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2010-06-04 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Autopsies reveal 5 men on Gaza aid boat died from head shots

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-06-04 10:15|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 With so much body armor around I suspect that elite troops are trained to use head shots when using a handgun in close quarters combat, at least as the second or third shot.

Posted by tipover 2010-06-04 10:49|| 2010-06-04 10:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Ha! One commando was given all the water he could ever want, problem is he had all his gear on at the time.

They started off with some kind of paintball bullets with glass in them that left terrible soft tissue wounds.

Its called a welt ya wuss. Should have been using pepperballs..bad idea in itself considering the tendency of paintball guns to jam and break balls in high humidity.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-06-04 10:51|| 2010-06-04 10:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Body, body, Head! SOP Sounds like the Turk/American was hit by two different shooters. They would not waste two shots to the head.

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-06-04 11:10|| 2010-06-04 11:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Its called a welt ya wuss

The Brave Lions of Islam welcome death, just don't make them cry.

Shots at close range would be consistent with a melee. As for multiple wounds, anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Someone is obviously shopping a script for CSI-Gaza.

Posted by SteveS 2010-06-04 11:51|| 2010-06-04 11:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, they tend to stay down after a head shot.

Posted by mojo 2010-06-04 12:07|| 2010-06-04 12:07|| Front Page Top

#6 I, for one, welcome more Israeli head shots.

Posted by Iblis 2010-06-04 12:44|| 2010-06-04 12:44|| Front Page Top

#7
"From the analysis of the bullet distance on one of the bodies," Dr. Ince said, "the gun was fired between 2 and 14 centimeters' distance from the victim's head."

They deliberately omitted which direction the bullet traveled, I'm highly suspicious would a rifle bullet go through or not?
It sounds to me that these were killed with a pistol, I'd be surprised if the ballistics were traced to an israeli rifle, sounds to me like a way to eliminate enemies and blame the Jooos.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-06-04 13:24|| 2010-06-04 13:24|| Front Page Top

#8 head shots is the only way to stop anyone in close combat. At least here they followed the rules after the disastrous starting of assualt.

Posted by Phosing Big Foot3926 2010-06-04 14:52|| 2010-06-04 14:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Say what you will, those IDF guys are well-trained.

Posted by Mike 2010-06-04 15:10|| 2010-06-04 15:10|| Front Page Top

#10 In remarks to the press, Yildirim said his colleagues fought Israeli troops in self-defense aboard the Mavi Marmara.

Sorry asshole but the (your own!) video is calling you a damn liar.

He added that in the early stages of the clashes, his activists captured several Israel commandoes, as well as their weapons, and took them below decks.

Took them below decks - by way of throwing them over the railing....

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-06-04 15:26|| 2010-06-04 15:26|| Front Page Top

#11 Autopsies reveal 5 men on Gaza aid boat died from head shots

Someone was just being efficient - you know how zombies keep coming back....

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-06-04 15:35|| 2010-06-04 15:35|| Front Page Top

#12 All I can say is "Good shooting guys."

Posted by DarthVader 2010-06-04 17:29|| 2010-06-04 17:29|| Front Page Top

#13 amazing that the ones who most loudly beg for martyrdom, are always the biggest whining pussies when they get it.

Posted by Frank G 2010-06-04 18:34|| 2010-06-04 18:34|| Front Page Top

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