Superluminal Observations: Was Einstein Wrong?

The technical literature today is filled with reports of superluminal
observations in the universe. Usually these faster than light
observations involve high-speed ejections or flares from the poles of
Quasars, Blazars, or Black Holes. These observations are typically
explained away by saying that that the angle of motion relative to us
makes the observed speed to be illusory. But in some instances it is
not clear that this is the case. And the term "superluminal" has
stuck.

Could the the falsification of Einstein's special theory of relativity
be right in front of our eyes?

http://pc.astro.brandeis.edu/BRAG/movies/
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...rtype=abstract
http://www.astr.ua.edu/keel/agn/3c279.html

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The technical literature today is filled with reports of superluminal
observations in the universe. Usually these faster than light
observations involve high-speed ejections or flares from the poles of
Quasars, Blazars, or Black Holes. These observations are typically
explained away by saying that that the angle of motion relative to us
makes the observed speed to be illusory. But in some instances it is
not clear that this is the case. And the term "superluminal" has
stuck.

OK I'll bite - Can you point to reputable observations that cannot be
explained by the standard model?

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclo...io_source.html

Double-A:
Just for fun try a Google under 'superluminal phase
velocity'. For example see-
http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/Archi...nce_light.html

Apparently 'phase velocity' can be de facto superluminal without
violating SR. oc