Posted on 07/03/2007 6:18:39 PM PDT by freemike
On May 17, NBC reported a blockbuster exclusive report on the superiority of Dragon Skin body armor over Interceptor, the body armor that the US Army issues to soldiers in combat zones. But NBC’s story has a major flaw: It’s wrong about nearly everything.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
This story is hours old and not one Freeper has commented?
If we can help kill an immigration bill can’t we make some noise to at the very least embarrass NBC? I don’t know about you guys but I’m demanding answers. If we all remain silent, we become complicit in the lie.
Well, maybe it’s just me but I’d take anything that Wayne Downing said with a grain of salt. He’s no longer on the government payroll.....he’ll be getting his money from the civilian sector....
The story is months old.
Here is a DOD briefing on the matter, with a short excerpt.
I don’t know if the link is still valid:
http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3967
“...
GEN. BROWN:
Okay, the one question I wanted to clarify before I throw it open for your questions is, the question was: Why did we issue a Safety of Use Message in March of `06 prior to this test?
Well, as I said in my chronology, I took over as PEO Soldier in — on 15 May 2006. We started conducting this test on 16 May 2006. My frame of reference was this test. The Safety of Use Message was issued in March of `06 prior to my arrival by my predecessor, Brigadier General James Moran, and approved by Major General Mike Laniers (sp), and put out in theater by the combatant commander of Central Command. The basis for issuing that Safety of Use Message was a series of limited developmental tests leading up to the Safety of Use Message, and I will tell you what they were.
Dragon Skin failed ballistic testing in May `04 at H.P. White Laboratories. We encouraged Dragon Skin to go back to the drawing board and try to solve their problems because we’re very interested in these types of armors, we’re very interested in these flexible armors. If we can get the problems shaken out of them, we think they offer great potential. That potential has not yet been realized.
Later, from July to December of `05, Army Test and Evaluation Command conducted another developmental test; again the results were inconclusive. And then, in February of `06, Dragon Skin failed an Air Force ballistic test. At that time, we started receiving reports that soldiers and families were starting to buy Dragon Skin with their own money and shipping it into theater, and we wanted to ensure that our soldiers had the best protection available. Therefore, my predecessor issued the Safety of Use Message up the chain of command and it was approved.
...”
This reminds me of the testing procedures, with ‘do-overs’ associated with the M-14.
Does NBC issue dragon skin to its employees in Iraq?
does NBC have employees in Iraq?
NBC is often wrong about a number of things.
Be polite, but be firm and direct.
....but they wanted to!
It's ironic that Bush Drerangement Syndrome just might be the cause of one of these moonbats becoming a Gold Star Parent. I do NOT wish that on them and I would take any satisfaction from it, but it goes to show how irrational BDS has become and that it is not without consequences to it's sufferers.
Bump.
This needs to be seen.
If you put [VIDEO] in the title it tends to attract more attention.
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