Raytheon-made shell kills al-Qaeda leader, U.S. says

Arizon Daily Star ^ | July 17, 2007 | Tony Capaccio

[Fledermaus]

I wonder if this is part of the Rumsfeld doctrine...quick actions with smaller units on the ground that can find a need, get it filled, and kill the enemy.

Or was this missile in the normal, top down heavy bureaucratic procurement pipeline?

[Mr. Silverback]

I hope that's got some R&D costs embedded. Otherwise it's too expensive.

Putting aside the fact that this weapon would be used very sparingly, what would you pay a hit man to kill an Al Qaida guy who directs the killing of American troops? How about if one of these shells kills one of those guys who blows up schoolbuses and police recruitment lines?

39K is a bargain.

[Fledermaus]

I’ve always wondered; why are there no GOP in Congress using CSPAN and those nightly talkfest they like to do (to an empty chamber) and telling us of what is going on in the war?

Read the reports the Drive-bys won’t!

[Mr. Silverback]

While it’s interesting to read about what they killed him with - and I’d like pictures! - I’d much rather hear about how they FOUND him, how his location became known.

Al Qaida would like to know that too, so it won't be revealed. It's really pointless to ask.

[MinuteGal]

I bet the Raytheon employees in the plants and offices are dancing in the aisles!

Good work, Roger and Rosie Riveters. (I know, I know, wrong war. Come up with something better, if you can).

Nice to know about all the hands on deck who are turning out high-tech war materiel for our valiant guys and gals at the various fronts.

To the freeper who posted earlier about the warm fuzzies felt upon reading this news, I join you in warm fuzziness.

Do we have any freepers who work for Raytheon? If so, please present your right and left cheek for an appropriate "thank you" from this grateful freeper.

Leni

[jmcenanly]

1. Is this the one they captured? 2. Is there any other kind of Alqaida than ‘top’?

Either the hierarchy is very flat, or the captured 'leaders' are trying an 'I am Spartacus' deal.

I am not comparing Osama Bin Laden with Spartacus. Spartacus was a slave who wanted freedom. Bin Laden wants the rest of the world to be his slaves.

[RDTF]

You mean dead, don’t you? To include all the brain washed idiots that will wear bomb vests or drive the vehicles. If he has his way, by the time he is done there will only be a select few nutcase radicals left in the world.

[Former MSM Viewer]

wish we had the video

[RDTF]

This may be it - post #29

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ff1_1184606237

[mad_as_he$$]

Since the high level guy was snatched on the 4th and this attack was just over the weekend I wonder if he ratted them out.

[Conservative4Ever]

My tax dollars well spent. Nice shootin Tex.

[Former MSM Viewer]

Thanks for the awesome video...

[traumer]

$39,000 a piece.... !

[Tymesup]

“Peace through superior fire power.” and superior economic power.

[infowarrior]

WASHINGTON - A Raytheon Co. satellite-guided artillery shell, the first weapon of its kind, killed a top al- Qaeda leader in Iraq, the U.S. military said. The firing of two new 155mm “Excalibur” shells was part of a combined Army and Air Force assault July 14 on a meeting house in Arab Jabour south of Baghdad directed against the leader, Abu Jurah, and 14 associates, U.S. forces said today.

Interesting... I read a technothriller about 3 months ago where just such an artillery shell was featured, described, and used in the plot. The name of this "smart artillery shell" was, oddly enough, "Excalibur"...

the infowarrior

[Pharmboy]

Oh geez...ya got me. LOL!

[G-Man 1]

Be careful al queda will sue the US Gov. and dingy harry will try to give them the award. HA Ha

[95 Bravo]

Less bang for the buck?

[astounded]

“Landshark!”

[frithguild]

Rank speculation on my part. The Battlekings have Paladins and this was a 155mm shell. That’s all I know.