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2006-05-15 Iraq

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-15 08:34|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nice, and good for him! I thought even modern helmets only stopped fragmentations and low-powered rounds, and that most rifle calibers went through them right away?

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-15 09:18|| 2006-05-15 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 What was it Osama was saying about how American soldiers had gotten soft?

Posted by Matt 2006-05-15 09:51|| 2006-05-15 09:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Too bad the terr will never hear of this. After a couple of dozen "Allahu ackbars" he probably thought he was a serious jihadi stud.

Posted by Unomomp Unetch4922 2006-05-15 10:04|| 2006-05-15 10:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Modern helmets are guaranteed to stop 9mm rounds dead on. Though not guaranteed to stop 7.62x39mm or 5.56x45mm rounds, depending on range and angle, they will often stop 7.62x51mm NATO and, in this case, 7.62x54mm.

Posted by ed 2006-05-15 10:21|| 2006-05-15 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 I wouldn't worry about that guy. At the rate they are killing them, they'll get around to him sooner or later. All you can hope for is one of those messy, phosphorous, fragmenting, magnecite type deaths for that guy.

Posted by Whineger Javing6236 2006-05-15 10:23|| 2006-05-15 10:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, did they get the lousy raghead who shot him?

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-05-15 10:25|| 2006-05-15 10:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Caller ID?

Posted by ed 2006-05-15 10:32|| 2006-05-15 10:32|| Front Page Top

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