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Day 3: Hero Naval Academy grad shot 5 times at Naval Air Station relayed crucial information before succumbing to injuries, 10 Saudis held and more sought
2019-12-08
[FOXNEWS] A young graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, whose dream was to become a pilot, is being hailed a hero after he reportedly related crucial information about the identity of the Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter to first responders, despite having been shot several times, a family member revealed.
toxic masculinity
...yet another example of the liberal concept (the science is settled, so shut up!) that men are knuckle dragging bastards who spend all their time watching football, drinking beer, burping, farting, and thumping their women. This doesn't apply if the men are girls transitioning to boys, or boys transitioning to girls, or either transitioning to sheep...
Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, was confirmed as one of the three victims who was killed Friday morning when Saudi national, Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, opened fire on a flight training program for foreign military personnel, Adam Watson revealed in a Facebook post. In an interview to air Sunday with Fox News' Chris Wallace, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said all 3 victims were Americans. Two were members of the U.S. Navy, a Pentagon brasshat told Fox News.

"Today has been the worst day of my life. My youngest brother gave his life for his country in a senseless shooting," Watson’s post read.

"After being shot multiple times he made it outside and told the first response team where the shooter was and those details were invaluable. He died a hero and we are beyond proud but there is a whole in our hearts that can never be filled."

Watson’s father Benjamin told USA Today that his son was the officer on deck at the time of the shooting and sustained at least five gunshot wounds before being able to make it out to relay important information about the shooter before succumbing to his injuries.

"Heavily maimed, he made his way out to flag down first responders and gave an accurate description of the shooter," he told the outlet. "He died serving his country."

Watson, a rifle team captain, was reportedly sent to NAS two weeks before the shooting for flight training.

His family said his dream was to become a Navy pilot.
Courtesy of Snusotle the Lesser4227, Ay Pee, which has a better photo of the dead killer, adds:
Officials investigating the deadly attack were working Saturday to determine whether it was motivated by terrorism, while President Donald Trump indicated he would review policies governing foreign military training in the United States.

The FBI identified the shooter in a statement Saturday night as Mohammed Alshamrani, 21. Investigators said he was a 2nd Lt. in the Royal Saudi Air Force and was a student naval flight officer of Naval Aviation Schools Command. A U.S. official on Friday said the FBI was examining social media posts and investigating whether he acted alone or was connected to any broader group. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Family members on Saturday identified two of the shooting victims, both of whom were hailed as heroes for trying to stop the shooter and flagging down first responders after being shot.

The shooter opened fire inside a classroom at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday, killing three people and wounding two sheriff’s deputies, one in the arm and one in the knee, before one of the deputies killed him. Eight others were also hurt. Both deputies were expected to survive.

“The Sailors that lost their lives in the line of duty and showed exceptional heroism and bravery in the face of evil,” Capt. Tim Kinsella, the commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola, said in a statement. “When confronted, they didn’t run from danger; they ran towards it and saved lives.”

A second victim was identified as Airman Mohammed Sameh Haitham, 19, of St. Petersburg, Florida, who joined the Navy after graduating from high school last year, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Haitham’s mother, Evelyn Brady, herself a Navy veteran, said the commander of her son’s school called her and told her Haitham had tried to stop the shooter.

The former track and field star had been assigned to flight crew training and was looking forward to graduating from the program later this month, Brady said.

“He said he was going to get his flight jacket for Christmas,” she said. “Now that’s not going to happen.”

The Navy identified the third victim as Airman Apprentice Cameron Scott Walters, 21, of Richmond Hill, Georgia. All three were students at Naval Aviation Schools Command.

