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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Ash_F
(5,861 posts)17. Article is confusing
"They are Charles and Mary Ann Strange, the parents of a Navy SEAL who was killed along with 37 others, when his helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan in 2011. Several of the families of those lost in the attack have questioned the Defense Department's official story of the incident one of the deadliest single events of the entire war for American troops and they specifically blame President Obama's polices for leading to those deaths. Among their many complaints: that Afghan forces working with the Americans may have set them up; that because many of those killed that day were members of the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden, publicizing their role in the earlier mission made them targets for retaliation; and that rules of engagement prevented the helicopter and the men on it from fighting back. They also claim that a Muslim cleric was invited to speak at the funeral, who then insulted the dead servicemen in Arabic, although there's little evidence to support that charge."
Are the Stranges making all of the bolded claims? It seems like it, but the way they injected 'Several of the families' is throwing me off.
Are the Stranges making all of the bolded claims? It seems like it, but the way they injected 'Several of the families' is throwing me off.
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YES! And Snowden provided a whole list of names of those being spied upon
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#2
Yes, a real American (and world) Patriot, one man who could not be bought
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#4
ACLU: 2/26/13 Supreme Court Dismisses ACLU’s Challenge to NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Law
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#8
You said Snowden had a list of specific people being spied on. That's what I would
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#9
Shhhh ...government implants have infected DU. Agent Mike's group has gotten very large.
L0oniX
Jun 2013
#11
Like the training incident that killed the 2 FBI guys from the Boston bombing?
dixiegrrrrl
Jun 2013
#19
They better have real evidence except heresy, or this is another Orly Taitz. I am very skeptical
still_one
Jun 2013
#18