» Spying Known at Top Levels, Officials Say
30/10/13 09:02 from NYT > International
The White House has long been aware in general terms of the National Security Agency’s overseas eavesdropping, the nation’s top spymaster told a House hearing on Tuesday.
» US intelligence chief Clapper defends spying policy - BBC News
30/10/13 08:46 from Top Stories - Google News
BBC News US intelligence chief Clapper defends spying policy BBC News The head of US intelligence has told lawmakers that discerning foreign leaders' intentions is a key goal of the nation's spying operations. Director of Nationa...
» NSA Chief Labels European Spy Claims 'False'
30/10/13 07:58 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
General Keith Alexander tells Congress the agency acts within legal boundaries and information leaked by Edward Snowden is untrue.
» US espionage chiefs hit back in a row over mass spying
30/10/13 06:07 from Uploads by AFP
US espionage chiefs hit back in a row over mass spying US espionage chiefs hit back in a row over mass spying, saying reports American eavesdroppers scooped up millions of phone records in Europe, were "completel... From: AFP Views:...
» NSA chief defends its spying programs - USA TODAY
30/10/13 05:23 from Top Stories - Google News
Bloomberg NSA chief defends its spying programs USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Army Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, defended his agency, saying what his staff does "is bring back more U.S. soldiers, airmen an...
» Officials Say White House Knew of Spying - New York Times
30/10/13 03:42 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post Officials Say White House Knew of Spying New York Times WASHINGTON — The nation's top spymaster said on Tuesday that the White House had long been aware in general terms of the National Security Agency's overseas ...
» As It Denounces U.S. Spying, Europe Delays Privacy Protection at Home
30/10/13 01:02 from NYT > International
Germany’s acquiescence in a British-led effort to freeze the privacy measures highlighted what appear to be contradictions between the verbal support for privacy among European leaders and their policy decisions.
» Dancer admits affair with Costa Concordia captain
30/10/13 08:41 from Uploads by ITN
Dancer admits affair with Costa Concordia captain A Moldovan dancer who was on the bridge of the Costa Concordia with Captain Francesco Schettino has admitted she was his lover. Report by Sarah Johnston. From: ITN Views: 0 0 ratings Time...
» Sebelius to Face Congress Over Obamacare
30/10/13 08:28 from Voice of America
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will face tough questions Wednesday from a Congressional committee regarding the troubled launch of the website of President Barack Obama's health care reform law. Sebelius is ex...
» Obama accused of breaking promise to consumers as health plans cancel policies - Washington Post
30/10/13 01:24 from Top Stories - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Obama accused of breaking promise to consumers as health plans cancel policies Washington Post A new controversy over the president's health-care law is threatening to overshadow the messy launch of its Web si...
» Maliki Urges US Military Aid as Senators Criticize 'Sectarian' Leadership
30/10/13 07:16 from Voice of America
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is asking the United States for help in fighting what he says are terrorists exploiting sectarian tensions. Meanwhile, a group of influential U.S. senators say his leadership is driving a wedge betwee...
» Senators Warn Obama Before Iraq Leader’s Visit
30/10/13 04:04 from NYT > International
An influential group of senators sent a strongly worded letter to warn that the Iraqi premier’s “mismanagement” of the country’s politics had contributed to the surge of violence there.
» Syrian Official Fired After Talks With U.S.
30/10/13 06:57 from WSJ.com: World News
Syria's deputy prime minister was fired by President Bashar al-Assad after announcing from Russia that he had met with U.S. officials in Geneva to discuss preparations for a proposed peace conference there next month.
» Starvation in Syria: a war tactic
30/10/13 06:35 from Reuters: International
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - One Syrian security official called it the "Starvation Until Submission Campaign", blocking food and medicine from entering and people from leaving besieged areas of Syria.
» Once turned away, Jesse Jackson Jr. finally in prison - Reuters
30/10/13 00:47 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post Once turned away, Jesse Jackson Jr. finally in prison Reuters By Mary Wisniewski. CHICAGO | Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:45pm EDT. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. began his first day of a 30-month s...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Six people, including two children, were found shot to death Tuesday night in an apparent murder-suicide in South Carolina home
» Six people found shot to death in South Carolina home - NBCNews.com
30/10/13 09:36 from Top Stories - Google News
NBCNews.com Six people found shot to death in South Carolina home NBCNews.com By M. Alex Johnson, Staff Writer, NBC News. Six people, including two children, were found shot to death Tuesday night in an apparent murder-suicide in South C...
