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The Pentagon's missile full of swords has likely struck again in Syria
Task and Purpose ^
| 17 Aug 2020
| JARED KELLER
Posted on 08/17/2020 5:55:03 PM PDT by BeauBo
The U.S.-led military coalition in Syria likely used a unique variant of the beloved Hellfire missile to kill a mercenary trainer who recently worked with an al Qaeda-affiliated militant group there, according to photos from the scene of the strike.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported last week that a drone strike likely affiliated with the U.S.-led international military coalition in the country was responsible for killing Abu Yahya al-Uzbeki, an independent "military trainer" recently affiliated with the al Qaeda-linked Hurras Al-Din organization, while he was traveling in Syria's Idlib province.
Photos of the aftermath of the strike on al-Uzbeki's vehicle show a relatively intact car rather than a fiery wreck, suggesting that, as with similar strikes in the region, the coalition employed the notorious R9X variant of the AGM-114 Hellfire missile, a non-explosive weapon that can best be described as a 100-pound flying switchblade.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Syria; War on Terror
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To: Captain Rhino; BeauBo
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posted on
08/17/2020 7:12:00 PM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
To: BeauBo
Ideal weapon for dealing with ISIS!
“What goes around, comes around.”
“You reap what you sow. Later than you sow, more than you sow!”
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posted on
08/17/2020 7:14:07 PM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
"I'm half Jewish, half Japanese, I was circumcised at Benihana."
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posted on
08/17/2020 7:14:29 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: damper99
Outside of upholstery and dash parts, the vehicle is in pretty good shape, salvage wise.
A vehicle like that at the pick and pull with bomb damage means it probably wasn't salvaged for engine or tranny problems.
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posted on
08/17/2020 7:14:50 PM PDT
by
caltaxed
(ake)
To: SunkenCiv
45
posted on
08/17/2020 7:27:49 PM PDT
by
mylife
(Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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posted on
08/17/2020 7:28:53 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: caltaxed
Looks like the eight-track is ruined.
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posted on
08/17/2020 7:30:35 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
Comment #48 Removed by Moderator
To: ping jockey
I'm sure there is one, but there wouldn't be any satisfying eye-pop at the last moment, because the target doesn't see it coming.
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posted on
08/17/2020 7:40:11 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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posted on
08/17/2020 7:43:32 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/17/2020 8:20:30 PM PDT
by
Noumenon
(When Hunter Biden sent out for a dildo for his strip club soiree, they brought back Adam Schiff.)
To: ping jockey
As I said, I'd be surprised if there isn't footage, but it would have to be a *lot* of frames per second.
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posted on
08/17/2020 8:33:47 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
You are on a roll with this thread!
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posted on
08/17/2020 9:00:17 PM PDT
by
BeauBo
To: BeauBo
:^) I think I've been up too long, gettin' punchy.
"Fire a Wesley Snipes at this jihadist. He's driving a 1997 Geo Tracker with headlights held on by duct tape. Oh, and he has a 'Clinton-Gore' bumpersticker."
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posted on
08/17/2020 9:05:05 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: farming pharmer
I see the car has a red interior....
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posted on
08/17/2020 9:15:57 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
To: BenLurkin
"Has got nothin' on the Flying Guillotine"
Classic.
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posted on
08/17/2020 9:18:28 PM PDT
by
familyop
( "Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy".)
To: damper99
What a mess for the guys parting out the car.
Copart will take it. Good motor!
Theyll slap a BIOHAZARD sticker on it.
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posted on
08/17/2020 9:20:57 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
(When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day)
To: BeauBo
Looks like Syrian Swiss Cheese has more whole than the original Swiss Cheese.
Nothing like “Islamic terrorist human sushi”.
To: hanamizu
"And it also juliennes and cuts perfect fries! Call 1-800-SLICE-ME for your Ronco R9X while supplies last!!!"
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posted on
08/17/2020 10:17:39 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
("If a really stupid person becomes senile......how can you tell?" - George Carlin)
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