Sep 23, 2008 4:06 PM

About that Magical Disappearing Su-25 Video

Dear Danger Room readers: This afternoon I posted a video from Youtube shot by a Russian Su-25 pilot in combat over Georgia. After about an hour, the video got yanked from Youtube, so I pulled the post. It’s that simple. Sorry for the inconvenience. Sincerely, David Axe

Dear Danger Room readers:

This afternoon I posted a video from Youtube shot by a Russian Su-25 pilot in combat over Georgia. After about an hour, the video got yanked from Youtube, so I pulled the post. It's that simple.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Sincerely,

David Axe

David Axe reports from war zones, shoots television and writes comic books. ... Read More

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