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U.S. soldier opens fire on fellow troops
Reuters ^ | 10/13/5

Posted on 10/13/2005 12:14:34 PM PDT by SmithL

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To: eastforker

Unfortunately the DC sniper was a pretty good shot.



Actually, his shots were in the 100 yard range, with an AR-15, and some missed. A hit is trivially easy, and a competent shooter would be hitting within an inch of where he aimed. If he wasn't a "bad" shooter, then he certainly did not take an shots that would distinguis him from a miminally capable shooter.


41 posted on 10/13/2005 1:30:51 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
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To: SmithL

It was also the 101st where that Islamic Sgt fragged a command tent in Kuwait prior to the invasion of Iraq. My old unit is getting some rough press.


42 posted on 10/13/2005 1:32:26 PM PDT by RangerVetNam (Bill Clinton only lied to me. John Kerry lied about me!)
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To: SE Mom; 2banana
I'm with you, SE. No time for bad jokes.

God bless you and your son. It's a rough road ahead for you, but God is faithful, and He will carry you through.

Thank your son for me for his sacrifice.......and a big thank you from me to YOU too. May God protect your son and comfort you during his deployment.

43 posted on 10/13/2005 1:34:06 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Take comfort, Friend George, God is with thee!)
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To: RacerF150

Since the article doesn't say the he was A WHITE CHRISTIAN MALE, at least three times, we can probably assume otherwise.


44 posted on 10/13/2005 1:36:13 PM PDT by newcthem (And Atlas Shrugged.)
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To: RacerF150

Since the article doesn't say the he was A WHITE CHRISTIAN MALE, at least three times, we can probably assume otherwise.


45 posted on 10/13/2005 1:36:27 PM PDT by newcthem (And Atlas Shrugged.)
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To: SmithL

That's it. We need to ban the military from having guns!


46 posted on 10/13/2005 1:40:02 PM PDT by stevio (Red-Blooded American Male (NRA))
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To: ohioWfan

They're going back for 2nd deployment...they know what to expect:) 101st Screaming Eagles are AMAZING! They got Saddam's sons..they'll be ok. Thank you for your kindness.


47 posted on 10/13/2005 1:41:10 PM PDT by SE Mom (Keep an open mind; nothing will fall out.)
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To: joesnuffy

What a great story!

We need more SSGT Hicks in this world...



Too bad the LLLs and ACLU don't get it.


48 posted on 10/13/2005 1:48:51 PM PDT by Dashing Dasher ( Or you can crawl from the rubble and slowly rebuild.)
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To: SmithL
The soldier, whose name was not released,

Mohammad, Ahmed, Allahabad, Ahab...whats really in a name anyway? Stinks just the same.

49 posted on 10/13/2005 1:48:58 PM PDT by Iron Matron
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To: DoughtyOne
Are they trying to avoid spooking accomplices?

Nope. They are trying to avoid the uproar when the US Public finds out yet another A-Rab is an enlisted man, bent on killing Our Military Men.

50 posted on 10/13/2005 1:55:30 PM PDT by Iron Matron
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To: Iron Matron

That may be true, but we can't confirm it yet.


51 posted on 10/13/2005 1:57:10 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservative.)
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To: SmithL

Good thing it was not a Marine doing the shooting, or someone would have been hit.


52 posted on 10/13/2005 2:00:49 PM PDT by ExpatGator (Progressivism: A polyp on the colon politic.)
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To: DoughtyOne
That may be true, but we can't confirm it yet.

Being unable to confirm it is what is causing these sarcastic remarks! But, you are right..I could wind up eating my words...and choking.

53 posted on 10/13/2005 2:02:45 PM PDT by Iron Matron
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To: SmithL

"No one was injured"?

Obviously, this man is both nuts and an extremely poor shot.


54 posted on 10/13/2005 2:07:39 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: ConservativeMind
Obviously, this man is both nuts and an extremely poor shot.

Might be a mental issue and thought that this would get him out of the service.

55 posted on 10/13/2005 2:12:30 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: joesnuffy

Wow,I`d never heard that story before.

I went through that same Co. three months later in April `68.

Ft. Cambell had that Muzzi that fragged & killed a coupla of officers at the start of the war.Threw grenades in their tent.


56 posted on 10/13/2005 2:15:17 PM PDT by tnfarmer
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To: SmithL
He needs to be court-martialed, if not for assault with a deadly weapon, how about failure (thankfully) to demonstrate proficiency with his assigned weapon. On further note, I hope he got the shit kicked out of himself before being apprehended by the MP's.
57 posted on 10/13/2005 2:15:47 PM PDT by semaj (qu)
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To: joesnuffy

Unless they specifically mentioned the muslim angle I was going to mention the same thing. People go nuts in boot camps, sometimes they lose while holding a semiautomatic assault rifle with a burst option.


58 posted on 10/13/2005 2:29:38 PM PDT by Centurion2000 ((Aubrey, Tx) --- Truth, Justice and the American Way)
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To: SmithL

is his name John Bin Kerry?


59 posted on 10/13/2005 2:32:21 PM PDT by Cinnamon
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To: ExpatGator

I'm still trying to figure out who the wusses were.....Someone shoots at me, I'm shooting back...and I don't miss. I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6. The kid is lucky he's not dead.


60 posted on 10/13/2005 2:33:02 PM PDT by halfright (3 Days post Hanoi (Jihadi) Jane... 2200hrs meeting to urinate on her grave...Semper Fi !)
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