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Link to this attack. they havent ruled it out but they havent established that connection. they are not triggering the reactions we would see if there is a terror link there. but lawmakers are looking at possibilities to close some holes here. when we have a whiff of a plot out there. you remember the tooth paste tube explosives or refined shoe bombs, things we have been reported in the last few weeks. you know, they start to make adjustments in security screenings, et cetera. if this turns out ...

Terror link or intentional taking over of the plane. >> jim, all of this though when you add it together, and there are and were going to talk about it later in the program, there are people who still believe there are mechanical ways that could explain what happened here. obviously a lot of people believe it was deliberate. so, where is the line between deliberaten an act of tearer? >> its a good question. talk about the act of terror. i talked to intelligence officials and i bother them every ...

>> you have to look at the radar range itself. when the plane was first lost it was at the extreme end of the radar system from malaysia. so we are talking about 250 nautical miles and the aircraft was at 35,000 feet to. fly under the radar it will have to fly -- know the range of the radar and then fly to the height for that range. so as its approaching, say, pakistan, its going to have to go lower and lower and lower. and i doubt a plane of 200 tons could get under the radar. >> jim tilmon, i ...

Pilots from hong kong spotted large, solid debris in the waters off vietnam. >> we have not received any confirmation or verification of the debris. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence sources telling cnn they are less inclined to think the disappearance of the malaysian air 770 jetliner had a terror link. the sources say the two men that boarded the flight with stolen pass ports were more likely trying to gain illegal entry into europe. families of missing passengers demanding answers from malaysia ...

Tracking signal went dark. jim sciutto, theyre not ruling on the terror. >> no, the clues on the flight have been changing so rapidly and as those clues change and new information comes in, intelligence agencies are reacting, chasing down the leads to see if there are any evidence of a terror link. so far they havent found that evidence, but as you say, they are not ruling it out. and as cia director john brennan was giving a talk in washington, i learned for the first time about this transponde...

Tragedy of 9/11 have been seated in the minds of many people. and this is not the time to relax, because we know there are terrorist groups that are still determined to carry out attacks, including against -- especially against aircraft. >> has there been chatter that would indicate any kind of terror link in this mystery? >> i think theres a lot of speculation right now. some claims responsibility have not been confirmed or corroborated at all. we are looking at it very carefully. we, cia, are ...

Flying a 777 and being able to do so with so much skill that there is no trace of the event, thats -- that seems like a whole different ball game. so one would have to say its highly unlikely, but the one group you say that has claimed responsibility, which one has to be very dupe yous are the chinese weigers. >> the most likely theory that investigators are currently operating on, they havent really got a clue, so theres no evidence to back any of this up, they believe the more likely theory is...

Mystery surrounding the disappearance of flight 370 right now and the search for that airplane. he was speaking about those stolen pass porlports and the t iranians on that plane. >> using stolen passports, whether or not there was a terror link, could still board the airlines. what flaw is still in this system post 9/11 that permits stolen passports to be used so commonly? >> when you this i abonk about number of people that get on a plane, the numbers are probably in the hundreds of thousands....

Looking beyond malaysian airlines flight path. as the search enters its fourth day -- >> these are the areas were going to search. >> -- officials are including the strait of malacca. radar data leading some to believe the flight may have reversed course to return to malaysia in its final moments. also saying pilots from hong kong spotted large, solid debris in the waters off vietnam. >> we have not received any confirmation or verification of the debris that theyre from the aircraft or not. >> ...

family when theyre after these tusks and elephants are being decimated at an alarming rate. >> even if you werent a passionate animal lover that doesnt even move you, ian, there is a terror link here that most people would be shocked to hear. >> yes, there is. the situation is such that many people are saying can you prove there is a terror link? well, of course, untraceable forms of revenue are very difficult to prove. organizations, extremist organizations dont give receipts and dont have i...