I'm sure many of you have read about this transcript, as it is the top news story out today in most publications, but I just wanted to paste the entire transcript so people could read it as it happened.
According to the government's case, the plane was flown into the ground immediately after the final words on the voice recording. The jet tumbled after hitting the ground nose first.
During the transcript, you will notice various references to the terrorists' attempts at jolting the passengers to prevent further agitation. What the transcript also shows is that the terrorists maintained control of the plane throughout the entire ordeal, but out of distress caused by the passengers, were forced to put into the ground far before their intended target. It also would follow, logically, that the other passengers on the three planes that hit targets were told the same story about there being a bomb aboard and that they would be flying to an airport for negotiations.
It is arguable whether the plane would have actually made it to its target given the time delay, but our citizens performed bravely nonetheless.
The transcript as presented in court with the paranthesis being translations of Arabic:
09:35:33 -- No, no, no. Unintelligible.
09:35:35 -- Down in the airport.
09:35:39 -- Down, down.
09:35:40 -- I don't want to die.
09:35:41 -- No, no. Down, down.
09:35:42 -- I don't want to die. I don't want to die.
09:35:44 -- No, no. Down, down, down, down, down, down.
09:35:47 -- No, no, please.
09:35:57 -- No.
09:37:06 -- (That's it. Go back.)
09:37:06 -- (That's it.) Sit down.
09:37:36 --(Everthing is fine. I finished.)
09:38:36 -- (Yes.)
09:39:11 -- Ah. Here's the captain. I would like to tell you all to remain seated. We have a bomb aboard, and we are going back to the airport, and we have our demands. So, please remain quiet.
[ ... ]
09:45:19 -- (How about we let them in? We let the guys in now.)
09:45:23 -- (OK.)
09:45:24 -- (Should we let the guys in?)
09:45:25 -- (Inform them, and tell him to talk to the pilot. Bring the pilot back.)
09:45:57 -- (In the name of Allah. In the name of Allah. I bear witness that there is no other God, but Allah.)
09:47:31 -- Unintelligible.
09:47:40 -- (Allah knows.)
09:48:15 -- Unintelligible.
09:48:38 -- Set course.
[ ... ]
09:53:20 -- (The best thing: The guys will go in, lift up the) ... Unintelligible ... (and they put the axe into it. So, everyone will be scared.)
09:53:27 -- (Yes.)
09:53:28 -- (The axe.)
[ ... ]
09:58:44 -- (Oh Allah. Oh Allah. Oh the most gracious.)
09:58:47 -- Ugh. Ugh.
09:58:52 -- Stay back.
09:58:55 -- In the cockpit.
09:58:57 -- In the cockpit.
09:58:57 -- (They want to get in here. Hold, hold from the inside. Hold from the inside. Hold).
09:59:04 -- Hold the door.
09:59:09 -- Stop him.
09:59:11 -- Sit down.
09:59:13 -- Sit down.
09:59:15 -- Sit down.
09:59:16 -- Unintelligible.
09:59:17 -- (What?)
09:59:18 -- (There are some guys. All those guys.)
09:59:20 -- Lets get them.
[ ... ]
10:00:07 -- (Is that it? Shall we finish it off?)
10:00:08 -- (No. Not yet.)
10:00:09 -- (When they all come, we finish it off.)
10:00:11 -- (There is nothing.)
10:00:13 -- Unintelligible.
10:00:14 -- Ahh.
10:00:15 -- I'm injured.
10:00:16 -- Unintelligible.
10:00:21 -- Ahh.
10:00:22 -- (Oh Allah. Oh Allah. Oh gracious.)
10:00:25 -- In the cockpit. If we don't, we'll die.
10:00:29 -- (Up, down. Up, down, in the) cockpit.
10:00:33 -- (The) cockpit.
10:00:37 -- (Up, down. Saeed, up, down.)
10:00:42 -- Roll it.
10:00:55 -- Unintelligible.
10:00:59 -- (Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest.)
10:01:01 -- Unintelligible.
10:01:08 -- (Is that it? I mean, shall we pull it down?)
10:01:09 -- (Yes, put it in it, and pull it down.)
10:01:10 -- Unintelligible.
10:01:11 -- (Saeed.)
10:01:12 -- ... engine ...
10:01:13 -- Unintelligible.
10:01:16 -- (Cut off the oxygen.)
10:01:18 -- (Cut off the oxygen. Cut off the oxygen. Cut off the oxygen.)
10:01:34 -- Unintelligible.
10:01:37 -- Unintelligible.
10:01:41 -- (Up, down. Up, down.)
10:01:41 -- (What?)
10:01:42 -- (Up, down.)
10:01:42 -- Ahh.
10:01:53 -- Ahh.
10:01:54 -- Unintelligible.
10:01:55 -- Ahh.
10:01:59 -- Shut them off.
10:02:03 -- Shut them off.
10:02:14 -- Go.
10:02:14 -- Go.
10:02:15 -- Move.
10:02:16 -- Move.
10:02:17 -- Turn it up.
10:02:18 -- (Down, down.)
10:02:23 -- (Pull it down. Pull it down.)
10:02:25 -- Down. Push, push, push, push, push.
10:02:33 -- (Hey. Hey. Give it to me. Give it to me.)
10:02:35 -- (Give it to me. Give it to me. Give it to me.)
10:02:37 -- (Give it to me. Give it to me. Give it to me.)
10:02:40 -- Unintelligible.
10:03:02 -- (Allah is the greatest.)
10:03:03 -- (Allah is the greatest.)
10:03:04 -- (Allah is the greatest.)
10:03:06 -- (Allah is the greatest.)
10:03:06 -- (Allah is the greatest.)
10:03:07 -- No.
10:03:09 -- (Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest.)
10:03:09 -- (Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest.)
I would hope that those that claim that this plane was shot down will now come to realization that that is nothing more than a silly conspiracy theory.