First casualties since the little boy assassinated the Iranian General/politician:
Source: NPR
A U.S. service member and two Defense Department contractors were killed Sunday when the terrorist organization al-Shabab attacked a Kenyan airfield used by both Kenyan and U.S. forces.
Two Defense Department members were also injured in the attack, according to United States Africa Command. They are said to be in stable condition.
The attack by the Somali-based al-Shabab, which is affiliated with al-Qaida, was the group's first against U.S. forces in Kenya, according to The Associated Press. The site of the attack, Manda Bay Airfield, is used by U.S. forces to provide training and counterterrorism support to partners in East Africa, as well as to protect U.S. interests in the area.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of our teammates who lost their lives today," said U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of U.S. Africa Command. "As we honor their sacrifice, let's also harden our resolve. Alongside our African and international partners, we will pursue those responsible for this attack and al-Shabaab who seeks to harm Americans and U.S. interests."
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Monday January 06, 2020 · 4:04 PM CST According to the Daily Mail, ... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7856463/Iranian-adviser-drops-chilling-hint-attacks-Trump-properties.html ... Iran is implying threats to attack Trump-branded properties. Notice that this signals very clearly that unlike millions of dimwits in America, the Middle East clearly understands Trump is not acting in America’s interests and they are smart enough to signal “our beef is with Trump, not America.” Two things are interesting about this move:
* Iran doesn’t actually have to fire a single weapon for this to be a very effective attack that hits Trump personally very hard. * Remember that many of the “Trump properties” are actually nothing but licensing arrangements. Trump is not a “billionaire”. He is just a grifter who scams money here and there trading on his name.
Two questions:
* If you are a sane person with average intelligence, why would you book a room in any building that has the “Trump” name on the outside, knowing that this building might be in the crosshairs of a grenade attack or worse? * If you are one of those geniuses who thought it was a good idea to sign a Trump branding agreement, how are you liking that arrangement now that you will be running at 30% occupancy? * (Bonus question) If you are a traditional American ally (UK, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, etc) how are you liking the idea that there are buildings in your country that are now being cased by terrorists? How do you like the idea of having to spend millions of dollars on extra security to protect those buildings?
I predict the “Trump” name will be coming off a lot of buildings in the next 90 days.
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