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2007-10-22 Arabia

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-22 04:50|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 * -hhmmmmm.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-22 05:28|| 2007-10-22 05:28|| Front Page Top

#2 On base incident so there is no need to read too much into this. Although terrible, these things do happen.

Posted by ArmyLife 2007-10-22 06:20|| 2007-10-22 06:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Ensign Hassan Akhbar?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-22 08:00|| 2007-10-22 08:00|| Front Page Top

#4 The two sailors who were killed were women; the shooter was a male sailor; it is not yet clear whether he shot himself or was shot by someone else.
Most likely a love triangle. Or quadrilateral.

See what happens when you let military personnel have firearms! Enforce gun control for everyone and we'll all be safe!
(Do I really need to say 'sarc'?)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-10-22 08:01|| 2007-10-22 08:01|| Front Page Top

#5 CAIRO, Egypt (AP) A U.S. Navy sailor allegedly shot and killed two female sailors early Monday in the barracks of a American military base in Bahrain, a Navy official said. The alleged shooter, a male, was critically wounded in the shooting at the U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain base, said the Navy official, who was not authorized to release the information to the media and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The official did not say if the alleged shooter shot himself or if anyone else was involved, but the Navy said the shooting was not terror related and only involved U.S. military personnel. The shootings took place around 5 a.m., the Navy said. Officials closed the base temporarily and reopened it about an hour later.

No other details were immediately available, and the Navy said it was not releasing the names of those involved until their families were notified. "The incident is under investigation, and it would not be prudent to discuss details at this time," said Navy spokesman Lt. John Gay.

Posted by Steve 2007-10-22 08:26|| 2007-10-22 08:26|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder if they all worked in the naval base post office?

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-10-22 09:28|| 2007-10-22 09:28|| Front Page Top

#7 A male US sailor shot and killed two female US sailors.

I don't know any details of the shooting not otherwise reported here at RB, but I will say this: My spidey sense (intuition) tells me the shooter was acting in perfect accord and harmony with traditional islamic principles of one sort or another.

Therefore I echo the comment made by Frank G in comment #3.

We'll see. Time will tell.

Posted by Mark Z">Mark Z 2007-10-22 10:37|| 2007-10-22 10:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Either that or he caught his girlfriend with her girlfriend & he flipped.

Posted by Throger Thains8048 2007-10-22 12:05|| 2007-10-22 12:05|| Front Page Top

#9 A weapon in the barracks, no further details? Something tells me this entire event may soon be shrouded much like the recent USN Capt Lisa Marie Nowak affair. Lets let nothing stand in the way of gender progress in the armed services, not even common sense.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-22 13:00|| 2007-10-22 13:00|| Front Page Top

#10 I dunno, TT8048. I'ma bettin' most guys would consider that a "twofer".

Posted by BA 2007-10-22 14:43|| 2007-10-22 14:43|| Front Page Top

#11 You might think this is off-topic, but I'm gonna wander over to the Iraq Coalition Casualties list and see if this gets included. I've noticed before that aside from "accidents" and accidents in Iraq, they've included vehicular deaths from Bahrain and Dubai, IIRC. I suppose it's true enough that if we hadn't invaded Iraq those folks wouldn't have been there and the deaths wouldn't have occurred, but the lawyer in me argues they've extended the chain of causation a link or two too far.

Keep in mind, this is also the logical standard of the MSM, let alone the loyal opposition.

All that said, it's 99% either #3 or #8.

Posted by Ulaising Jones3412 2007-10-22 19:49|| 2007-10-22 19:49|| Front Page Top

#12 Sure enough, this is a lead item on the casualty list - also noted several other items including traffic accidents in Qatar, as well as deaths due to illness in the base hospitals in Germany. I suppose the illness is closely related to Iraqi duty, but would the illnesses differ that greatly from the normal statistical background from, say, American tourists in SE Asia, to pick a region out of nothing?

At least they show the causes, which makes for interesting comparison between the "hostile fire" vs. "non-hostile" ratios.

Posted by Ulaising Jones3412 2007-10-22 19:56|| 2007-10-22 19:56|| Front Page Top

#13 STARS-N-STRIPES/OTHER > USS HAMPTON SUB > One Officer, Five enlisted men disciplined for forging of [reactor] inspection records.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-22 23:51|| 2007-10-22 23:51|| Front Page Top

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