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NBCNews.com Six people found shot to death in South Carolina home NBCNews.com By M. Alex Johnson, Staff Writer, NBC News. Six people, including two children, were found shot to death Tuesday night in an apparent murder-suicide in South C...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
A man accused of killing his mother, aunt and three other people before police arrested him early Tuesday following a high-speed chase has a long criminal history t...
» Killing Spree Suspect Had Long Criminal History - ABC News
29/10/13 19:43 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post Killing Spree Suspect Had Long Criminal History ABC News A man accused of killing his mother, aunt and three other people before police arrested him early Tuesday following a high-speed chase has a long criminal history t...
» Five dead at four locations from shooting spree in Texas town - Reuters
29/10/13 19:08 from Top Stories - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Five dead at four locations from shooting spree in Texas town Reuters By Jana Whitson. TERRELL, Texas | Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:58pm EDT. TERRELL, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man suspected of shooting to death five peopl...
» Brother: Killing spree suspect had drug problem - Arizona Daily Star
29/10/13 17:28 from Top Stories - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Brother: Killing spree suspect had drug problem Arizona Daily Star The brother of man suspected of killing five people during a series of attacks in his North Texas community says that their mother and another rel...
29/10/13 19:43 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post Killing Spree Suspect Had Long Criminal History ABC News A man accused of killing his mother, aunt and three other people before police arrested him early Tuesday following a high-speed chase has a long criminal history t...
» Five dead at four locations from shooting spree in Texas town - Reuters
29/10/13 19:08 from Top Stories - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Five dead at four locations from shooting spree in Texas town Reuters By Jana Whitson. TERRELL, Texas | Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:58pm EDT. TERRELL, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man suspected of shooting to death five peopl...
» Brother: Killing spree suspect had drug problem - Arizona Daily Star
29/10/13 17:28 from Top Stories - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Brother: Killing spree suspect had drug problem Arizona Daily Star The brother of man suspected of killing five people during a series of attacks in his North Texas community says that their mother and another rel...
M.N.: Take all the publications with the grain of salt, wait until the FBI and the Navy investigations are completed: Washington Navy Yard Shooting - News Review: 26/10/13 - 17/09/13
M.N.: Take all the publications with the grain of salt, wait until the FBI and the Navy investigations are completed. My opinion, as it was implied in my previous posts, remains the same: this is an elaborate, well planned and carefully and skillfully executed Russian Military Intelligence operation against the U.S. Navy. A.A. was used and manipulated as a weapon by them, not by the U.S. Navy. But this opinion might be erroneous also, or there might be some other hostile or additional players involved. Personally, I do believe that my opinion is correct, based on the so far indirect, circumstantial evidence; but let us see how the investigations turn out and what additional information might transpire, if any. Beware of the Russian Intelligence hold on the Western and American media and their ability to plant and spread around all sort of disinformation and half-truths in order to deflect the attention from themselves and to obtain the cover.
» Navy Yard Shooter Had Mind Control Group Contact - Examiner.com
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Navy Yard Shooter Had Mind Control Group Contact Examiner.com Some of those TIs telephoned FFCHS board members the day of the Navy Yard tragedy when the shooter was identified. In emails to Dupré, they say that they told FFCHS president ...
26/10/13 08:44 from navy yard shooting - Google News
University Herald Kansas' Journalism Professor Suspended Over Controversial Navy Yard ... University Herald David W. Guth, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Kansas, who was placed on an indefinite administrati...
» NAVSEA Commander: FBI Search for a Second Navy Yard Shooter ...
25/10/13 11:16 from navy yard shooting - Google Blog Search
» Emails Give Insight Into Navy Yard Shooter - NBC4 Washington
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NBC4 Washington Emails Give Insight Into Navy Yard Shooter NBC4 Washington Newly obtained emails from the man who went on a shooting rampage inside the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard could reveal the motive behind the deadly shooting . Accor...
» Two shot near Tenn. Navy base, suspect in custody - USA TODAY
24/10/13 23:43 from washington navy yard shooting - Google News
Two shot near Tenn. Navy base, suspect in custody USA TODAY Thursday's incident comes just six weeks after Aaron Alexis fatally shot 12 people and injured three others in a mass shooting at Navy Yard in Washington , D.C. Alexis, a go...
