Meaning of the Shadow Broker recordings?

Question

At the end of the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC (which was awesome!), you are shown various security camera recordings. They are short, silent, and provide little context.

I couldn't recognize any of the characters or events. Do any of these show past events we are supposed to remember, or events from any other media like the novels? Or do they all foreshadow Mass Effect 3?

Answer 1

The videos themselves are pretty meaningless - they're just supposed to be a neat, almost easter-egg snippets of video footage that the Shadow Broker was ostensibly observing / had recorded.

You may not have recognized any of the characters, but the folks over at the Mass Effect wiki have gotten a pretty comprehensive list.

Also, note that not all the videos are available at once -- I have a feeling you'd remember Khalisah al-Jilani, especially when she's getting punched and kicked (and this time, not by you!)

Answer 2

@hammar - She does!

Just be quick on the draw for a renegade interrupt, because she's learned a few things since the last time you met (I learned this to my shame before reloading and doing things a little differently).

There are several times where the paragon/renegade interrupts are incredibly brief; this is one of the only times I've regretted the width of my monitor because I haven't noticed them until it's too late, and that's embarrassing because I've always had good peripheral vision).