• The "friendly-fire" death of a British soldier in Iraq. (p2)
  

  Part 1 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV_16PdWnBo The Sun newspaper says it has obtained the cockpit video at the centre of a row over the "friendly-fire" death of a British soldier in Iraq. An inquest into the death of Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, 25, from Berks, was adjourned after the coroner said the tape was central to the case. The MoD said it was classified "secret" by the US, so could not be released. The Sun says the video shows US aircraft attacking a British convoy in Basra, southern Iraq, in March 2003. The deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in London, David Johnson, said the video would be de-classified if the military considered it would not put forces at risk in future. The Sun has published a transcript of what it says was said by US military personnel on the video. At the start of the attack, one pilot notices orange panels on the vehicles and asks whether there could be any friendly units in the area. His command gives assurances there are no coalition forces in the area. Pilots open fire but soon the error is realised and they are informed that friendly units were in the area. They are told: "Abort your mission. You got a, looks we might have a blue-on-blue situation [a friendly fire incident]." An air controller on the ground says: "We are getting an initial brief that there was one killed and one wounded, over." One pilot replies: "Copy. RTB [return to base]." A colleague says: "I'm going to be sick." They then talk about the possibility of being jailed for carrying out the attack. 'Weeping' The first pilot says: "Did you hear?" His colleague replies: "Yeah, this sucks." "We're in jail, dude," says the first. The other pilot then weeps, saying: "God dammit". The BBC's defence correspondent Paul Wood said it was obvious from the recording that the pilots were appalled by their mistake. "They are not just remorseful, they are weeping. They are beside themselves." He said the question was who is responsible for the error, adding that the Pentagon has a longstanding position not to let US servicemen appear before foreign tribunals. The Sun has released footage to television and radio stations, but is not giving other websites permission to use clips. Last week, when the existence of the tape came to light, L/CoH Hull's widow, Susan, described it as an "absolute disgrace" that she had been assured by the military no such tape existed. L/CoH Hull, from the Household Cavalry Regiment, died from multiple injuries inside his blazing Scimitar tank, despite efforts by colleagues to save him. He was travelling in a column of light armoured vehicles near the southern Iraqi city of Basra when it was reportedly attacked by a US A-10 "tankbuster" aircraft. Furious attack On Friday, Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner Andrew Walker was forced to adjourn L/CoH Hull's hearing because the MoD had failed to provide the inquest with a recording. He had earlier launched a furious attack on the MoD for refusing to release the tape. The MoD said it was given a copy of the video by the US government for its own investigation into the incident. "This recording is the property of the United States government and the MoD does not have the right to release it without their permission," it said in a statement. However, Mr Johnson, from London's US Embassy, said the US government had been in discussions with Harriet Harman and other officials over the tape. "It is probably incorrect to say anyone had put pressure on anyone," he said. "We have been working together on this." L/CoH Hull's family had been told that some classified material has been withheld, "but we did not specify its exact nature", the statement added. "There has never been any intention to deliberately deceive or mislead L/CoH Hull's family." A Pentagon spokeswoman said the US government never released documents that were part of an investigation. The US government would view whoever leaked the video as "criminally responsible", the spokeswoman added.

  Author: martinims
  Keywords: iraq american pilots usa england british kill killed man aricraft military A-10 friendly fire forces cockpit recording
  Added: February 6, 2007
  

  
  
  
  
  
• Top Gear 2-4-07 #1
  

  This is the second episode of the new series of Top Gear. (Season 9 Episode 2) In this Episode: *James May in the Bugatti Veyron *News *JC, Hamster and May play golf in Scotland while comparing the new Audi TT,Mazda RX-8 and Alfa Romeo Brera *Hugh Grant in a reasonably priced car Part 1: You are watching this video. Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmxMupKg4QI Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77vTwebHJA4 Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpGf24sQ8rk Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDJmwmEn6ic Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiTB3yoE3_E Enjoy!

  Author: lp2137
  Keywords: TopGear Clarkson RichardHammond JamesMay
  Added: February 5, 2007
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
• Headstrong Release Eve!
  

  hey! i'm at rehearsal getting ready for the big day tomorrow (tues 2/6). My album Headstrong is in stores!!! yay. I'll be YouTubing the entire day from my ShoZu video phone, so stay tuned!!!! xoxo Ashley

  Author: ashleytisdale
  Keywords: ashley tisdale hsm high school musical ash1 official blog live exclusive headstrong backstage shozu he said she
  Added: February 5, 2007
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
• inanılmaz olay
  

  denizde dalgaların donmaya başladı an bakalım bu küresel ısınmada daha neler görücez

  Author: izleturk
  Keywords: dalga deniz buz kış kar soğuk don izle izleturk
  Added: February 5, 2007
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
• Friendly Fire Cockpit Video Iraq 2003. Matty Hull Killed
  

  Friendly Fire Cockpit Video Iraq 2003 Lance Corporal Matty Hull, 25, from Berkshire, England was killed in Iraq in 2003 by (un)friendly fire from U.S fighter jets. For years UK/US security denied the existance of this cockpit video but here it is, finally revealed. IMHO. It's all too easy to blame the clear incompetence of the U.S pilots. YET AGAIN this shabby, amateur Labour government must be held accountable for failing YET AGAIN to equip our troops with up to date equipment. It seems rather than investing in advanced 21st century communications equipment that would have prevented this, they relied on the cheaper alternative of using the colour orange. Pathetic! I hope the facts of this aspect don't get buried in the typical knee-jerk anti-American jingoism that is so trendy in Britain these days. PS - Please don't vote Labour again, it's embarrassing. The P.G Tips monkeys could do a better job (and are far more aesthetically pleasing than Prescott)

  Author: latestfacts
  Keywords: Matty Hull Iraq 2003 Friendly Fire Cockpit
  Added: February 6, 2007
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
• Laugh of the Day -- Why Alec won the Golden Globe
  

  Want to see why Alec won the golden globe? Then you should definitely check out this laugh of the day! Don't miss Alec on 30 Rock every Thursday at 9:30/8:30c only on NBC!

  Author: NBC
  Keywords: 30 rock laugh of the day alec baldwin tina fey tracy morgan golden globe funny comedy
  Added: February 5, 2007
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
• Rudy Giuliani on Hannity & Colmes (Part 1 of 2)
  

  http://hotair.com Rudy Giuliani on Hannity & Colmes (Part 1 of 2).

  Author: dollarsandsense123
  Keywords: rudy giuliani hannity colmes president
  Added: February 5, 2007
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
• ♥~Maging Sino Ka Man~♥ Episode 88 [1/3]
  

  02-06-07 - Eli finally meets his real mother. "no copyright infringement intended"

  Author: Karla139
  Keywords: john lloyd cruz bea alonzo anne curtis sam milby mskm
  Added: February 6, 2007