» 2 injured, suspect in custody after shooting outside Tennessee naval base - Fox News
24/10/13 22:32 from navy yard shooting - Google News
2 injured, suspect in custody after shooting outside Tennessee naval base Fox News ... personnel working on the base, according to the facility's official website. The Millington base serves as a Navy human resources center. The shoo...
» In his words: Emails Alexis sent raise questions on government surveillance - Washington Times
24/10/13 16:18 from aaron alexis - Google News
Washington Times In his words: Emails Alexis sent raise questions on government surveillance Washington Times WASHINGTON, October 22, 2013 — Before his murderous rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, Aaron Alexis sent a series of emails t...
» Navy Yard Shooter Contacted Mind Control Support Group - 1230 WBZT
24/10/13 12:37 from navy yard shooting - Google News
Navy Yard Shooter Contacted Mind Control Support Group 1230 WBZT (Washington, DC) -- Washington, DC Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis was reported to be in contact with an electronic surveillance and mind control support group two weeks bef...
» Navy Yard Shooting: Aaron Alexis emails uncovered by New York Post - WJLA
23/10/13 22:30 from navy yard shooting - Google News
Navy Yard Shooting : Aaron Alexis emails uncovered by New York Post WJLA Aaron Alexis opened fire on the Navy Yard last month, killing 12 and wounding several others. Now, the New York Post is reporting that two weeks before his deadly r...
» Navy Yard shooting investigation gets extension; delayed by government ... - MyFox Washington DC
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FCW.com Navy Yard shooting investigation gets extension; delayed by government ... MyFox Washington DC An important report on the Navy Yard shooting investigation is getting an extension. Monday was the official due date for the Capitol ...
» Attorney General: Shootings like one at Washington Navy Yard are increasing - Newsworks.org
21/10/13 18:03 from washington navy yard shooting - Google News
Philly.com Attorney General: Shootings like one at Washington Navy Yard are increasing Newsworks.org U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that active shooter incidents, like last month's deadly attack at the Washington Navy ...
» Delay in Capitol Police Navy Yard Shooting Report « CBS DC
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» Delay in Capitol Police Navy Yard shooting report - MyFox Washington DC
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Delay in Capitol Police Navy Yard shooting report MyFox Washington DC A report into the response by the U.S. Capitol Police to the Washington Navy Yard shooting has been delayed by the federal government shutdown. A report into the respo...
» Gov't Shutdown Slows Review into Capitol Police's Navy Yard Response - NBC4 Washington
18/10/13 18:01 from washington navy yard shooting - Google News
NBC4 Washington Gov't Shutdown Slows Review into Capitol Police's Navy Yard Response NBC4 Washington 16 mass shooting at the Washington , D.C. Navy Yard . The U.S. Capitol Police said Friday that the shutdown had delayed completi...
» Capitol Police Report On Navy Yard Shooting Delayed Because Of Shutdown - BuzzFeed
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Capitol Police Report On Navy Yard Shooting Delayed Because Of Shutdown BuzzFeed The release of a report on the Navy Yard shootings will be delayed due to the government shutdown. The report, a look into the facts surrounding the Capitol...
» 14,549201,1404h
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14,549 201,140 4h LIVE 12:50P ET: SecDef updates regarding the government shutdown ow.ly/pULSM 6h MT deptofdefense : SecDef : Today DoD resumes normal operations across the world, now that Congress has restored funding. 9h 21h 22h 16 Oct...
» 14,547200,9261h
17/10/13 09:35 from U.S. Navy (USNavy) on Twitter
14,547 200,926 1h Chief of naval personnel explains what's next after the government shutdown ow.ly/pTYQk usnpeople 3h Congress passes bill reopening federal government http:// ow.ly/pTYl1 13h 14h 18h 19h 21h This post has been generat...
» 14,545200,793RT
17/10/13 02:29 from U.S. Navy (USNavy) on Twitter
14,545 200,793 RT deptofdefense : The HouseFloor and @ SenateFloor pass bill to end shutdown and prevent default. President to sign bill immediately. 6h @ DeptofDefense : @ SenateFloor passes bill 81-18 to end government shutdown and avo...
