up secret - but I do not discount the possibility for reasons of fear and misguided patriotism.

I believe the most likely explanation was that the airplane was brought down by a Navy missile, most likely fired in error. There were an unusual number of Navy ship in the vicinity a fact at first denied by the Navy. As for the Navy disclaimers I'm sorry to say that I discount those. The Navy has shown its ability to lie loyally in the "Liberty" case where they covered for Israel's attack on that vessel under political orders and they would have even greater reason to lie here. If I am correct otherwise honest people could be convinced that they must cover up "for the good of the country", the source of many evils.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Downing of TWA Flight 800, July 19, 2000

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"po5dude" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Downing Of TWA Flight 800 (Paperback)

This is honestly one of the most interesting-and frightening-stories I've ever read. It's full of information that the government doesn't want you to know about what really happened to TWA Flight 800. Sanders has done his honework on this one, and that's why he's been targeted by the FBI. This is one book that the flying public--and, in reality, all American voters and taxpayers--should read. It will not only expose the truth, but it takes the government's "findings" about the explosion of the plane's center fuel tank, and blows it right out of the water. How, you'll have to find out for yourself. As a public, we need to learn to question what the government and the liberal choose to tell us about such cases, and what they conveinent "forget" to mention. This book, at the very least, will make you think that a cover-up is an entirely plausible thing in relating to the explosion of TWA Flight 800. FYI, it's also a good read for fans of true-life conspiracy stories.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Expose'Of Government Criminality, April 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Downing Of TWA Flight 800 (Paperback)

This is a tremendous book - the information has been meticulously researched. No stones were left unturned. It provides conclusive evidence that our government agencies were in collusion with the mainstream media and the White House to hide and obfuscate a case of mass murder in the skies. Anyone with any knowledge of fuel tanks, fuel tank explosions, ignition temperatures of jet fuel, volatility of jet fuels, etc., knows immediately that this aircraft could not possibly have exploded because of a "mechanical failure" (a center wing tank explosion). The government did not provide an opinion from any nationally recognized testing laboratory to verify their findings. The government denied the National Transportation Safety Board their duty to investigate the incident, but gave the responsibility to the FBI, an agency that does not normally investigate aircraft incidents. The government agencies, in obvious collusion with the White House, all agreed that this incident was caused by a "center wing tank explosion." The FBI, CIA, NTSB, FAA, et al, would hardly ever agree on anything, including sending a "get well" card to the Pope. Mr. Cashill and Mr. Sanders have opened "a can of worms," in my opinion, and exposed the gigantic and shocking amount of corruption that exists within our federal government.