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Someone on board this aircraft that someone wanted dead, is that what you are saying? >> that's a possibility. what could be on the aircraft that someone was interested in is cargo. there was a high value cargo on this. we talked about the word piracy and pirates go after the ships for the cargo. was there high value that the ship was taken to be able to land and take the cargo or even in a db cooper and take the karg oat o o and send it out over the ocean. i love your timeline. it definitely shows that the likelihood is this was a deliberate act on somebody's part. they knew the aircraft well...
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