Newsnight - Mugabe says only God can remove him

[Marina]

According to Cpt MacMillan (COD4)

"Remember, take into account variable humidity and wind speed along the bullets flight path. At this distance, you also have to take the Coriolis effect into account."

Wasn't there a UK sniper in Afghanistan who targeted a Taliban bad guy at some incredible distance, two miles or something, had to aim two feet up and to the left of the guy's head, and drilled him right between the eyes. Awesome if true

[EternalOptimist]

Mugabes got a big head though, at least two feet across, imo , which makes it a much easier shot.

[Moscow Mule]

Wasn't there a UK sniper in Afghanistan who targeted a Taliban bad guy at some incredible distance, two miles or something, had to aim two feet up and to the left of the guy's head, and drilled him right between the eyes. Awesome if true

I've seen a sniper take out a 6in metal square at about 1.5 miles - Firepower demo at Warminster. Awesome shot as the weather was pretty crap, but I can believe 2 miles is possible.

[realityhack]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper#Range

a two-man sniper team of the Royal Marines, armed with L96 sniper rifles each killed targets at a range of about 860 metres (941 yd) with shots that, due to strong wind, had to be “fire[d] exactly 17 meters (56 ft) to the left of the target for the bullet to bend in the wind.

[Lucy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper#Range

All we need now is a volunteer.

[realityhack]

All we need now is a volunteer.

With incredible skill behind a rifle. That kind of narrows it down to military men. I'd happily train for this task though.

[Zippy]

I vote for piano wire + lamp post with an electric cattle prod to the bollox.

As far as I'm concerned the old b@stard is positive proof that there is no God.

[Churchill]

With incredible skill behind a rifle. That kind of narrows it down to military men. I'd happily train for this task though.

My weapon of choice would be a laser designator and an F-15 at 36,000ft.

[TheBigYinJames]

My weapon of choice would be a laser designator and an F-15 at 36,000ft.

Take off, and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[Dow Jones]

Invite him over

We should send him an invitation to come over and watch the much-publicised concert for Nelson Mandela, who along with the rest of SA has remained tight-lipped about the blatant massacres taking part in former Rhodesia.
Is it because the perpetrators are not white?