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Posted: 8/25/2010 3:59:46 AM EDT
Takes Glock leg to a whole new level.
Roland Haas, 58, died after accidentally shooting himself in the right leg and rupturing his femoral artery, Major James Yarbrough of the Coweta County Sheriff's Office told the Times-Herald. More at link: http://www.ajc.com/news/self-described-former-cia-598768.html |
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Quoted: shoulda used a 1911 Exactly. It would have cauterized the stump where his leg used to be. |
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shoulda used a 1911 Exactly. It would have cauterized the stump where his leg used to be. This is true if it actually fired, chances are a 1911 would not have gone off in his pants. |
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That's just a few miles from my house.
ETA: I can't get the linked article to load. Here's a blurb from the local paper. http://www.times-herald.com/local/GBI-crime-lab-rules-Newnan-residents-death-accidental-1264719 |
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Notably, this was his first confirmed kill as a CIA assassin.
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Notably, this was his first confirmed kill as a CIA assassin. hahahaha Brilliant |
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Well, at least he can honestly say he killed at least one person, now.
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I wonder what the "several other things going on" was? No kidding. Kind of an odd description to put in an article about the death of a purported CIA assassin. |
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Damn.
If he was in that kind of shape at 58, then there's hope for me yet. |
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LOLZ. "Self described CIA assasin." If he really was one, he would not be talking about it today and the government would have had him in prison for violating his non-disclosure the second he opened his mouth if he really was one. The fact this idiot shot himself is fairly reasonable evidence that he was no "highly trained killer."
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Quoted: Quoted: I wonder what the "several other things going on" was? No kidding. Kind of an odd description to put in an article about the death of a purported CIA assassin. It's just poor, sloppy reporting. It happens a lot. |
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Shouldn't have been playing with his gun in the car.
What do you think the chances are that he was not using a holster? |
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Quoted: LOLZ. "Self described CIA assasin." If he really was one, he would not be talking about it today and the government would have had him in prison for violating his non-disclosure the second he opened his mouth if he really was one. The fact this idiot shot himself is fairly reasonable evidence that he was no "highly trained killer." That was my first thought when I read "self described cia assasin". I guess he wasn't proffeshunal enuff. |
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A handful of accounts about the Haas controversy, including one by SpyTalk in 2008, have mysteriously vanished from the Internet. On his Facebook page, Haas described himself as "self-employed” but listed two previous, unenumerated stints with the "Department of Defense.” "Based on the Herald-Times article, it would appear as if Haas had fallen on hard times," Sullivan said today. "May he rest In peace." Sounds to me like he had a little more legitimacy than the average poseur. Interesting story. Regardless, It might still be appropriate to ask "what was his screen name" |
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LOLZ. "Self described CIA assasin." If he really was one, he would not be talking about it today and the government would have had him in prison for violating his non-disclosure the second he opened his mouth if he really was one. The fact this idiot shot himself is fairly reasonable evidence that he was no "highly trained killer." His fans will be certain this was a "hit" and he will thus live in infamy, like ShaunoftheDead from this board. First time I ever heard of this guy I was flipping TV channels and saw him on CSPAN "Booknotes." This guy was like the local neighborhood bar blowhard taking it to the graduate level. |
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Haas, code name Avocado has been neutralized.
Nobody fucks with the Culinary Institute of America. Nobody. |
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Haas, code name Avocado has been neutralized. Nobody fucks with the Culinary Institute of America. Nobody. Awesome. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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A handful of accounts about the Haas controversy, including one by SpyTalk in 2008, have mysteriously vanished from the Internet.
On his Facebook page, Haas described himself as "self-employed” but listed two previous, unenumerated stints with the "Department of Defense.”
"Based on the Herald-Times article, it would appear as if Haas had fallen on hard times," Sullivan said today. "May he rest In peace."
Sounds to me like he had a little more legitimacy than the average poseur. Interesting story. Regardless, It might still be appropriate to ask "what was his screen name" No, no legitimacy at all. He was a government employee, though, and had a clearance. Nobody could really do anything at first because his fantasy life didn't really happen, so he didn't violate any nondisclosure stuff or do anything to get his clearance revoked - since his book was, for all intents and purposes, a work of fiction. The obvious mental instability thing, though, no doubt eventually caused him to lose his clearance and his job (as a mid level DoD functionary, if I recall... not a covert "CIA Assassin"). |
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LOLZ. "Self described CIA assasin." If he really was one, he would not be talking about it today and the government would have had him in prison for violating his non-disclosure the second he opened his mouth if he really was one. The fact this idiot shot himself is fairly reasonable evidence that he was no "highly trained killer." His fans will be certain this was a "hit" and he will thus live in infamy, like ShaunoftheDead from this board. First time I ever heard of this guy I was flipping TV channels and saw him on CSPAN "Booknotes." This guy was like the local neighborhood bar blowhard taking it to the graduate level. Sometimes I think that I may be the only prior 0311 in existance. Everytime I run into someone who says he was in the Marines, they always say "sniper". No motor T, no helo maintenance, no run of the mill grunt, but always a "sniper." Seems the Marines have more snipers than any other MOS. |
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The penalty for impersonating a CIA officer has really got out of hand. What happened to just a year or two in jail...
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suicide Looks like it to me; Glocked himself in the leg on purpose to make it look like an accident. |
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suicide Looks like it to me; Glocked himself in the leg on purpose to make it look like a hit intended to look like an accident. He wanted to go, but wanted his legend to live on. He struck me as a guy who was empowered by those who believed his fairy tales. |
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suicide Looks like it to me; Glocked himself in the leg on purpose to make it look a hit intended to look like an accident. He wanted to go, but wanted his legend to live on. He struck me as a guy who as empowered by those who believed his fairy tales. I believe that you are right and he wanted his "legend" to go on; the ultimate Walter Mitty.. |
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self-described skeptical forum poster is dubious Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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self-described skeptical forum poster is dubious Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Right, you really believe a former CIA assassin accidentally killed himself. That's why they want you to think.
It's one of those improbable accidents that can't be tied back to anyone. |
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suicide Looks like it to me; Glocked himself in the leg on purpose to make it look like a hit intended to look like an accident. He wanted to go, but wanted his legend to live on. He struck me as a guy who as empowered by those who believed his fairy tales. I think you are spot on with that assesment. |
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Glad he is gone. It ain't the gun that was at fault. His handling of it was the fault.
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LOLZ. "Self described CIA assasin." If he really was one, he would not be talking about it today and the government would have had him in prison for violating his non-disclosure the second he opened his mouth if he really was one. The fact this idiot shot himself is fairly reasonable evidence that he was no "highly trained killer." His fans will be certain this was a "hit" and he will thus live in infamy, like ShaunoftheDead from this board. First time I ever heard of this guy I was flipping TV channels and saw him on CSPAN "Booknotes." This guy was like the local neighborhood bar blowhard taking it to the graduate level. Sometimes I think that I may be the only prior 0311 in existance. Everytime I run into someone who says he was in the Marines, they always say "sniper". No motor T, no helo maintenance, no run of the mill grunt, but always a "sniper." Seems the Marines have more snipers than any other MOS. I guess "every Marine is a rifleman sniper first." |
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suicide Looks like it to me; Glocked himself in the leg on purpose to make it look like a hit intended to look like an accident. He wanted to go, but wanted his legend to live on. He struck me as a guy who was empowered by those who believed his fairy tales. Only a real CIA agent would be that diabolical. |
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