» Aaron Alexis, Miriam Carey And John Constantino - OpEd - Eurasia Review
09/10/13 15:14 from aaron alexis - Google News
NBC Connecticut Aaron Alexis , Miriam Carey And John Constantino - OpEd Eurasia Review On September 16th, government contractor Aaron Alexis shot and killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard before he too was killed by police. On Oct...
» MOV05227 Was Aaron Alexis A Radical Muslim? - Personal Liberty Digest
09/10/13 13:59 from aaron alexis - Google News
MOV05227 Was Aaron Alexis A Radical Muslim? Personal Liberty Digest Bob Livingston is an ultra-conservative American who has been writing a newsletter since 1969. Bob has devoted much of his life to research and the quest for truth on a ...
» IG Warned in 2010 that Snowden-Alexis Screener Posed 'Risk to National Security' - CNSNews.com (blog)
08/10/13 16:12 from aaron alexis - Google News
IG Warned in 2010 that Snowden- Alexis Screener Posed 'Risk to National Security' CNSNews.com (blog) A 2010 government audit warned that infractions by the contractor that cleared both Edward Snowden and Aaron Alexis for security...
» Correction: Navy Yard Shooting-Building's Future story - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Minneapolis Star Tribune Correction: Navy Yard Shooting -Building's Future story Minneapolis Star Tribune In a story Oct. 4 about the future of the Washington Navy Yard , The Associated Press incorrectly characterized the relationshi...
» Security clearance lapses stemmed from Washington's heedless emphasis on ... - The Center for Public Integrity
01/10/13 06:08 from aaron alexis - Google News
New York Times Security clearance lapses stemmed from Washington's heedless emphasis on ... The Center for Public Integrity ... that led to the clearance renewal of National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the leaker of te...
» Aaron Alexis' Former Employers Point Fingers Over Navy Yard Gunman's Record - Huffington Post
28/09/13 10:27 from aaron alexis - Google News
Aaron Alexis ' Former Employers Point Fingers Over Navy Yard Gunman's Record Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Two defense contractors who employed Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis are pointing fingers at on...
» Autopsy of Navy Yards shooter Aaron Alexis complete, but authorities remain ... - New York Daily News
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New York Daily News Autopsy of Navy Yards shooter Aaron Alexis complete, but authorities remain ... New York Daily News An autopsy has been completed on the body of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis and his remains have been released, a spok...
» Aaron Alexis Said Radio Waves Drove Him To Kill - Huffington Post
26/09/13 10:27 from aaron alexis - Google News
Aaron Alexis Said Radio Waves Drove Him To Kill Huffington Post D.C. Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis said that he was driven to kill by low frequency radio waves; a Nevada teen wanted for the slaying of his mother and brother has been fou...
» Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis blamed radio waves - Politico
25/09/13 22:18 from aaron alexis - Google News
Politico Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis blamed radio waves Politico Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis left a note saying he was driven to kill by months of bombardment with extremely low-frequency radio waves, the FBI said Wednesda...
» FBI video shows Navy Yard shooter - Washington Post
25/09/13 17:08 from navy yard shooting - Google News
FBI video shows Navy Yard shooter Washington Post FBI video shows Navy Yard shooter . 00:30. September 25, 2013 2:05 PM EDT — The FBI released video of shooter Aaron Alexis walking inside Navy Yard with a gun on the day of the shooting. ...
» Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis blamed radio waves - Politico
25/09/13 22:18 from aaron alexis - Google News
Politico Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis blamed radio waves Politico Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis left a note saying he was driven to kill by months of bombardment with extremely low-frequency radio waves, the FBI said Wednesda...
» Not just Aaron Alexis: Hundreds of security clearances falsified - Salon
25/09/13 10:59 from aaron alexis - Google News
Salon Not just Aaron Alexis : Hundreds of security clearances falsified Salon As was reported this week, Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis lied about his past gun-related arrest record and vast debts to pass a security clearance t...
» Studies Suggest Complex Link Between Guns, Violent Video Games - CBS Local
24/09/13 12:05 from Nutpisit Suthamtewakul - Google News
Studies Suggest Complex Link Between Guns, Violent Video Games CBS Local Former Texas friend Nutpisit Suthamtewakul , 31, described Alexis as being like his “big brother” to The Daily Telegraph. He described Alexis as friendly to him and...
