Malaysia Airlines Jet Vanishes

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Grieving the Unknown:

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/mis...l-limbo-n51221

Because after a death, there are a prescribed set of rituals, according to your culture: throwing a handful of dirt on the coffin, or spreading the ashes in a favorite place of the deceased. All of these rituals have a purpose, helping the person process the grief. But with the missing — when a person is simply, mysteriously gone — the people left behind are helpless. Any ritual or burial or memorial has to be purely symbolic.

This was Sue Scott’s life for 45 years, since Dec. 30, 1969, when her brother’s plane went missing in Laos.

“Even though the flame of hope is so minute after so many years, you never quite give that up,” Scott said. “I think you’re always hoping for them to walk through the door. I don’t think that ever goes away. Some miracle will happen and they will walk through the door.”

[moe.ron]

It's interesting to watch different coverage here in Asia. Been watching the local, regional, BBC and CNN. The local and regional are obvious focusing on the search and rescue with their reporter on the planes and boats looking. BBC pretty much straight forward reporting on the latest news. CNN seems to be trying to hype up the story. Yesterday it was all about Iranian link terrorism, today seems to be about suicidal pilots. The terrorism angle was paraded by a lot of the reporters and politicians, angling it so Iran was responsible.