| The view in the Iranian world, and perhaps beyond, of the flying ginsu story from yesterday. Enjoy, dear Reader, enjoy. |
s against murderous Moslems and their leaders "with no kaboom", the Wall Street Journal reports.The newspaper cited unnamed US officials as saying that the use of the specially designed new missile with "extraordinarily accurate intelligence about a target’s location and surroundings" will help "drastically" reduce damage and minimise chances of civilian casualties.
"A modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile, [...] the R9X is designed to plunge more than 100 pounds of metal through the tops of cars and buildings to kill its target without harming individuals and property close by", the officials said.
The R9X aims to target murderous Moslems who adapt to US airstrikes by "hiding among groups of women and kiddies to put themselves out of reach".
The newspaper notes in this vein that that both the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have already used this weapon, "carefully concealing its existence".
The missile was reportedly used at least twice: once over Syria in February 2017, and again in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...in January.
"A Hellfire, which is a little more than five feet [1.5 m] long and weighs just over 100 pounds [45kg], typically leaves behind mangled, burned-out shells of vehicles, surrounded by debris and scorch marks over a large radius. The R9X leaves no such signature", the sources pointed out.
The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2018 is the highest in any six-month period since they began being counted systemically in 2009, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
The US military has repeatedly denied civilian casualties during its missions against Talibs in Afghanistan.