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Title: Niger Villagers: US Soldier Was Bound and Executed
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URL Source: http://news.antiwar.com/2017/11/10/ ... oldier-was-bound-and-executed/
Published: Nov 11, 2017
Author: Jason Ditz
Post Date: 2017-11-11 06:28:52 by Ada
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Views: 846
Comments: 33
Slain Soldier Shot in the Back of His Head Pentagon claims that no US troops were left behind, let alone survivors, in the October 4 Niger ambush, are falling apart with growing comments from both Nigerien officials and villagers from the area, who reported finding the body of Sgt. La David Johnson. Sgt. La David Johnson After coming under ambush, the US lost contact with four soldiers, and evacuated without them when France sent helicopters. Three of the four were found dead not long thereafter when they returned. Sgt. Johnson was found days later. And locals say Sgt. Johnson was almost certainly alive when the US left, as the body they found had his arms tied up and was shot in the back of the head, suggesting he was caught by militants and ultimately executed. Secretary of Defense James Mattis had previously insisted that this was not possible because the US military never leaves people behind. Questions continue to grow about the Pentagon’s story, but the Pentagon says their own investigation is still ongoing, and is urging patience until they finalize it, suggesting that for now everything they’ve said so far is little more than a bunch of trial balloons to see what the public will buy.
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#1. To: Ada (#0)
Secretary of Defense James Mattis has obviously never been in a running gun battle while trying to escape from a numerically superior foe. It's pure chaos with no planning involved. People end up MIA. Nobody wants that to happen,but it happens and there is no blame or fault to lay at the feet of anyone on the ground running and fighting for their lives. Questions continue to grow about the Pentagon’s story, but the Pentagon says their own investigation is still ongoing, and is urging patience until they finalize it, suggesting that for now everything they’ve said so far is little more than a bunch of trial balloons to see what the public will buy. Nobody is "sending up trial balloons to see what the public will buy". The public know even less about it than the Sec of Defense. What is happening is the civilians in senior DoD positions are pulling answers out of their asses in order to try to look important and "in the know". ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Will someone tell me why the US military is there and in 1,000 other overseas countries??????
Doing what we have been doing since 1945, maintaining some semblance of law and order world wide.
LOL!!!!! You're joking, right? BTW, even if true, which it isn't, what verse within the US Constitution declares that to be a function of this Nation? Another Imperial Volunteer Merc dies in a land he never should have been in doing a job NOBODY I KNOW asked him to go do. Not in my name. Hard to believe that Cyni supported Ron Paul's policies.
I find it hard to believe a lot of things coming from Cyni.. The U.S. has become the World Policeman. Sad as it may seem, it is the truth. We really need to stop this nonsense before it provokes a real war. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
What if?????? Your view of what would transpire if the US withdrew from the world scene? Remember, geo/politics/history say a power vacuum cannot exist.
Killing more than 20 million people in 37 victim nations since WWII
Memory reminds me that WWII Axis members were three of the smaller nations of the world. Italy, Germany and Japan. Small in land area, small in populations and all with little or no natural resources. As a result of NO world peace keeper, those three small nations took on the world, AND NEARLY WON. Untold millions died, starved, murdered, slaughtered. Good thing there was not a cop on the beat to maintain law and order??? Right??? Reality of history clears away all cobwebs of ignorance.
Maybe if certain people hadn't supported Hitler from the beginning, WWII would never have started. Unfortunately, those people and their proteges still run things. It's not across the world we need to go, we need to cleanup what's going on here at home before we keep on killing millions of people to "keep the peace" and "save the world". Since you think "we meed to start the cleanup", then YOU need to get going with your project ...
Should I say Prescott Bush? Ooops. Slip of the tongue. LOL "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
We sow chaos, discord, lawlessnes, and disorder wherever we send our unfortunate troops. We are the friends of degenerate monarchies, head choppers and dope dealers everywhere. Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded. - James Madison
I'd add jew-bankers to your most-favored list.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
You can add Air America to that list also. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Agreed. However, to be be honest, we have to ask ourselves this... """Is there ONE western European country that has asked us to leave Western Europe"""???? They fear Russia. In Asia, has Russia, Japan,Australia, New Zealand, Philippines Vietnam or Korea demanded we withdraw and go home??? They fear China. Middle East...Political cesspool of the world. We go home, Israel gone in a month, Jews not allow that. When we dwell on our bad deeds, we often overlook the obvious good and the relative peace that the world wants. Russians, Chinese, Arabs all play nice if we go home? Remember, Hitler and Tojo drew up maps of what parts of the US each would take, HAD THEY WON?
