JGalt
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Let's all raise a glass to President Trump for ridding the world of that monster on January 3, 2020. I bet his ass still stings from that Hellfire missile Trump dropped on him.
"On 3 January 2020, Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general, was killed by an American drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, while travelling to meet Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
Soleimani was commander of the Quds Force, one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is designated as a terrorist organization by both the United States and European Parliament.[3][4] Soleimani was considered the second most powerful person in Iran, subordinate to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[5] Five Iraqi nationals and four other Iranian nationals were killed alongside Soleimani, including the deputy chairman of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and commander of the Iran-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah militia, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The Pentagon says Soleimani and his troops were "responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more."[6]"
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani - Wikipedia
"U.S. drones normally carry Hellfire missiles, armed with explosive warheads. However, the CIA also has in its inventory a special-purpose Hellfire missile, modified to carry an inert warhead. A Predator drone could launch this missile from an altitude of 22,000 feet, well outside the range it could be heard by the target. Called the Hellfire R9X, it contains a hundred pounds of metal, uniquely designed to punch through a vehicle’s rooftop, much like a meteor.
After penetrating the rooftop, the R9X transitions into a killing “blender.” It is equipped with six sword-like blades that immediately deploy and rotate, slicing and dicing through anything — human or not — with which it comes into contact. It is appropriately known within the CIA as the “Flying Ginsu.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/483393-the-unique-weapon-that-took-out-soleimani/
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
"On 3 January 2020, Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general, was killed by an American drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, while travelling to meet Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
Soleimani was commander of the Quds Force, one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is designated as a terrorist organization by both the United States and European Parliament.[3][4] Soleimani was considered the second most powerful person in Iran, subordinate to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[5] Five Iraqi nationals and four other Iranian nationals were killed alongside Soleimani, including the deputy chairman of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and commander of the Iran-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah militia, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The Pentagon says Soleimani and his troops were "responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more."[6]"
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani - Wikipedia
The unique weapon that took out Soleimani
"U.S. drones normally carry Hellfire missiles, armed with explosive warheads. However, the CIA also has in its inventory a special-purpose Hellfire missile, modified to carry an inert warhead. A Predator drone could launch this missile from an altitude of 22,000 feet, well outside the range it could be heard by the target. Called the Hellfire R9X, it contains a hundred pounds of metal, uniquely designed to punch through a vehicle’s rooftop, much like a meteor.
After penetrating the rooftop, the R9X transitions into a killing “blender.” It is equipped with six sword-like blades that immediately deploy and rotate, slicing and dicing through anything — human or not — with which it comes into contact. It is appropriately known within the CIA as the “Flying Ginsu.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/483393-the-unique-weapon-that-took-out-soleimani/
