VIDEO: U.S. using high-energy laser weapons on Iraqis? (Democracy Now)

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In November, a documentary from Italy’s RAI Television accused the United States of illegally using white phosphorus during its attack on Fallujah. A new documentary says the United States is now using experimental laser weapons against Iraqi civilians. We play an excerpt.

From illegal weapons in Lebanon we turn to Iraq. In November, Democracy Now aired a documentary from accusing the United States of illegally white phosphorus during its attack on Fallujah. The Pentagon was forced to admit to the charge after more than a week of denials. The same Italian team has produced a new documentary. It says the United States is now using experimental laser weapons against Iraqi civilians. Today, in another U.S. broadcast exclusive, we bring you an excerpt. It’s called “Star Wars in Iraq”, produced by Maurizio Torrealta and Sigfrido Ranucci for RAI Television.

"Star Wars in Iraq"-documents US use of experimental weapons in Iraq, produced by Maurizio Torrealta and Sigfrido Rannuci for Italy's RAI TV.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/25/1442252

SEE IT NOW ON GOOGLE VIDEO:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3270057318896077743&q=iraq+is%3Afree+duration%3Along

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1. This is much less far-fetched than you may expect.

Doctors in the video have a difficult time explaining the wounds, let alone treating them.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

2. Not far fetched at all. Excellent catch and share

The uses and abuses are unlimited. The missiles being shot down are amazing but what if you use mirrors to encase the missile or any other potential target? Probably would render it ineffective. That's probably one of the reasons why they aren't pushing it's further use and increasing it's budget. Aside from the secrecy of course.

[Mnemosyne]

3. It never ends, does it? Bastards. k,r, and

:kick:

[liberalmike27]

4. I

Don't find this hard to believe. We have lasers now in everyday use burning CD's and such. Add a bunch of power and a weapon like this can easily be produced. I remember Johnny Quest cartoons when I was a kid talking about lasers so this is a very mature technology (I'm 50 to give you an idea of how long that is).

It's hard to say which way is more gross, but I do think this technology is going to be used for for killing various vehicles, missiles and such, rather than on people.

It is a sad thing that we spend so much more money on developing this sort of thing than on curing cancer, or heart disease, or almost anything. It makes the Tesla rumors seem more plausible.

[madokie]

5. popular science and popular mechanics have been writing about

these and other weapons systems for several years now, wish I had the time to get links but don't, the lazer weapons and the microwave systems within the last year or so. there is some scary shit happening right now and if joe sixpack nascar dad go along get along sheeple find out about it all hell will break loose. After all most Americans are decent folks.

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[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. They hate us cuz we crisp them. n/t