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 This
rather impressive photo appeared on the front page of the Los Angeles
Times this morning. The guy in the foreground is an armed guard
for the Cheif Iraq Administrator Paul Bremmer.
Now, since Bremmer
is target number one on the ground at all times (except when George
Bush drops in), we can assume that this "armed guard" is one of the most
highly trained and ruthless bodyguards on the planet, and that he is
equiped with the very latest and best top-secret killing technology
our tax dollars can buy.
However, besides the very badass looking weapon in his hands what piqued
our curiosity is that it appears that his SUNGLASSES are wired to some
kind of a data device. Are these heads-up data displays? How wired
is this guy? Anyone familiar with this technology? Or are they just really
cool sunglasses?
photo from Agence Presse France
Story from the LA Times
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April 2nd, 2004 at 1:54 pm
Michael,
I’ll ask Jesse Ventura at next week’s IOP workshop. His knowledge may be dated but his good buddy Richard Marcinko runs one of the competitors to “Blackwater Security.” The guy in your picture is a Blackwater dude according some AP credits.
April 2nd, 2004 at 7:15 pm
Uh, if you look closely you can see that the cord from his sunglasses is just a neck string. There is a second cord coming up from his radio which goes around the back of his neck to his earphone in his right ear. This is pretty standard.
April 3rd, 2004 at 10:57 pm
You know, I saw that same picture and didn’t notice the wires at all. My first reaction was, “That guy’s HUGE!” I’ve heard that many civilian “contractors” doing security in Iraq are actually retired military personnel.
Anyway: one more thing: I haven’t been able to log in to keep up enough lately, but have you already departed for Ecuador? If not, let me know: I found the PDA! It’s yours if you still want it.
September 2nd, 2005 at 4:09 pm
nice to be seen