https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/12/06/naval-station-pensacola-active-shooter/PENSACOLA, Fla. - An assailant opened fire Friday morning at Naval Air Station Pensacola, leaving three people dead and several others injured before Florida sheriff’s deputies shot and killed him in the second deadly shooting at a naval base this week.
The gunman was a military pilot from Saudi Arabia training in the United States, according to a senior U.S. official.
Authorities have said little else about the shooting, or their investigation into the deadly attack.
It was unclear whether the three deceased victims were service members or civilians, said Lt. Cmdr. Megan Isaac, a Navy spokeswoman. Multiple people were taken to hospitals, including two Escambia County sheriff’s deputies who are expected to survive, Chief Deputy Chip Simmons said during a Friday morning news conference.
Well, it's a current event and allDoes it really need a thread? I mean these are happening all the time and we get the same discussion over and over.
Time to reinstate the Muslim flight ban (but not Saudi Arabia obviously)That's kind of bizarre though. I wonder if we will ever learn anything about the motives of the attacker.
Not bizarre when you think about it. A significant part of the ideology that drives terrorists come from SA. Vast majority of 9/11 attackers were from SA.That's kind of bizarre though. I wonder if we will ever learn anything about the motives of the attacker.
It will always be a risk for a Western country to train people from the land of Wahhabism how to kill.Not bizarre when you think about it. A significant part of the ideology that drives terrorists come from SA. Vast majority of 9/11 attackers were from SA.
You wouldn't expect that from military men representing the kingdom to their most important ally though.Not bizarre when you think about it. A significant part of the ideology that drives terrorists come from SA. Vast majority of 9/11 attackers were from SA.
It won't surprise me if a lot of the Saudi soldiers hold the same ideology that drives Al Qaeda for example. It's a deeply conservative country. Coming to the US might have been a culture shock. It was said Sayyid Qutb got more radicalised after a living in the States for a bit.You wouldn't expect that from military men representing the kingdom to their most important ally though.
Sounds about right.Saudis at it again.
Nothing to see here, I won't be surprised if ultimately Iran is blamed for this because as far as uncle sam is concerned saudis can do no wrong.
This reminds me of a certain event under a previous Republican president.this administration will allow the other Saudi soldiers to slip out of the country like they've done with other Saudis who've been responsible for the deaths of Americans.
