Atta Boy Eh?: A frightened

by John Hawkins | July 9, 2002 10:01 pm

Atta Boy Eh?: A frightened al-Queda terrorist moves from tree to tree, his throat dry and body caked with nervous sweat. His breath is shallow and he has almost given up hope that he’ll make it back over the Pakistani border alive. He looks out across the hills and sees nothing that seems out of the ordinary. But somewhere out there, watching and waiting, are the dreaded…Canadian snipers[1]….

“Canadian snipers are being credited with more than 20 kills in Afghanistan, including one from 2,400 metres away — almost a mile and a half. If validated, the kill would be the longest shot made by a military sniper in combat, according to the latest issue of Soldier of Fortune magazine….Robert Brown, Soldier of Fortune editor and publisher, said, “The Canadians did a hell of a good job over there and we’ve got this from a number of sources. We felt we ought to give them, an ‘atta boy.'”

Hey all you Canucks out there, RWN salutes you! Way to kick @ss!