By Matthias Chang
Let me state from the outset that I totally
agree with the press statements by Malaysia’s Defence Minister and
Acting Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein that “we have
conducted ourselves fairly, responsibly and history will judge us for
that.”

And to a mischievous and presumptuous question
from a correspondent of the Financial Times, Datuk Seri with confidence
and integrity rightly said without any fear of contradiction that, “I
don’t think we could have done anything different from what we have
already done.”  Well done! 

The Financial Times, CNN and other foreign media
ought to pose similar questions to the US and its intelligence services
and stop insinuating that Malaysia has not been transparent and/or
engaged in a cover-up. Foreign media should stop engaging in dirty
politics!
 It is my hope that following the publication of
this article, Malaysian mass media will focus on questioning the
integrity of the US’s assistance to Malaysia in the first three weeks of
the SAR mission, notwithstanding its recent offer of more assistance.

I take comfort that my reservations about the US
and its intelligence services as well as other intelligence services
closely linked to the US, especially British secret service, have been
more than vindicated by Reuters in its news report on 28th March, 2014 entitled Geopolitical games handicap hunt for flight MH370

WantaChinaTimes, Taiwan reported,

The above is the reality which we have to
confront. 
Therefore, desist any attempt to label the above mainstream
media articles as a “conspiracy theory”. Reuters has let the Genie out
of the bottle! 

Malaysia’s Minister of Transport Datuk Seri
Hishammuddin gave hints of Malaysia’s difficulties (as his hands were
tied by intelligence protocols and or refusal by the relevant foreign
intelligence services and diplomatic reluctance) but our local media
failed to appreciate the nuances of his statements by not directing
their questions at those parties that have failed Malaysia as their
neighbour and in their duties under various defence treaties and
arrangements.
Malaysian media, please read at the minimum three
times, the sentences in bold AND WAKE UP TO THE REALITY that our country
has been badly treated even though our country put all its national
security cards on the table so that countries whose nationals are
passengers on flight MH 370 could come forward with sincerity to assist
in resolving this unfortunate tragedy which is not Malaysia’s making. 

Malaysia is but a victim of this tragedy whose plane, MH 370 was used for a hidden agenda for which only time will reveal. 
In my previous article posted to the website on the 27th
March, 2014, I exposed how Israel is exploiting the tragedy to create
public opinion for a war against Iran, a Muslim country that has close
ties with Malaysia.

At the outset of the SAR Mission, all concerned stated categorically that
every scenario, no matter how unlikely would be examined critically
with no stones left unturned – terrorist hijacking, suicide mission,
technical failures, inadequate security, criminal actions of the pilot
and or co-pilot etc.

Given the above premise, families of the
passengers and the crew of MH 370 have every right to ask the following
questions of the US and other countries that have sophisticated
technologies to track and monitor airplanes and ships in all
circumstances.
Such questions should not be shot down by those
who have a hidden agenda that such queries amount to “conspiracy
theories”. Far from being conspiracy theories, we assert that the
questions tabled below and the rationale for asking them are well
founded and must be addressed by the relevant parties, failing which an
inference ought to be drawn that they are complicit in the disappearance
of MH 370.

Lets us begin.

1)        Was the plane ordered to turn back, if so who gave the order?
2)        Was the plane turned back manually or by remote control?
3)        If the latter, which country or countries have the technologies to execute such an operation?
4)        Was MH 370 weaponised before its flight to Beijing?
5)        If so, what are the likely methods for such a mission – Biological weapons, dirty bombs?
6)        Was Beijing / China the target and if so why?
7)        Qui Bono?
8)        The time
sequence of countries identifying the alleged MH 370 debris in the
Indian ocean was first made by Australia followed by France, Thailand,
Japan, and Britain via Immarsat. Why did US not offer any satellite
intelligence till today?
9)        Prior to the
switch of focus to the Indian ocean, was the SAR mission in the South
China seas, used as a cover for the deployment of undersea equipment to
track and monitor naval capabilities of all the nations’ navies
competing for ownership of disputed territorial waters? Reuters as
quoted above seems to have suggested such an outcome.

10)     Till to date why
was there been no focus, especially by foreign mass media, on the
intelligence and surveillance capabilities of Diego Garcia, the
strategic naval and air base of the US?
11)     Why no questions
were asked whether the flight path of MH 370 (if as alleged crashed in
the Indian Ocean), was within the geographical parameters of the
Intelligence capabilities of Diego Garcia? Why no planes were deployed
from Diego Garcia to intercept the “Unidentified” plane which obviously
would pose a threat to the Diego Gracia military base?
12)     The outdated
capabilities of the Hexagon satellite system deployed by the US in the
1970s has a ground resolution of 0.6 meters;  what’s more, the present
and latest technologies which boast of the ability to identify objects
much smaller in size. Why have such satellites not provided any images
of the alleged debris in the Indian Ocean? Were they deliberately
withheld?
13)     On April
6th, 2012, the US launched a mission dubbed “NROL-25” (consisting of a
spy satellite) from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The
NROL-25 satellite was likely rigged with “synthetic aperture radar”
a system capable of observing targets around the globe in daylight and
darkness, able to penetrate clouds and identify underground structures
such as military bunkers. Though the true capabilities of the satellites are not publicly known due to their top-secret classification, some analysts have claimed that the technology allows the authorities to zoom in on items as small as a human fist from hundreds of miles away.
How is it that no imagery of MH370 debris was forwarded to Malaysia, as
this capability is not classified though other technologies might well
remain classified? (Source: Slate.com)
14)     Could it be that the above capabilities were not as touted?
15)     However, in December, 2013, the USAtlas
V rocket was launched carrying the spy satellite NROL-39 for the
National Reconnaissance Office, an intelligence agency which is often
overshadowed by the notorious National Security Agency (NSA), only it
scoops data via spy satellites in outer space. The “NROL-39 emblem” is
represented by the Octopus a versatile, adaptive, and highly intelligent
creature.  

Emblematically, enemies of the United States can be
reached no matter where they choose to hide. The emblem boldly states
“Nothing is beyond our reach”. 

This virtually means that the
tentacles of America’s World Octopus are spreading across the globe to
coil around everything within their grasp, which is, well, everything
(Source: Voice of Moscow). Yet, the US with such capabilities remained
silent. Why?

It cannot be said that it is not within the realm
of probabilities that the US may not want the plane MH 370 to be
recovered if rogue intelligence operators were responsible for the
disappearance of MH 370.

If the above questions have been posed to the US
and other intelligence agencies and answers are not forthcoming, I take
the view that the Malaysian government ought to declare publicly that
our national sovereignty and security have been jeopardized by the
disappearance of MH 370 and that the relevant intelligence agencies have
been tacitly complicit in the disappearance of MH370.
 By coming out openly to explain the predicament
faced by our country, Malaysia may prevent a hostile act against a third
country.

 I therefore call upon Malaysian mass
media to be courageous and initiate such queries as only the US and
other intelligence agencies can give definitive answers to the above 15
questions.
 
It is futile to demand answers from Malaysia as we
are not in any position to supply the information as we do not have the
capabilities of the global and regional military powers.

 Malaysians must unite behind the government so
that our leaders need not feel that they are alone shouldering this
enormous burden.
      
Matthias Chang is a prominent Malaysian lawyer
and author, who served as political secretary and adviser to former
Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

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