“ONE minute he was standing there and the next his head had exploded.”
That’s how one witness described the shocking moment a British SAS sniper hit his target — an Islamic State executioner.
Ironically,
the victim was teaching a group of young recruits the dark art of
beheading when he was decapitated by a single bullet from a long range
rifle, reportedly from a distance of 1,200 metres.
The slug in
question is known as a “wounding” bullet and makes a “tumbling motion”
when fired. That means it basically cartwheels around a body instead
flying straight through flesh — with devastating effect.
The Daily Expressquoted an unnamed source who
identified the sniper’s weapon as a Dan .338 equipped with a suppressor
“which reduces the sound and eliminates any flash from the barrel”.
“He
had to aim off by more than a foot,” the source told the paper. “One
minute he was standing there and the next his head had exploded.”
http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/british-sniper-bullet-decapitates-isis-executioner/news-story/0a5743d61660cb8a80e1e64c65820a58
"... It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings."....I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Monday, February 15, 2016
AN ISIS BEHEADER TRAINIER GETS HIS OWN DUE ACCOUNTING IN SYRIA WHILST TRAINING THE NEXT YOUNG RECRUITS IN THE HOW TO BEHEAD A HUMAN BEING THIS ISIS GETS A DAN 0.338 SNIPER IN THE HEAD WITH STYLE DURING HIS TRAINING SESSION WITH HEAD COMPLETE BLOWN FROM A BRITISH SNIPER - AS NOW KNOWN TO HAVE SNIPED 3 OTHER ISIS LEADERS - AS THE BEHEADERS OF THE MIDDLE EAST HAVE BECOME MARKED TARGET FOR THE TAKE DOWN
THE ARMY TO GET THE LATEST ABRAMS M1 TANK IN THE 2016 DEFENSE BUDGET WORTH $558 MILLION TO EXPAND THE 6,000 TANKS FIELDED WITH THE LATEST UPGRADES TO SHOOT THE ENEMY FARTHER AND FASTER - AS EASTERN EU BECOMES A HOT BED FOR THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING AND S KOREA WITH THE KIM EGO MANIAC N KOREA WANTING THE INVASION OF S KOREA
The U.S. Army has 6,000 M1 Abrams tanks
and for years has been saying that it doesn't need any more, but the
service is requesting $558 million for more tanks in the latest budget.
"There's an industrial base piece to all of that," Maj. Gen. Neil Thurgood, the Army's deputy for acquisition and systems management, said Wednesday of the funding that will go to the General Dynamics Corps. plant in Lima, Ohio, the only tank manufacturer in the U.S.
Thurgood said the money would improve the Abrams' maneuverability and defenses, and also give its 120mm main smoothbore gun more range.
"You want to be able to shoot further than the person shooting at you," he said.
The main reason for funding more tanks was, "we want to preserve our national ability to maintain that technology base" in U.S. heavy industry if needed in time of war, Thurgood said.
Beginning in 2012, former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno began testifying to Congress that the Army had more than enough tanks, even suggesting that the line at General Dynamics be frozen temporarily.
In 2012, Odierno testified that "we don't need the tanks," and said he'd rather use the money to spend on modernizing other weapons systems and platforms. "Our tank fleet is two and a half years old on average now. We're in good shape and these are additional tanks that we don't need," he said.
Last year, after Congress put more money for tanks back into the budget, Rep. Mac Thornberry, a Texas Republican and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said that keeping the line alive at General Dynamics showed that Congress was not a "rubber stamp."
"We made a judgment call" just as the Army was considering sending more tanks to Europe in response to the Ukraine crisis, Thornberry said. "That might be some evidence that Congress made the right call."
Thurgood was among several top Army officers who met in a roundtable session with defense reporters at the Pentagon on a range of issues stemming from the Defense Department's fiscal 2017 budget request presentation Tuesday.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/02/11/ohio-wins-again-in-armys-budget-for-more-m1-abrams-tanks.html
"There's an industrial base piece to all of that," Maj. Gen. Neil Thurgood, the Army's deputy for acquisition and systems management, said Wednesday of the funding that will go to the General Dynamics Corps. plant in Lima, Ohio, the only tank manufacturer in the U.S.
Thurgood said the money would improve the Abrams' maneuverability and defenses, and also give its 120mm main smoothbore gun more range.
"You want to be able to shoot further than the person shooting at you," he said.
The main reason for funding more tanks was, "we want to preserve our national ability to maintain that technology base" in U.S. heavy industry if needed in time of war, Thurgood said.
