Can't believe I haven't heard of this until today. Turns out, there was a spate of snipings in Baghdad in 2005-06 (and continuing since), which became such a plague on US troops there that a legend circulated about "Juba", as the Americans called him, the elusive Baghdad Sniper.
Whether it's one man or several, is unknown. The Americans claimed to have captured him on two seperate occasions, but these may have been staged to boost morale, or may indeed have been real captures, and there really were multiple snipers.
"Juba" is an obvious source of propaganda for the Iraqi resistance; as such, numerous "Juba" videos of his 'work' have been put out onto the web. Here's a link to one I could find (I warn you, it's disturbing viewing).
It goes to show how, in spite of all the hi-tech gear and training, a far superior occupying force can be made to feel vulnerable by a lone (skilled) marksman.
Never rely on military power alone; Thermopoly was a good example of this.
ReplyDeleteIt's really too bad our boys have to put up with that while their commanders sip wine at Bilderberg.
Amen, Son.
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