Two Men Charged With Building 'Death Ray' Machine
Two Americans, one of whom is reportedly a member of the Klu Klux Klan, have been arrested for building a remote-controlled 'death ray' machine that they hoped to use to target Muslims and other perceived enemies of the U.S.
The FBI described the device as a "mobile, remotely operated, radiation emitting and capable of killing human targets silently and from a distance with lethal doses of radiation."
From Euronews:
Two American men have been arrested and charged with building a remote-controlled X-ray machine intended for killing Muslims and other perceived enemies of the U.S.
Following a 15-month investigation launched in April 2012, Glenn Scott Crawford and Eric J. Feight are accused of developing the device, which the FBI has described as "mobile, remotely operated, radiation emitting and capable of killing human targets silently and from a distance with lethal doses of radiation".
Federal prosecutors stated that Crawford, who works as an industrial mechanic for General Electric, contacted an unidentified Jewish organization and asked to speak with a person "who might be willing to help him with a type of technology that could be used by Israel to defeat its enemies – specifically by killing them while they slept".
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