Those who "dwell on our bad deeds" fail to pay attention to history ... and are bound to repeat it.
I am slippin' Lod. Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded. - James Madison
History lesson for those interested. WWI... WWI shooting stopped in 1918, Treaty of Versailles signed in June 1919...The world was at peace, Johnny went marching home and the world was at peace...FOR EVER AFTER?????? Right???? Wrong... Before the Treaty was signed...The German General Staff had drawn up the next invasion route into France via the Ardennes Forest. That route would be taken as planned by a man named Hitler that was in 1918 a Corporal in the German Army. In 1919 our ally Japan, drew up the design for the worlds first aircraft carrier, an offensive weapon. Carriers could go only one way from Japan that was SOUTH. So, Congress and military started process of arming Corregidore Island. In 1919, Britain starts building aircraft carrier. And in 1919 world jewry is in Paris looking for a future Communist leader of their choce, among Chinese students. They found Mao. Note everyone in this arena is in it for the long haul, except Johnny who went marching home. The rest is relatively recent history.
Whatever. If we are going toe to toe with the Russians aand the Chinese, we not playing the game in our interest but in that of another party. We are playing bad hand after bad hand, and it scarcely bears watching much longer. Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded. - James Madison
Would you rather start bombing Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Russia perhaps? What are YOU doing to change things for the better? Such is not par with your normal reasoned observations. A cancer has been eating away at this country since the Civil War.Senator Tillman put the name on it a hundred years ago. His words to the Senate were, that in the future this country would regret ever having allowed entry to two races of people, namely blacks and jews. Take a look at our current state of the Union, happenstance that jews and blacks are doing their best to bring down this country? First, Russia was taken down, largest country in the world, Germany was next but effort was foiled by Hitler. Next China was taken down, also from within, like Russia. Now is our turn to go down and go down we will, from within is the current scenario. Like Russia, like China, all happenstance? We are broke living on borrowed money and time. One of three ways down, financial collapse, civil war number two or World War III.
Financial collapse seems more imminent, especially since Obummer gave our spendthrift CONgress everything they asked for. Not once did he use line item veto or amendatory veto powers. Briefly this morning, I was watching Al Sharpton on Faux News while he railed away at gun owners and highlighted the recent shooting at a church in Texas. He did have a guest from Liberty University who tried his best to deflect what Sharpton was proposing, and that was the disarming of Americans. Of course we know that Obummer wanted the U.N. to control our guns. I was talking with an old boy out here at Wal Mart. I told him, "Obama wants the U.N. to control our guns." He said, "We'll never give up our guns. That's the way we are." There are a lot of them just like that out there. If law abiding Americans give up their guns, only the outlaws will still have them. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Alabama told their people that if they had no children and were able to work, they would no longer receive food stamps, UNLESS THEY WORKED. In Trumps first year a million and a half freeloaders stopped taking food stamps.
IF they have a fear of Russia, it's because of the torrent of propaganda hurled at them from western media and NGOs inserted there by our beloved CIA. But do you recall that Stalin wanted to push the Allies out of Europe and go all the way to the English channel? The western Europeans would have traded one tyranny for another which was much worse than the one they were freed from. People like George Patton were right. The Soviets should have been kicked right back into Russia. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
The current day Russian Federation is not the USSR, just as current day Germany is not Nazi Germany.
I am well aware of this. The fact the Russia is back under the old Russian tri-color flag is proof enough of this. And Nazi Germany was long gone in 1945 when the Soviets drove into Berlin. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
There's no doubt that the USSR snatched up Eastern Bloc land, but today's Russia is more concerned with trading with other nations and defending its national interests.
4 Americans vs 4 million Arabs killed by the USA is hardly a problem.
Amendatory veto: Allows a governor to amend bills that have been passed by the [State] legislature. Revisions are subject to confirmation or rejection by the [State] legislature. Line item veto: Allows a governor to remove specific sections of a bill (usually only spending bills) that has been passed by the [State] legislature. Deletions can be overridden by the [State] legislature. ------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
Secretary of Defense James Mattis had previously insisted that this was not possible because the US military never leaves people behind.
