(New York Times) Michael Crowley - President Trump said Sunday that "test results gave certain immediate and totally positive identification" of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. "It was him." The quick identification suggests that American forces made use of biometric tests and DNA technology. The latest DNA-testing machines now in use can provide a positive identification in 90 minutes, according to David H. Kaye, a Penn State Law School professor who specializes in the field. Rapid DNA machines can be as small as a microwave, and easily stored in a military helicopter.
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