Coast To Coast AM - January 26, 2015 Army Snipers, Neuroscience & Transhumanism

Date:     01-26-15
Host:     George Noory
Guests:     Nicholas Irving, R.U. Sirius, Jay Cornell

In the first half, one of the greatest snipers in Army Ranger history, Nicholas Irving, discussed his extraordinary military career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009 when he set a record for enemy kills on a single deployment. His teammates and chain of command labeled him "The Reaper," and his actions on the battlefield became the stuff of legend. Being a sniper is not the same as being an assassin, Irving pointed out. "90% of our job, what we go to school for for months on end, is to gather intel-- that's the snipers #1 job," sneaking into an objective, gathering information and photographs, and bringing this intelligence back, he explained.

Irving said that with a typical rifle, he was able to shoot a target up to one mile away, and that he was able to justify the kills with the knowledge that it was helping to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. He also spoke about the difficult reentry process for a soldier returning home and his own struggles with PTSD. Regarding controversies concerning the hit movie, American Sniper, about the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, Irving considers Kyle to be an absolute hero, and that a lot of the people lobbing criticisms have never been in combat and placed in a position where you have to take another human's life.


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