FBI hunt for missing Saudi servicemen as it's revealed Pensacola Naval base killer hosted dinner party to watch mass shooting videos and visited New York to see Rockefeller Christmas tree lights turned on just two days before
One wonders where Lt. Al-Shamrani got that gun for his sudden jihad — he can’t possibly have bought it legally...
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Saudi military student Mohammed Saeed al-Shamrani, 21, killed three people and injured 12 when he opened fire with a handgun in a Navy Station Pensacola classroom on Friday

  • Another Saudi student allegedly videotaped the attack, while two others watched from a nearby car

  • Authorities have now detained 10 Saudi students for questioning, a number revised up from six yesterday evening

  • However, the FBI is still searching for 'several' other Saudis students who have not been seen since the attack

  • al-Shamrani hosted a dinner party on Thursday evening with three other Saudi students where they watched videos of mass shootings

  • He and fellow Saudi students also traveled to NYC in the days before the attack

  • US Naval Academy graduate, Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, and military student Mohammed Haitham, 19, have been named as victims of the attack
    The Daily Mail article has photos of both murdered American Naval trainees.
The Jerusalem Post adds a new character to the story:
An uncle of Alshamrani, Saad bin Hantim Alshamrani, told CNN from Saudi Arabia that his nephew was 21, and "likable and mannered towards his family and the community." He said his nephew "has his religion, his prayer, his honesty and commitments."
Related:
Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani: 2019-12-07 Naval Station's Gun Restrictions Didn't Stop Shooter but Did Stop Sailors from Arming Themselves
Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani: 2019-12-07 Day 2: Saudi king orders security services to cooperate with U.S. in probe of Florida shooting, six Saudis arrested near base, manifesto posted on Twitter
Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani: 2019-12-06 Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter who killed 3 was Saudi aviation student, investigators eye potential terror link
Posted by:Fred

#18  Now I understand why the Serbians tried to kill off the Muslims.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2019-12-08 15:32  

#17  The way things are, he could have convinced them he need it to feel safe in all this islamophobia in Pensacola and they'd have said, 'Oh, okay then'.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-12-08 10:11  

#16  ...they were watching p0rn.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-12-08 09:59  

#15  If Pensacola was a gun free zone how did he get it on base and why didn’t his purchase ring an alarm somewhere?
You would think a foreign military student buying a firearm through a legal loophole would have popped up on someone’s computer screen.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2019-12-08 09:51  

#14  Maybe Adam Schiff and the FBI should focus a bit on Muslim foreign nationals instead of our President, congressman and journalists.
Posted by: Airandee   2019-12-08 09:11  

#13  If our civilization survives, Mohammed (Piss Be Upon Him) will overtake Hitler as The Worst Person In Human History™

while Hitler's ideology destroyed millions of lives, Mohammed's ideology has destroyed not only the lives but the humanity of billions.
Posted by: Bob Grorong1136   2019-12-08 08:40  

#12  And Trump's travel ban was considered the equivalent of Kristallnacht.

We are ruled by morons. Morons with a cultural suicide wish.
Posted by: Lex   2019-12-08 07:25  

#11  Know muslims, no peace. No muslims, know peace.

That deserves to be a poster. Words stenciled on a Rage Boy pic.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-12-08 06:03  

#10  Know muslims, no peace. No muslims, know peace. I’ve long held the opinion that Islam must be destroyed, regardless of how many would have to perish.
Posted by: Fat Bob Javish1936   2019-12-08 05:53  

#9  Tsarnaev brothers handler to the invisible scrambler phone...

"If you know the identity of these two young men, please call the Special Agent in Charge, Boston Field Office at the phone number provided on your screen."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-12-08 04:39  

#8  The question what needs to be asked, IMO, Dron - is there a difference between an average Muslim and a clinically certifiable sociopath?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-12-08 02:47  

#7   Uncle's statement proves the entire society is totally insane

Besoeker's comment brings to the front a rather important background context, considering the fodder for the jihad. Islamic youth. Can they really be empathetic toward some photos of goat-herders killed in airstrikes, while being pathological in their hatred for the humans they live, eat, work with daily ? Or is their a set of peculiarities to a certain unhinged 'kind' that can help you differentiate between them and other, 'non-performing' muslims ?

