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2022-08-02 Terror Networks

US officials say ONLY Zawahiri was killed i.e., not Siraj Haqqani’s son, as is being reported

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Posted by Fred 2022-08-02 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 Manual operated SB via line-of-sight. Larger munitions not appropriate for this application. Just my .02 cents worth:

The AeroVironment Switchblade is a miniature loitering munition, designed by AeroVironment and used by several branches of the United States military. Small enough to fit in a backpack, the Switchblade launches from a tube, flies to the target area, and crashes into its target while detonating its explosive warhead. Wikipedia
Unit cost: Model 300: US$6,000 (est.)
Manufacturer: AeroVironment
Used by: United States Army, United States Marine Corps, Armed Forces of Ukraine
Length: 49.5 cm (19.5 in) (Switchblade 300); 130 cm (51 in) (Switchblade 600)
Variants: Switchblade 300, Switchblade 600, Blackwing
Flight altitude: <150 m (500 ft)
Guidance system: Autonomous; manual

Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-02 00:06|| 2022-08-02 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Sometimes collateral damage is warranted.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-02 06:02|| 2022-08-02 06:02|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ Yes! But no Full Motion Video (FMV) no happy snaps. I'm going with in-country targeting team and small precision strike drones fired in series.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-02 06:16|| 2022-08-02 06:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Biden Slammed Trump When He Took Out ISIS’ Al-Baghdadi, Iran’s Soleimani

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-02 07:39|| 2022-08-02 07:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Amusingly, the left wing (but I repeat myself) Grauniad is leading with "Zawahiri is claimed killed."

Bwahahahahahahahhahahahhaaaaaa

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-02 08:16|| 2022-08-02 08:16|| Front Page Top

#6 I am sure Biden voted no again and Obama overrode the decision.

Seems possible they just hit a random house as the CIA actuaries had probably graphed the curves of a goat meat diet versus two pack of unfiltered cigarettes per day. If they don’t release a video of him with a current newspaper, the mission was a success.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-02 08:26|| 2022-08-02 08:26|| Front Page Top

#7 If Zawahiri shows up alive in a video, it will be called Russian disinformation by all US media outlets including FauxNews.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-02 08:30|| 2022-08-02 08:30|| Front Page Top

#8 I wonder if intelligence community left a few working cameras in place prior to surrendering for just such occasion.

Posted by Airandee 2022-08-02 09:41|| 2022-08-02 09:41|| Front Page Top

#9 I won't believe he is dead until I see a photoshopped picture of buzzards picking his bones.

Posted by SteveS 2022-08-02 09:43|| 2022-08-02 09:43|| Front Page Top

#10 it tough when you've cried wolf too much...

Posted by 746 2022-08-02 09:58|| 2022-08-02 09:58|| Front Page Top

#11 Ah that's why they say: He has his work cut out for him.

Posted by European Conservative 2022-08-02 10:04|| 2022-08-02 10:04|| Front Page Top

#12 AQ tipped off the CIA because he was too much of a drag on their fixed costs. They realized they could afford three community college professor jihadis at a lower combined salary. He was past his prime - needed an intern to run his Twitter account. Also he was kind of picky about his diet. Basically nobody liked him, but they’ll fake like he was a big hero for revenge purposes.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-02 10:16|| 2022-08-02 10:16|| Front Page Top

#13 It's telling that the NYT left out the fact he was at Siraj Haqqani's house. Haqqani is a NYT contributor.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2022-08-02 11:26|| 2022-08-02 11:26|| Front Page Top

#14 Zawahiri was probably a NYT contributor.

Posted by Chris 2022-08-02 12:25|| 2022-08-02 12:25|| Front Page Top

#15 Drone strike with no collateral casualties? Seems a bit odd. But, a purported drone strike claim might add short term cover for an on-site team that used some form of kinetic energy to put him down.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-08-02 12:27|| 2022-08-02 12:27|| Front Page Top

#16 White House confirms it does NOT have DNA confirmation of al-Zawahiri’s death and got it through 'other sources' as questions swirl over whether U.S. had any foreign help

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-02 12:43|| 2022-08-02 12:43|| Front Page Top

#17 "Other sources." Like when the MSM says "some say..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-02 12:49|| 2022-08-02 12:49|| Front Page Top

#18 They checked his FaceBook page.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-02 13:17|| 2022-08-02 13:17|| Front Page Top

#19 NBC: 2 hellfires, 1 casualty, no collateral

Sounds legit.

I'd lean towards Besoeker; bit too much of face people ass slapping for me to not be a bit suspicious of anything right now.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-02 13:18|| 2022-08-02 13:18|| Front Page Top

#20 In the swankiest part of Kabul.... how’s that compare with the seediest part of Paris (Texas...)?

Posted by Glenmore 2022-08-02 13:38|| 2022-08-02 13:38|| Front Page Top

#21 Zawahiri was probably a NYT contributor

[giggles]

Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-02 13:40|| 2022-08-02 13:40|| Front Page Top

#22 I wanna see the forehead, Mo-bump included

Posted by Frank G 2022-08-02 14:10|| 2022-08-02 14:10|| Front Page Top

#23 how’s that compare with the seediest part of Paris (Texas...)?

Been there.
Didn't go back.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-02 14:31|| 2022-08-02 14:31|| Front Page Top

#24 My son Tom said he may have driven past that address when he was stationed Afghanistan.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-08-02 14:44|| 2022-08-02 14:44|| Front Page Top

#25 PICTURED: [maskless] Biden in the Situation Room on July 1 planning ~~CIA drone strike that killed 9/11 mastermind al-Zawahiri~~ 2 scoop sundae - with a boxed-up ~~model of his Kabul safehouse~~ flavor selection.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-02 14:44|| 2022-08-02 14:44|| Front Page Top

#26 This is my shocked face!

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/blinken-taliban-grossly-violated-doha-agreement-by-sheltering-al-qaeda-leader/

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-08-02 18:42|| 2022-08-02 18:42|| Front Page Top

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