Archive for March, 2007

Another IED preparation video from Afghanistan Saturday, March 24th, 2007

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Another video showing presumably Taliban fighters preparing IEDs and packing shrapnel around them.

Guantanamo Bay Tribunal Transcripts Thursday, March 15th, 2007

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The Pentagon has released three transcripts of tribunals held for high profile detainees in Guantanamo Bay. In Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s transcript he claims responsibility for the 1993 WTC operation, the 2001 WTC operation, and the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings - among others.

You can download them as PDFs below.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed transcript

Abu Faraj al-Libi transcript

Ramzi Bin al-Shibh

Source:CNN

Garuda Indonesia crash video Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

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Video footage of the Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crash. The footage was filmed by a Chanel 7 Australia cameraman that happened to be on the flight.

Garuda crash in Indonesia Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

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  • A Garuda Indonesia plane has burst into flames on landing Yogyakarta.
  • May have overshot runway
  • Eyewitness reports say fire began in front wheel.
  • Flight number was GA-200
  • Plane was a Boeing 747-400
  • Carrying about 130 passengers.
  • Reports of ‘dozens of dead’
  • Passengers report plane ’shaking strongly’ before landing.
  • Tail number reported as PK-GZC. Yet to be confirmed. Photos of this plane can be found here.