#2. To: Ada (#0)
#3. To: Darkwing (#2)
Will someone tell me why the US military is there and in 1,000 other overseas countries??????
#4. To: Cynicom (#3)
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination 
#5. To: Ada (#0)
"Define yourself as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."—Brennan Manning
#6. To: FormerLurker, Cynicom (#4)
"Define yourself as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."—Brennan Manning
#7. To: Rotara, Cynicom (#6)
Hard to believe that Cyni supported Ron Paul's policies.
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#8. To: Cynicom (#3)
maintaining some semblance of law and order world wide.
#9. To: BTP Holdings (#8)
We really need to stop this nonsense before it provokes a real war. ;)
#10. To: Cynicom (#3)
Doing what we have been doing since 1945, maintaining some semblance of law and order world wide.
#11. To: Ada (#10)
Killing more than 20 million people in 37 victim nations since WWII
#12. To: Cynicom, Ada, BTP Holdings, Rotara (#11)
Reality of history clears away all cobwebs of ignorance.
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#13. To: FormerLurker (#12)
... we need to cleanup what's going on here at home before we keep on killing millions of people to "keep the peace" and "save the world".
#14. To: FormerLurker (#12)
if certain people hadn't supported Hitler from the beginning
#15. To: Cynicom (#3)
Doing what we have been doing since 1945, maintaining some semblance of law and order world wide.
#16. To: randge (#15)
#17. To: randge, Lod (#15)
dope dealers everywhere
#18. To: randge, Phant2000, Lod, All (#15)
We sow chaos, discord, lawlessnes, and disorder wherever we send our unfortunate troops.
#19. To: Cynicom, et al (#18)
When we dwell on our bad deeds, we often overlook the obvious good and the relative peace that the world wants.
#20. To: Lod (#16)
I'd add jew-bankers to your most-favored list.
#21. To: Lod, randge, Phant2000, All (#16)
#22. To: Cynicom (#21)
#23. To: Phant2000 (#13)
Since you think "we meed to start the cleanup", then YOU need to get going with your project ...
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#24. To: randge (#22)
Whatever.
#25. To: Cynicom (#24)
financial collapse, civil war number two or World War III
#26. To: BTP Holdings (#25)
Financial collapse seems more imminent,
#27. To: Cynicom, randge, Phant2000, Lod, All (#18)
"""Is there ONE western European country that has asked us to leave Western Europe"""???? They fear Russia.
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#28. To: FormerLurker (#27)
IF they have a fear of Russia, it's because of the torrent of propaganda hurled at them from western media and NGOs inserted there by our beloved CIA.
#29. To: BTP Holdings (#28)
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#30. To: FormerLurker (#29)
The current day Russian Federation is not the USSR, just as current day Germany is not Nazi Germany.
#31. To: BTP Holdings (#30)
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination
#32. To: Ada (#0)
#33. To: BTP Holdings (#25)
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Obummer gave our spendthrift CONgress everything they asked for. Not once did he use line item veto or amendatory veto powers.
Wikipedia excerpts:
Veto | U.S. states, veto powers, and override authority many states [44] allow the governor [of their Executive branch] to exercise specialty veto authority to strike or revise portions of a bill without striking the whole bill. [2 examples below]
Line-item veto in the United States || State Governors [+ Mayor of D.C.] || U.S. Line-Item Veto Act of 1996 || Subsequent developments [2006] || U.S. Line Item Veto Re-Enactment Activity of 2009 || Debate - Wikipedia Synopsis: According to Louis Fisher in The Politics of Shared Power, Ronald Reagan said to Congress in his 1986 State of the Union address, "Tonight I ask you to give me what forty-three governors have: Give me a line-item veto this year. Give me the authority to veto waste, and I'll take the responsibility, I'll make the cuts, I'll take the heat." Bill Clinton echoed the request in his State of the Union address in 1995. Congress attempted to grant this power to [him] by the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to control "pork barrel spending", but in 1998 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Line-Item Veto Act of 1996 by the federal legislature to be unconstitutional, in violation of the Presentment Clause. As a result, it appears that a federal line-item veto would only be possible through amendment of the US Constitution. Prior to that ruling, President Clinton applied the line-item veto to the federal budget 82 times. Some argue that it could even give the President de facto legislative authority in altering the law which could violate the principles, and perhaps even the letter, of the Constitution.
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