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IfItWereMyHome.com. Canada A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment. The land now occupied by Canada was first inhabited approximately 16,000 years ago by aboriginal peoples. Starting in the late 15th century the British and French explored and settled along the eastern seaboard. The 19th century saw a rapid influx of European immigrants as the westward push that characterized the continent's development continued.
U.S. military snipers are changing warfare in the 21st century. QUANTICO, Va. – When Marine Sgt. Jonathan Charles' unit arrived in Afghanistan, the American troops faced an entrenched enemy that picked a fight with the Marines almost every time they stepped off base. "They couldn't get outside the wire more than 50 meters before it was a barrage of fire," said Charles, a scout sniper. The Marine battalion quickly dispersed well-camouflaged scout sniper teams throughout the Musa Qala area in southern Afghanistan, the former Taliban heartland. The teams would hide for days, holed up in crevices, among boulders or in mud-walled homes, and wait for unsuspecting militants to walk into a trap. The result: Dozens of militants were killed by an enemy they never saw. "They quit altogether," Charles, 26, said of the Taliban. Snipers have quietly emerged as one of the most effective but least understood weapons in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A precision weapon Snipers are ideally suited for that. Snipers have another advantage. Psychological impact. 5 Real Life Soldiers Who Make Rambo Look Like a Pussy. We all understand that action movies are cheesy escapism. After all, could one commando really take out a whole compound full of bad guys? Actually, yes. It turns out the history books are full of stories of soldiers doing things so badass they'd hesitate to put them into a film for fear of killing the realism. Like these five, for example. #5. Who Was He? Simo Hayha had a fairly boring life in Finland. Since the majority of fighting took place in the forest, he figured the best way to stop the invasion was to grab his trusty rifle, a couple of cans of food and hide in a tree all day shooting Russians. Can you spot Hayha?
Of course when the Russians heard that dozens of their men were going down and that it was all one dude with a rifle, they got fucking scared. They started by sending out a task force to find Hayha and take him out. Then they tried getting together a team of counter-snipers (which are basically snipers that kill snipers) and sent them in to eliminate Hayha. . #4. Exactly. Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike: Digesting Reality. Imagine not eating anything for more than 20 days. Imagine not eating anything for 70 days. Imagine being held in a jail cell without charge or trial. Imagine living in a jail cell under terrible inhumane conditions for life or 20 years or even 1 day for defending your land, people, honor, and family from colonization and occupation.
On April 17, 2012, the Palestinian Prisoners Day, about 1600 prisoners launched an open-ended mass hunger strike, today, 20 days later and while the world watches silently, about 3500 Palestinian prisoners (out of 4700) are on hunger strike. Administrative detention has been enforced in Palestine since British Mandate of Palestine before the establishment of the “State of Israel” on top of ethnically cleansed Palestinian cities and villages. Palestinian prisoners taking measures such as initiating hunger strikes is not new.
These prisoners, along with 3500 other Palestinian prisoners, are using their empty stomachs and their hunger in a battle for dignity. 88.8 [ Kuwait's #1 Music Station ] Www.sandance.ae. - StumbleUpon. MARINAFM 88.8 [ Kuwait's #1 Music Station ]
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