Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Biden expected to make the official announcement at 1930 Eastern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Republicans and Fox News still talk about Trump taking out al-Baghdadi like he parted the Red Sea and Democrats will forget this in two days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, osxmatt said: Republicans and Fox News still talk about Trump taking out al-Baghdadi like he parted the Red Sea and Democrats will forget this in two days. Probably a feature, not a bug, right? Democrats recognize that there are other problems to solve; Republicans have to cling to small victories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, osxmatt said: Republicans and Fox News still talk about Trump taking out al-Baghdadi like he parted the Red Sea and Democrats will forget this in two days. I don't think Democrats forgot even Biden killing ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. They just have different priorities as to what is important to them, from climate to student debt to labor and abortion. They expect things to happen, whereas Republicans seem to think Trump did a lot even though he only has one major piece of legislation he signed in tax cuts for rich people. Politically speaking, his approval rating has gone up a few points in the past week, and with decreasing gas prices, CHIPS bill, a possible historic climate/Medicare deal, and potentially legalizing gay marriage via Congress in September, this would continue a string of good news cycles for him. I'm hoping for more good news so we can stem losses in November and keep the Senate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 I'll probably get cancelled for this but fucking whatever... I feel bad for whoever has to maintain al-Qaeda's org charts. There, I said it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 25 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: I'll probably get cancelled for this but fucking whatever... I feel bad for whoever has to maintain al-Qaeda's org charts. There, I said it. It's probably maintained by AQ's human resources department: Far out Friday: Al Qaeda job application forms revealed WWW.HCAMAG.COM The latest revelations offer a chilling insight into the terrorist organization’s own HR approach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 The operation was conducted in downtown Kabul on Sunday at the home of an aide to a senior Taliban official and was in planning for six months. Biden: Drone strike on al-Qaida leader delivered 'justice' | AP News APNEWS.COM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday confirmed that a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, declaring “justice has been delivered.” “This... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The operation was conducted in downtown Kabul on Sunday at the home of an aide to a senior Taliban official and was in planning for six months. Biden: Drone strike on al-Qaida leader delivered 'justice' | AP News APNEWS.COM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday confirmed that a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, declaring “justice has been delivered.” “This... Thanks Joebama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 One thing I want to make sure of by the end of my life: that nobody ever feels like I warrant a death so much that they'll plan it for six months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 From what I gather, this strike was conducted using Hellfires with no-yield warheads which rely on kinetic energy to eliminate the target or they used a couple of "flying ginsu knife" Hellfires: Engineering.com WWW.ENGINEERING.COM CIA and the Department of Defense have been using a secret weapon against individual targets to minimize civilian casualties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Did we ever get to the bottom of 9/11? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Ominous said: Did we ever get to the bottom of 9/11? Heh, funny you mention that since this tweet was in response of the tweet I quoted: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 11 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: From what I gather, this strike was conducted using Hellfires with no-yield warheads which rely on kinetic energy to eliminate the target or they used a couple of "flying ginsu knife" Hellfires: Engineering.com WWW.ENGINEERING.COM CIA and the Department of Defense have been using a secret weapon against individual targets to minimize civilian casualties. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 12 hours ago, SaysWho? said: One thing I want to make sure of by the end of my life: that nobody ever feels like I warrant a death so much that they'll plan it for six months. I suspect that a few of my ex-girlfriends have been planning my execution for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Damn, that corpse must have been obliterated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Use of "Flying Ginsu Knife" Hellfire confirmed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 About as close as it gets to a Phantasm sphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Images show Kabul house where al Qaeda chief is believed to have been killed by US strike | CNN WWW.CNN.COM CNN has identified what appears to be the house in Kabul, Afghanistan, hit by a Hellfire missile drone strike that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, while he was on the balcony. Quote CNN has identified what appears to be the house in Kabul, Afghanistan, hit by a Hellfire missile drone strike that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, while he was on the balcony. The identification was made by geolocating and verifying the authenticity of three photos circulating social media since Sunday, in additional to utilizing archival, high-resolution satellite imagery. The strike, which took place at 9:48 p.m. ET on Saturday and in the early hours of Sunday morning in Kabul, was authorized by US President Joe Biden following weeks of meetings with his Cabinet and key advisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 6 hours ago, SaysWho? said: Heh, funny you mention that since this tweet was in response of the tweet I quoted: Does that basement thing really track with that crowd? I’m surprised they are doing it still, it seems like such half-hearted criticism that nobody really would care about if it was true and it doesn’t do anything to really rally their voters. I mean, keep doing it I guess but it’s so lame it makes me cringe whenever I hear it. I also always forget that the whole thing started because people made fun of Trump hiding in a bunker during BLM protests so they did their usual projection thing. Didn’t expect it to still be going though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I'm kinda surprised that the US can still fly a Reaper over Kabul. I would have thought they'd need something that flies higher and longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Trump had the chance to kill Al Qaeda's leader but didn't because he didn't recognize the name, report says WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Biden announced on Monday that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al Qaeda, was killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend. Intelligence officials briefed Trump many times about senior terrorist figures the CIA wanted to track down and kill, mentioning al-Zawahiri, NBC News reported. Two people familiar with the briefings told NBC News that Trump chose not to pursue al-Zawahiri because he didn't recognize his name and instead suggested targeting bin Laden's son, Hamza bin Laden. "He would say, 'I've never heard of any of these people. What about Hamza bin Laden?'" one unnamed former official told NBC News. A Pentagon official also told the news outlet: "That was the only name he knew." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 He's a better man than me. I'd press the kill button for almost anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 3 hours ago, TwinIon said: I'm kinda surprised that the US can still fly a Reaper over Kabul. I would have thought they'd need something that flies higher and longer. Is the taliban gonna throw rocks at our drones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 3:10 PM, Jason said: Trump had the chance to kill Al Qaeda's leader but didn't because he didn't recognize the name, report says WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Biden announced on Monday that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al Qaeda, was killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 You keep beheading them, yet you nourish the roots at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 If only there was a way to effect difficulties between sovereign states without speedrunnng violence% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 4:38 PM, unogueen said: You keep beheading them, yet you nourish the roots at the same time. Of course. Thats by design. Perpetual war keeps the trains running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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