[Watch] The 'Ninja' That Killed Zawahiri
Ain't Your Daddy's Hellfire Missile
PJ Media,
by
Virginia Taft
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
8/3/2022 12:44:47 AM
The hellfire missiles that are said to have taken out Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, but not his family, are a newer generation of missiles that are high on precision and devoid of explosives.
The AGM 14 R9X missile, made by Lockheed Martin, can be fired from, in Zawahiri’s case, a Reaper drone as well as other platforms. It can be fired from 600 miles away. Because its payload is tungsten and not packed explosives, this version of the hellfire doesn’t have the accompanying explosion– unless it hits, for instance, a full gas tank in a car. The R9X is called a Ninja because of the six blades deployed during flight
Reply 1 - Posted by:
chumley 8/3/2022 1:30:57 AM (No. 1236171)
I was reading up on this earlier. When its about to hit, the blades open up and it looks kind of like an umbrella without the fabric. Chops up whatever is in its path in a very narrow swath. For it to work it would have to have absolutely pinpoint accuracy, down to the inch. It is frightening that such accuracy exists.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Coach 8/3/2022 2:00:54 AM (No. 1236178)
I am ashamed by this blatant display of cultural appropriation by our military aggressors. We must apologize to our Japanese allies for the Ninja, and to the Taliban for sending their Troglodyte to Hell with such an insensitive weapon.
Impeach Brandon!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 8/3/2022 3:41:48 AM (No. 1236189)
Are we sure that Ayman al-Zawahiri was Ginzu'd. Lame Duck Joe's evidence was hearsay from another source. No photo exists. Hopefully, he was sliced and diced like a sushi roll. Need better evidence than Lame Duck saying he did it.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Trigger2 8/3/2022 3:50:26 AM (No. 1236191)
I'll believe Joey when I see the sushi pieces.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
slsusnr 8/3/2022 5:42:33 AM (No. 1236212)
Six mile range, not 600.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
lakerman1 8/3/2022 5:45:58 AM (No. 1236215)
Will there be a complaint under the Geneva Conventions protocols? (That is a serious question.)
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 8/3/2022 6:07:55 AM (No. 1236228)
Wonder who was on the ground painting the location for the missile to lock on? If they did nail his ass, good. The skeptic in me is thinking this is b.s. to help distract us from the real problems.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
MrDeplorable 8/3/2022 6:48:03 AM (No. 1236246)
Why didn’t they just give him four COVID boosters and let him play soccer? Lots cheaper way to die and gives us plausible deniability.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
LanceLink1 8/3/2022 7:09:49 AM (No. 1236261)
I'm with #7.
No confirmation out of Afghanistan, accuracy dependent on targeting, timing of incident (failing administration requiring a lift) and said administration an organization known for lying brings out the sceptic in me.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 8/3/2022 7:45:01 AM (No. 1236295)
Don’t be surprised if you see a video of Zawahiri holding up a copy of today’s newspaper. Show me the body.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
3XALADY 8/3/2022 7:52:10 AM (No. 1236304)
What about the news reports Mr. al Zawahari met his virgins in November 2020, dying of asthma.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
zoidberg 8/3/2022 8:07:11 AM (No. 1236322)
It slices, it dices!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
bpl40 8/3/2022 8:31:18 AM (No. 1236346)
I have already suggested the next target - George Soros!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
JackBurton 8/3/2022 8:49:23 AM (No. 1236366)
This used to be called the Ginzu.
Someone must have complained.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 8/3/2022 8:49:55 AM (No. 1236368)
Can a person die twice? I thought Zacowee died in 2020 with medical problems.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
tootall 8/3/2022 9:01:53 AM (No. 1236392)
I like the Ginsu personally, or perhaps the Veg-O-Matic or Benihana. And although collateral damage is terrible when innocents are killed, isn't it an effective deterrent? This ain't 'beanbag', and these terrorists would kill your Grandchildren in a second if it suited their goals. Sorry for the truth.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Sgt. Stubby 8/3/2022 9:15:26 AM (No. 1236412)
Did Biden give the technology to China ,yet?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Strike3 8/3/2022 9:20:14 AM (No. 1236422)
Devious little thing - I like it. I also like the drama of a nice explosion, so whatever they use is fine. The family of such a man can't be worth much.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
happywarrior 8/3/2022 9:29:51 AM (No. 1236442)
Like #15 I remember hearing that he died in 2020, but they memory holed it.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Omen55 8/3/2022 10:10:21 AM (No. 1236511)
We still have the best toys.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
formerNYer 8/3/2022 10:37:16 AM (No. 1236559)
Not buying it until I see proof of death.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Hazymac 8/3/2022 11:05:13 AM (No. 1236598)
A remote control, flying barlow! What'll they think of next? Same as everyone else around here, I'd like to see the pieces of al-Zawahri and have separate DNA confirmation (if a sample could be collected), whether he got sliced "wahfer-thin" or cut into six equal longitudinal strips by the Ginsu bearing drone. It's possible that the CIA lived up to its old reputation of killing the wrong guy with politicians celebrating unworthily afterward. Now they tell us that the old terrorist is no more. "Isn't it pretty to think so?" Let's see the not so pretty part.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
DVC 8/3/2022 11:15:20 AM (No. 1236613)
If it actually happened......
This info on the missile is pretty old stuff, actually.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
MDConservative 8/3/2022 11:19:43 AM (No. 1236618)
Has there been any confirmation of the hit yet? Like a hand with a ring?
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
broken01 8/3/2022 12:20:08 PM (No. 1236684)
Those 600 mile Ninja's are something else. I'm surprised the dummies in the current administration (especially Biden) didn't confuse the missile for the Ninja blender.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
nerdowell 8/3/2022 12:28:27 PM (No. 1236689)
Zawa-- who?
Oh yeah-- a golden oldie.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
PCMM 8/3/2022 12:28:54 PM (No. 1236690)
I like bombs that go BOOM!
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