Investigators focus on foul play behind missing plane-sources

KUALA LUMPUR (not Reuters) - An investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner is focusing more on a suspicion of foul play, as evidence suggests it was diverted hundreds of miles off course, sources familiar with the Malaysian probe said.  Those familiar with Malaysian probes, however, can only be trusted so far.  So, basically, they were looking in the wrong place for 4 days and for a "Bowing" (see picture, below).

Radar signals recorded by the Malaysian military appear to show the missing airliner climbing to 45,000 feet, above the approved altitude limit for a Boeing 777-200, soon after it disappeared from civilian radar and made a sharp turn to the west, according to a data analyst from the Dharma Initiative.  It then appeared to drop to 23,000 feet, below normal cruising levels, in under a second.  It then made a right turn, paused - in mid air mind you - made another left turn, and barreled rolled.  That's one magic jetliner.

The radar track, which the Malaise-ian "government" has not released, but says it has provided to the U.S. and China, then shows the plane approaching the island of Penang, one of the country's largest.  After requesting a "fly by," a short man in a white dinner jacket was spotted yelling, "Ze plane, ze plane!" 

There, the plane turned from a Southwest course (but not like any Southwest flight that I have ever been on), climbed and flew northwest over the Strait of Malacca (known for their Muchacha)  towards the Indian Ocean, a course similar to that of Oceanic Airlines flight 815.

One theory being explored was the plane running out of fuel and crashing along one of hundreds of remote islands, consisting of dense jungles teeming with venomous creatures, which might engulf the wreckage.  Such a scenario raised additional concerns for search and rescuers.  Said one respondent, "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherf@#king snakes on this motherf@#king plane!"

Malaysian and international investigators have said in recent days that the plane may have departed from its northerly flight route toward Beijing and headed west across the Malaysian peninsula just after it disappeared from civilian radar, its pilots stopped communicating with ground controllers and its transponders stopped transponding.  The plane is also now thought to have continued flying for more than four hours, possibly utilizing the auto pilot "Otto", based on automated “pings” sent by onboard systems seeking to connect with satellites.  Surely, the "pings" can help locate the plane.  Replied one searcher, "You try looking for a "ping," and stop calling me Shirley!"