Canadian sniper kills Islamic State terrorist from 3.45km (over 2 miles) away.
Apparently, this is a new record for a successful long-range sniper shot off the practice range.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Wait, what?! A Canadian soldier shot someone? Is he going to be court-martialed for this?
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
I was expecting "Wait, what?! Canada has soldiers?"
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Quote:DHBirr wrote:
Wait, what?! A Canadian soldier shot someone? Is he going to be court-martialed for this?
Nah, he apologized right after.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
All joking aside, Questions Have Been Asked about this in Parliament. Our soldiers aren't supposed to be fighting, apparently.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Bang!.....
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.... thud
And a very frigtened goat in the distance begging for it's maaaaa.......
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?
Apparently,
1) it was 3.54km, not 3.45km, and
2) it was a defensive act.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau ... -1.4179825
Quote:"The advise and assist mission that our Canadian Forces are engaged in in northern Iraq has always had an element of defence of, obviously, Canadian troops and of our coalition partners," [Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau said. "That is something that is integral to this mission. And that is something that has always been followed."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012