Beginning in 2012, former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno began testifying to Congress that the Army had more than enough tanks, even suggesting that the line at General Dynamics be frozen temporarily.
In 2012, Odierno testified that "we don't need the tanks," and said he'd rather use the money to spend on modernizing other weapons systems and platforms. "Our tank fleet is two and a half years old on average now. We're in good shape and these are additional tanks that we don't need," he said.
Last year, after Congress put more money for tanks back into the budget, Rep. Mac Thornberry, a Texas Republican and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said that keeping the line alive at General Dynamics showed that Congress was not a "rubber stamp."
"We made a judgment call" just as the Army was considering sending more tanks to Europe in response to the Ukraine crisis, Thornberry said. "That might be some evidence that Congress made the right call."
Thurgood was among several top Army officers who met in a roundtable session with defense reporters at the Pentagon on a range of issues stemming from the Defense Department's fiscal 2017 budget request presentation Tuesday.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/02/11/ohio-wins-again-in-armys-budget-for-more-m1-abrams-tanks.html
THE COMMUNIST CUBANS ENJOY TRADE WITH EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD EXCEPT FOR THE USA WHICH HAS AN EMBARGO IN PLACE BUT WITH THE NORMALIZING FROM ONE COMMNUMIST LOVE TO ANOTHER DEMOCRAT POTUS BHO THE GAUNTLET HAS BEEN THROWN OPEN AS CUBANS TO BUILD TRACTORS CALLED THE OGGUN IN CUBA AS RUN BY A US COMPANY
The Obama administration
approved the first U.S. factory to be built and operated in Cuba in
more than 50 years, in the latest sign of the rapidly changing
relationship between the United States and the communist nation.
Cleber LLC, an Alabama-based company that builds tractors for small farms, was notified by the Treasury Department that it could open a facility in Cuba. Co-founder Saul Berenthal said the company's attorney was in Havana on Monday to start the lengthy process of finalizing the agreement with the Cuban government and hopes to start production by early 2017.
Berenthal said he was proud to get the approval, but it means even more for the future relationship between the Cold War foes.
"Being first is great," he said. "But for certain, we should not be the only ones. We're hoping and expecting many more will follow."
A U.S. business operating in Cuba is possible because of sweeping changes made by President Obama since his Dec. 17, 2014, announcement that the long-time enemies would re-establish diplomatic relations. Since then, embassies have reopened in Washington and Havana, and diplomats and business people have flooded Cuba.
Starting Tuesday, U.S. airlines can begin applying for more air routes to the Caribbean destination.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/02/15/cuba-us-factory-approved-cleber-tractor/80400968/#
Cleber LLC, an Alabama-based company that builds tractors for small farms, was notified by the Treasury Department that it could open a facility in Cuba. Co-founder Saul Berenthal said the company's attorney was in Havana on Monday to start the lengthy process of finalizing the agreement with the Cuban government and hopes to start production by early 2017.
Berenthal said he was proud to get the approval, but it means even more for the future relationship between the Cold War foes.
"Being first is great," he said. "But for certain, we should not be the only ones. We're hoping and expecting many more will follow."
A U.S. business operating in Cuba is possible because of sweeping changes made by President Obama since his Dec. 17, 2014, announcement that the long-time enemies would re-establish diplomatic relations. Since then, embassies have reopened in Washington and Havana, and diplomats and business people have flooded Cuba.
Starting Tuesday, U.S. airlines can begin applying for more air routes to the Caribbean destination.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/02/15/cuba-us-factory-approved-cleber-tractor/80400968/#
Sunday, February 14, 2016
THE RISE OF THE ROBOTS ARE COMING TO TERMINATE OUR JOBS - AS THE YEAR 2050 PROJECTS 50% OF HUMANOID JOBS TO BE TAKEN UP AND PEFORMED BY FREE NON UNION LABOR ROBOTS - ASSUMING THEY DON'T BREAK DOWN FROM BEING OVER WORKED
Prof Moshe Vardi told the world's biggest science conference it could lead to more of us becoming depressed because of a lack of direction in life
Enjoying a round of golf or a pint down the pub could become the norm for millions in decades to come.
But all that free time might not actually be that good for us.
Speaking at the world’s biggest science conference in Washington DC, Prof Moshe Vardi expressed concerns over the social impact of an economy with more than 50% unemployment.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/robots-to-take-50-jobs-7363442
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