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Thursday, March 21, 2002
 
It turns out the Canadians are some pretty bad-ass shots. I found this great story on the snipers on HappyFunPundit. They (HFP) also have an amusing little bit up on statistical sampling. Here's a little on the Canadian sharp-shooters.
They were 3,500 metres high. At such altitudes, the air was gaspingly thin even at a brisk walk. Although extremely fit, Ed was nearly passing out after the two-way sprint, with AK-47 rounds nipping at his heels.



But Ed, who's developed an uncanny Sean Connery imitation, didn't stop there..



Ed grabbed his M-203 grenade launcher and started firing at the al-Qaida fighters who were giving them trouble from a nearby creek bed. .



"We don't know what happened," said Alex. "All we know is, their firing stopped.".



The snipers also helped extract American troops in trouble. .



Under cover of darkness, they and their U.S. special forces comrades led soldiers of the Airborne out of the danger area, scouting ahead for enemy threats and bringing the Americans up a little ways at a time until they eventually linked up with friendly forces.