Video Shows Moments Before Insurgent Attack That Injured Woodruff, Vogt

[sabra]

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1578054

Video Shows Moments Before Insurgent Attack That Injured Woodruff, VogtTapes Go to Black as IED Explodes; Cameras Likely Disabled By Force of Blast

Feb. 3, 2006 — ABC News has now seen the videotapes made by "World News Tonight" co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt that captured the moments before the insurgent attack on their patrol. The tapes show their reporting on the efforts of the Iraqi forces to secure their country.

Shortly before the attack, Woodruff and Vogt were riding in an Iraqi armored vehicle with two video cameras — one in Vogt's hands, the other attached to the front of the vehicle. They were riding through the Al Mushada neighborhood, north of Baghdad.

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Woodruff and Vogt were reporting on Iraqi troops that day because they wanted to gauge their readiness and battle worthiness — a key factor that will dictate how soon U.S. troops will be allowed to come home.

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The last thing seen on the first tape is the camera panning down and the picture turning black. On the other camera, the last image is of tape glitches, and then black.

It is likely the force of the blast disabled both cameras.

[Zeke]

1. My God...

Woodruff was sent on a fool's erand to get ABC ratings.
He and Vargas are lousy anchors compared to Jennings.
What was was he gonna do in Iraq? Actually report what's
really goin gon over there? No. They've not done that
for 3 years.

His trip was for ratings---a fool's erand.

[jarnocan]

2. wonder if /when they

will show the video...

[Archae]

5. They did.

On ABC's World News Tonight.

The camera tilts and goes black.

[Kagemusha]

3. So then... are the Iraqis ready? I think this video clearly says, NO.

Just a theory of course.

[951-Riverside]

4. I wonder what happened to the Iraqi Soldier sitting outside with them?