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An awful lot. we have satellites every where. we are not looking at the southern hemisphere. is anybody else looking is the chinese looking with their satellite. thats a part of the world they shouldnt. >> are you saying the chinese should know where this plane is? arent they the ones that misled all of us? >> what have they known and what have they shared? this is a dry run. they have learned now the united states is not looking at the southern hemisphere. they know somebody is looking is he so...

It was a dry run. the critters of the fed-ex or ups dry run. they do dry runs. >> what about the fact that the captain apparently had a friend of his who was sentenced that day and they feel that he may be trying to make some political statement. >> thats another thing we dont know about. you are trying to do something, you know what the vulnerabilities are. >> there are groups out there that would certainly be looking for leverage in a situation like this. you have got china, you have the shinn...

Maylasia that is having issues. why isnt that known before he gets on there? there are serious issues. >> johnathon, with someone with your experience level, were you shocked by this? was this something that you thought could be happen or have you been taken back by this? >> having been a seal, i am an expert in targeting and i try not to be surprised about these things. it is unconventional warfare. terrorism is unconventional warfare. and we look for the gaps, and the vulnerabilities in the sy...

It was a dry run. the critters of the fed-ex or ups dry run. they do dry runs. >> what about the fact that the captain apparently had a friend of his who was sentenced that day and they feel that he may be trying to make some political statement. >> thats another thing we dont know about. you are trying to do something, you know what the vulnerabilities are. >> there are groups out there that would certainly be looking for leverage in a situation like this. you have got china, you have the shinn...

It was a dry run. the critters of the fed-ex or ups dry run. they do dry runs. >> what about the fact that the captain apparently had a friend of his who was sentenced that day and they feel that he may be trying to make some political statement. >> thats another thing we dont know about. you are trying to do something, you know what the vulnerabilities are. >> there are there that would certainly be looking for leverage in a situation like this. you have got china, you have the shinni shin shan...

We have satellites every where. we are not looking at the southern hemisphere. is anybody else looking is the chinese looking with their satellite. thats a part of the world they shouldnt. >> are you saying the chinese should know where this plane is? arent they the ones that misled all of us? >> what have they known and what have they shared? this is a dry run. they have learned now the united states is not looking at the southern hemisphere. they know somebody is looking is he southern hemisph...

An awful lot. we have satellites every where. we are not looking at the southern hemisphere. is anybody else looking is the chinese looking with their satellite. thats a part of the world they shouldnt. >> are you saying the chinese should know where this plane is? arent they the ones that misled all of us? >> what have they known and what have they shared? this is a dry run. they have learned now the united states is not looking at the southern hemisphere. they know somebody is looking is he so...

>> terrorist have been looking for ways to exploit aircraft and aviation for decades. they are look for example the next gap and hole in the security. they found a hole just the way they did on 9/11. >> it is interesting, it doesnt have to be the incident but they could be watching it. >> the important thing for everybody to know. that unconventional warfare. we gave terrorism a fancy nachlt it is unconventional warfare. they are probing for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities and lack of awarene...

Process of difficult anguished searches for them. we have nbc news anchor lester holt. thank you for joining us. im a big fan and greg fife, ntsb investigator and michael lighter. ill start with you, mike, this story has been a reminder of how precarious international travel security can be. what are the specific vulnerabilities that are revealed here? >> one thing i would stress, ronan, we dont know if any of those vulenerabilities led to the result that we have but clearly highlighted weakness...

With the stolen passports but others have connections with the chinese, extremist groups, whether in china or malaysia. the pilots were experienced in simulation flights so there are other things to look at. as any great investigator know, not to take any options off the table. in global terrorism the biggest mistake is to be caught up in a plot that already occurred. people talk about 9/11 or talk about beefing up security for the boston marathon bombing. not going to happen that way again but ...