[JustKate]

Canadian Forces Sniper Rob Furlong CBC Sunday Report.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2knT8RwxKA

http://video.google.ca/videosearch?hl=e ... =N&tab=iv#

Canada, be proud!!!!!

[Tman1]

We'd be even better with better equipment.

[roger-roger]

Im not proud of Furlong, I guess you dont know why he isnt in the military anymore.

[2Cdo]

Eisensapper wrote:

Im not proud of Furlong, I guess you dont know why he isnt in the military anymore.

Why don't you fill us in on why YOU think he's no longer in the military. Rob was an excellent soldier and a good friend.

[roger-roger]

My understanding was that he took trophies from the Taliban he shot. I heard this from NIS officers at the time he left the military.

[2Cdo]

Eisensapper wrote:

My understanding was that he took trophies from the Taliban he shot. I heard this from NIS officers at the time he left the military.

The NIS officers investigated the alleged trophy taking based on an off hand remark from an unidentified soldier and came up with ZERO proof. They even took the suspects knife, who wasn't Rob, and tested it for DNA which came back negative. Unsubstantiated rumours, plus a DND Command structure that was still in full "we don't kill we're peacekeepers" mode. Our snipers were treated like pariahs by the upper echelon of DND and because of this 3 of the 5 snipers are out of the Forces. The same 5 snipers that were praised highly by the US command in Kandahar were treated like shit by our own command.

The NIS officers lied to you if they stated Rob toke trophies, but that doesn't really surprise me.

[denmns]

The US military would not want us to have newer equipment because it would show how much better soldiers we are compared to them!!


Pro Patria

[roger-roger]

Wow I hope the annonymous soldier got the living shit kicked out him.

[roger-roger]

denmns wrote:

The US military would not want us to have newer equipment because it would show how much better soldiers we are compared to them!!


Pro Patria

For the most part we are better equipped.

[2Cdo]

Eisensapper wrote:

Wow I hope the annonymous soldier got the living shit kicked out him.

Lucky for whoever it was but no one knows who it is, and doubt very much he is talking!

[roger-roger]

Thank you for setting me straight.

[ShepherdsDog]

Seeing that he's now a constable, you'd think that any truth to those type of 'rumours' would have kept him off of any police force. Shows their strength right there.

[2Cdo]

Eisensapper wrote:

Thank you for setting me straight.

No problem!

[Akhenaten]

2Cdo wrote:

Eisensapper wrote:

My understanding was that he took trophies from the Taliban he shot. I heard this from NIS officers at the time he left the military.

The NIS officers investigated the alleged trophy taking based on an off hand remark from an unidentified soldier and came up with ZERO proof. They even took the suspects knife, who wasn't Rob, and tested it for DNA which came back negative. Unsubstantiated rumours, plus a DND Command structure that was still in full "we don't kill we're peacekeepers" mode. Our snipers were treated like pariahs by the upper echelon of DND and because of this 3 of the 5 snipers are out of the Forces. The same 5 snipers that were praised highly by the US command in Kandahar were treated like shit by our own command.

The NIS officers lied to you if they stated Rob toke trophies, but that doesn't really surprise me.

This was my understanding as well. It seemed to me that they were victims of dick-envy by over zealous desk warmers. Sometimes above average performance or 'getting noticed' just sets up a unit or it's members for abuse.

but whatever.

[PENATRATOR]

2Cdo wrote:

Eisensapper wrote:

Wow I hope the annonymous soldier got the living shit kicked out him.

Lucky for whoever it was but no one knows who it is, and doubt very much he is talking!

Heard somewhere it was the padre, not confirmed