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Does it matter? You obviously have guys that have missiles filming a launch and then film of the actual DHL hit. Does it matter if there is a gap? They obviously were filming the actual DHL hit so knew about it before it happened whether the launch filmed was THE launch or not.

Some news reports this morning indicate that the film is 6 minutes long. We are obviously seeing only a clip. These reports also say that a US helicopter gunship is seen on the film in the area but takes no action, apparently not noticing the missile launch.

"These reports also say that a US helicopter gunship is seen on the film in the area but takes no action, apparently not noticing the missile launch."

That is referred to in the AFP French article I just posted (translated a bit rough by Babelfish).

Does it matter? You obviously have guys that have missiles filming a launch and then film of the actual DHL hit. Does it matter if there is a gap? They obviously were filming the actual DHL hit so knew about it before it happened whether the launch filmed was THE launch or not.

You're missing my point. What I'm saying is that there is video of the jet coming in for landing on fire that already existed. Some yahoo on the web combines that with stock footage of Arabs firing SAMs and, voila, we have video of the supposed attack. The cuts in the video make me wonder whether this is real. Also, in the part showing the launch there are no power lines. In the part showing the jet coming in for landing there are power lines. These two parts were only separated by a few minutes so there wasn't time for the cameraman to move closer to the airport.

I've seen a video of a Chechen SAM attack on a Russian helicopter. In it you see the launch and can follow the missile all the way to impact with the helicopter.