Al-Zawahiri is no more

[Cow Poke]

I would not be at all surprised if the first old Joe became aware of the operation was when he got briefed regarding the results.

And they probably easily convinced him that he ordered the strike.

[seer]

Meant to minimize collateral damage I'd assume.

We spend millions to minimize such damage. And we are the evil ones...

[Thoughtful Monk]

Ten years ago, I probably would have been impressed or glad. Now, I'm just meh. The world has so changed since 9/11 and al-Qaida seems so irrelevant to world events these days. As previously noted, this event just seems to be a convenient distraction to the important events going on.

[Ronson]

Wait, we just did an attack in Afghanistan? That means that we were right, that leaving Afghanistan in the hands of the Taliban would mean that they would start to harbor terrorists again. Didn't take long either.

I think what it means is that we didn't need to be in there for 20 years - because we can knock out the baddies from a distance.

[Sparko]

I think what it means is that we didn't need to be in there for 20 years - because we can knock out the baddies from a distance.

We probably shouldn't have left them a ton of vehicles and weapons either.

[NorrinRadd]

This thing is cool...Slice and dice!

Hellfire R9X missile: The ‘secret weapon’ US used to kill Al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri

The Hellfire R9X is a ‘secret missile’ specially designed and developed by the United States to carry out pinpoint airstrikes, reports the Wall Street Journal.

This modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile kills its targets by deploying flying blades.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/tr...i-8937621.html


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Clean up in Aisle 6!

[Gondwanaland]

We spend millions to minimize such damage. And we are the evil ones...

If it works, it's actually an interesting and welcome development from what we've done the last two decades with our missiles and double tap drone strikes. Because before now it's seemed as if our goal was as much collateral damage as possible, and boy were we high achievers for that goal.

[rogue06]

I think what it means is that we didn't need to be in there for 20 years - because we can knock out the baddies from a distance.

Probably didn't have that tech in 2001

[NorrinRadd]

Still a market for the Stark tech Jericho.

[rogue06]

Still a market for the Stark tech Jericho.

The Ninja Squirrel Assassins have something similar but its basically an arrow that four of them cling to with one paw while holding their razor-sharp Ninjatō in the other

[rogue06]

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[Sparko]

good video of how the missile works

[rogue06]

good video of how the missile works

In the case of the NSA, you'll just have to use your imagination.

Picture four black-clad squirrels letting go of the arrow moments before it strikes and turning into tornadoes of steel slashing everything they encounter into bits.

[Sparko]

In the case of the NSA, you'll just have to use your imagination.

Picture four black-clad squirrels letting go of the arrow moments before it strikes and turning into tornadoes of steel slashing everything they encounter into bits.

So basically the Tasmanian Devil.

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[rogue06]

So basically the Tasmanian Devil.

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Smaller. Dressed in black. With razor-sharp blades protruding. And a LOT faster.