Dr The Singh Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4987716.stm The US justice department has released the first video of the plane crashing into the Pentagon on 11 September 2001. American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the US military headquarters, killing 184 people, after it was hijacked as part of an al-Qaeda plot. The release of the video, taken from a Pentagon security camera, comes after a Freedom of Information Act request by legal watchdog Judicial Watch. The group said it hoped to dispel conspiracy theories about the crash. "Finally, we hope that this video will put to rest the conspiracy theories involving American Airlines Flight 77," president Tom Fitton said. Some theorists have suggested the aircraft was shot down in flight, and that the Pentagon was struck by a missile. Moussaoui trial Stills released in 2002 showed the moment the hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon, killing 125 people in the building and 59 passengers and crew. WHAT IS JUDICIAL WATCH? Describes itself as a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation Has repeatedly sued US government agencies to obtain information Forced release of documents on subjects ranging from RU-486 "abortion pill" to lobbyist visits to White House Special focus on monitoring illegal immigration and Hillary Clinton fundraising Source: www.judicialwatch.org Why Pentagon released tape The crash came shortly after two other hijacked airlines were flown into the twin towers at the World Trade Center in New York. Judicial Watch filed the freedom of information request in 2004, but the Pentagon refused to release the video because it was part of the investigation involving al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui, the group said. This February the group sued the government over its refusal, saying there was "no legal basis" for it. Washington agreed to release the video after a court sentenced Moussaoui to life in jail for his role in 9/11 earlier this month, a Judicial Watch spokeswoman told the BBC. The group said it fought to obtain the video because "it was very important to complete the public record" on the attacks. French author Thierry Meyssan alleged that Flight 77 did not crash into the Pentagon and suggested a truck bomb or missile caused the damage. Such views are challenged by witness testimony at the scene of an aircraft fitting the description of Flight 77 crashing into the site. Correspondents say the release of the video is not unhelpful to the Bush administration. The footage serves as a graphic reminder of why the US launched its global war on terror and is still fighting it, the BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says.
Master Fox Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 I saw the video and you can't see a plane hitting the pentagon! It looks more like someone planted a bomb!
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 I saw the video and you can't see a plane hitting the pentagon! It looks more like someone planted a bomb! Here we go - again!
Master Fox Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 Here we go - again! I was only saying! I wasn't asking for a full debate on the subject!
The Don Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 i couldnt see no plane Double negative - so you saw at least one plane!!
Milky Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 Double negative - so you saw at least one plane!! but he was saying it in a Mr T styley.
Ricey Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 This proves nothing, you can only see a white object and how can anyone take it seriously when the data on the sercurity camera says Septemer 12th!
Sparky Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 This proves nothing, you can only see a white object and how can anyone take it seriously when the data on the sercurity camera says Septemer 12th! , well spotted
anotherwin Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 This proves nothing, you can only see a white object and how can anyone take it seriously when the data on the sercurity camera says Septemer 12th! Really? I'll take your word for that, I ain't gonna watch it again, took ages to load, I can't see no plane anyway, looks like the front of a missile to me, you think they would edit it better after 4 years
The People's Hero Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 Am I the only one getting bored of all this? No. No you're not.
The People's Hero Posted 17 May 2006 Posted 17 May 2006 This proves nothing, you can only see a white object and how can anyone take it seriously when the data on the sercurity camera says Septemer 12th! Septemer? You'd have thought they'd have spelt it right. Seriously though, what a cock up!
Collymore Posted 18 May 2006 Posted 18 May 2006 It does show the value of CCTV, none. Is that suppose to show that it wasn't a missile? They've not done a very good job! The only thing they catch on the camera is a missile shaped thingy that they declare is a nose cone of a plane! Those two cameras were suspiciously synced as well, the whole thing would have been over in split seconds, but somehow they manage to catch the nose cone of a plane on two different cameras which are probably refreshing once a second! Then ideally the next frame shows the explosion, pity one of them couldn't have captured the whole plane body hey? Suspicious as fcuk if you ask me!
Ricey Posted 18 May 2006 Posted 18 May 2006 Septemer? You'd have thought they'd have spelt it right. Seriously though, what a cock up! Americans eh?!
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