If one were to be absolutely empirical about vetting, early warning, threat detection policies I'd say the well mannered, religious and 'liked by the community' type are the most dangerous bastards of all.

The phenomenon has been studied very well, by experts working toward bringing islam to political nullification, not academics wanting to bed an Arab student. Obviously no one in the west is listening to the real experts, Asians.

The concept of training martyrs is a dirty copy and bastardization of the idea of Nazirites in jewish history. Just like almost every major aspect of islam. You dedicate one son to being a 'faithful'. If Allan accepts your works your lovely summbitch could even be 'called' one day. The richest and most affluent, educated families, or those living in western countries maybe within reach of govt jobs or legal careers escape martyrdom since they're more valuable for lawfare. The poorest sections, down an' outs get to meet the virgins, their upbringing and tuition is taken care of by 'erb's beloved umma which also pays out their families after. Of course, not every young man allows his fucked society to do this to him, so tries to barter for a way out by 'diversifying' into other forms of jihad or the support of it.

'Uncle, I can't do all that. But I am sending a hundred quid a year, proceeds from my underage p0rn and extortion business. '

The ones who were 'raised right' are tasked with getting in to place and wait for years for the call from Allan, which usually arrives on phone or in a corner of the local mosque, where the handler meets them. This relationship is also not suspect, it's discussions and rapport between an old fuddy duddy and his favourite nephew mostly. Carried out in code and idioms, you cannot arrest them for it.

It's all too complex to deal with if you're going to go about with cause → effect jurisprudence and armed with modern legalities. To deal with it, the justice system shall have to formally detach from certain enforcement arms in a limited capacity, and this idea causes friction with the jurists because it is their niche - power over police. You know what that means. Yes. Extra-judicial actions.

The Xinjiang experiment in fact is the most humane way of dealing with islamic jihad, because you cannot deal with jihad without dealing with islam. And they too are not succeeding, mind you. They are at best holding a tide back, with very expensive dams.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-12-08 02:26  

#6  How and how quickly can we detach ourselves from (and protect ourselves from the excrescences of) that insane society?
Posted by: Lex   2019-12-08 01:37  

#5  Ref #4: Uncle's statement proves the entire society is totally insane.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-12-08 01:28  

#4  "Austere Religious Scholar":

An uncle of Alshamrani, Saad bin Hantim Alshamrani, told CNN from Saudi Arabia that his nephew was 21, and "likable and mannered towards his family and the community." He said his nephew "has his religion, his prayer, his honesty and commitments."
Posted by: Lex   2019-12-08 01:21  

#3  I'll take Foreknowledge and Complicity for $2,000, Alex.
Posted by: Lex   2019-12-08 01:19  

#2  Labeling this a terrorist act fixes responsibility. The footprint appears to be growing. I simply cannot believe no one was watching, or was unaware of Alshamrani or his followers.

Total situational awareness failure, or foreknowledge and complicity. You decide.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-12-08 01:14  

#1  One wonders where Lt. Al-Shamrani got that gun for his sudden jihad — he can’t possibly have bought it legally...

Saudi Naval base killer exploited LOOPHOLE to legally purchase handgun he used in shooting - despite ban on non-citizens buying firearms
The Saudi military student who killed three and injured 12 when he opened fire at Navy Station Pensacola on Friday used a loophole in the law to purchase the handgun he used in the attack.

Mohammed Saeed al-Shamrani, 21, bought the firearm legally from a store in Pensacola by providing the business owner with his hunting license, sources told NBC on Saturday.

Non-citizens are prevented from buying firearms, unless they are in possession of such a license.

The New York Times has reported the handgun as being a Glock 45 9-millimeter with an extended magazine. al-Sharami is said to have had four to six other magazines in his possessions at the time the shooting occurred.
Posted by: Snusotle the Lesser4227   2019-12-08 00:57  

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