Casual Observation

I swear that I almost did a post earlier today about how it has been a while since we had a mass-shooting in this country.

I guess my spidey-sense was tingling.

6 Comments

Arthur Gilroy on April 2, 2014 at 8:26 pm

Wasn’t there a news lure dangled just yesterday about a “search for a suspect who was planning to shoot people on an army base?” Anybody remember it ? I could swear I saw it but paid no mind, thinking that it was just more “GET SCARED, SUCKAS!!!” disinfo from mass media.

Anybody?

BooMan on April 2, 2014 at 10:09 pm

CabinGirl said the same thing.

Arthur Gilroy on April 2, 2014 at 11:26 pm

So why no mention of it in the “HOTTEST THING EVER!!!” governmental media complex after the predicted attack comes to pass?

Hmmmmm…???

Things continue to get stranger and stranger here.

Arthur Gilroy on April 3, 2014 at 12:18 am

Drudge Report and Fox News are good for something, I guess. (Italics mine below.)

FBI, military hunt ex-Army recruit suspected of plotting ‘Ft. Hood-inspired jihad’
Published April 01, 2014FoxNews.com

The FBI is searching for a recent Army recruit believed to be planning a “Fort Hood-inspired jihad against U.S. soldiers,” FoxNews.com has learned.

The alert, whose legitimacy was confirmed by military and law enforcement officials, stated that a man identified as Booker had told friends of his “intention to commit jihad.” Booker, who is also known as Muhammad Abdullah Hassan, was recruited by the U.S. Army in Kansas City, Mo., in February 2014 and was scheduled to report for basic training on April 7. But he was discharged last week, apparently after law enforcement authorities learned of his alleged plan.

Yeah. Right.

Yo, Booker!!! We know about yer dastardly plan now so we’re gonna discharge you. And lose track of you, too. Also, uhhhh…Booker who? We forgot his last name. But not his Islamic name, of course.

Both the FBI and the 902d Military Intelligence Group at Fort Leavenworth are involved in the hunt.

That makes me feel all safe!!!

The alert, a copy of which was obtained by FoxNews.com, was sent out by the FBI’s Kansas City Division on Friday and distributed through the U.S. Marine Corps. The portion obtained by FoxNews.com did not include Hassan’s photo or age. It was also sent to the Kansas City Police Department, which could indicate authorities believe he may have remained in the area where he was recruited.

The alert is titled, “Planned Fort Hood-inspired Jihad against US Soldiers by Army Recruit” and was issued “to inform and protect officers who may encounter this individual or others exhibiting the same aspirations.” The source of the information contained in the alert was listed as “An FBI agent.”

According to the alert:

“On 20 March 2014, the Kansas City Division FBI became aware of an individual named BOOKER aka Muhammad Abdullah Hassan who had publicly stated his intention to commit jihad, bidding farewell to his friends and making comments indicating his jihad was imminent. BOOKER had been recruited by the US Army in Kansas City, Mo., in February 2014 and was scheduled to report for Basic Training on 7 April 2014. Kansas City Division Agents interviewed BOOKER on 20 March 2014.”

Oh.

Duh.

Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Ty Balzer confirmed the alert’s legitimacy, but referred questions to the FBI. A spokeswoman with the Kansas City Division of the FBI — the same division responsible for sending out the alert and who, according to the alert, spoke with Booker on March 20 — said she did “not have any information to provide in regards to your inquiry.”

Law enforcement sources familiar with the alert said it appeared to suggest that there may be others in addition to Booker who also might have expressed similar intentions to commit jihad against U.S. military installations.

A military source said it appeared the bulletin was provided by the FBI, then distributed by the Marine Corps under the normal protocol of sharing any information relating to a potential threat to U.S. military installations or personnel.

—snip—

No wonder the word is out to the media to keep this one under wraps.

Whadda buncha maroons!!!