» Security check of Navy Yard attacker did not mention 2004 shooting - Chicago Tribune
23/09/13 19:16 from washington navy yard shooting - Google News
Security check of Navy Yard attacker did not mention 2004 shooting Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Monday it was unaware Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis had shot out a car's tires in Seattle three years be...
» Little trace of Navy Yard shooter remains at Naval Air Station Fort Worth - MENAFN.COM
23/09/13 16:44 from Nutpisit Suthamtewakul - Google News
Little trace of Navy Yard shooter remains at Naval Air Station Fort Worth MENAFN.COM He complained about his boss in Building 1048 and hated the Navy because of the early start every morning, made harder by his main off-base activity, Wh...
» Two more must-reads on Buddhism and Aaron Alexis/the Navy Yard Shooting - Patheos (blog)
22/09/13 09:59 from aaron alexis - Google News
Two more must-reads on Buddhism and Aaron Alexis /the Navy Yard Shooting Patheos (blog) As with any human tragedy of this kind, there are countless angles or perspectives from which to view and discuss the shootings earlier this week. In...
» The Deeper Meaning Behind Navy Yard Shooter's 'Zombie' Video Game ... - Charisma News
20/09/13 09:02 from Nutpisit Suthamtewakul - Google News
Charisma News The Deeper Meaning Behind Navy Yard Shooter's 'Zombie' Video Game ... Charisma News “He could be in the game all day and all night,” former employer and friend Nutpisit Suthamtewakul told the Daily Telegraph in ...
» What you don't know about Aaron Alexis' short and troubled Navy career - NavyTimes.com
19/09/13 16:10 from aaron alexis - Google News
What you don't know about Aaron Alexis ' short and troubled Navy career NavyTimes.com Aaron Alexis was an enigma to his shipmates: A below-average plane mechanic known at his squadron for being a loner who got in fights off-duty ...
» How Aaron Alexis Passed a Background Check and Bought a Gun - Huffington Post
19/09/13 13:07 from aaron alexis - Google News
Daily Beast How Aaron Alexis Passed a Background Check and Bought a Gun Huffington Post Despite the numerous, glaring red flags in Aaron Alexis ' background, he was a "law-abiding gun owner" as far as our National Instant C...
» Why wasn't Aaron Alexis prosecuted for previous shooting incidents? - CBS News
19/09/13 10:16 from aaron alexis - Google News
Chattanooga Times Free Press Why wasn't Aaron Alexis prosecuted for previous shooting incidents? CBS News (CBS) - Twice before he shot and killed 12 people in a rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Sept. 16, Aaron Alexis was arrest...
» Navy Yard shooting suspect's Buddhist past raises questions - Deseret News
18/09/13 20:37 from Nutpisit Suthamtewakul - Google News
Deseret News Navy Yard shooting suspect's Buddhist past raises questions Deseret News Once a good friend of Alexis, Nutpisit Suthamtewakul said Alexis was a “good guy to me.” The two met at a Buddhist temple in Forth Worth, Texas, wh...
» Alexis' Former Roommate Shocked by Navy Yard Shooting - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
18/09/13 19:57 from Nutpisit Suthamtewakul - Google News
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Alexis' Former Roommate Shocked by Navy Yard Shooting NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Nutpisit Suthamtewakul met Alexis years ago at a Buddist temple in White Settlement, Texas. The close friends worked together at Su...
» VA sheds light on mental health of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis - CBS News
18/09/13 16:54 from aaron alexis - Google News
Newsday VA sheds light on mental health of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis CBS News Less than a month before he went on the shooting rampage that killed 12 people, Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis twice visited U.S. Department of V...
» 'I went on a 45-day holiday with the Washington shooter' - Channel 4 News (blog)
18/09/13 14:07 from Nutpisit Suthamtewakul - Google News
Channel 4 News (blog) 'I went on a 45-day holiday with the Washington shooter' Channel 4 News (blog) 'I went on a 45-day holiday with the Washington shooter'. When a 30 year old Thai woman called Om Suthamtewakul met the ...
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» Navy Yard Shooter Had Mind Control Group Contact - Examiner.com
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Navy Yard Shooter Had Mind Control Group Contact Examiner.com Some of those TIs telephoned FFCHS board members the day of the Navy Yard tragedy when the shooter was identified. In emails to Dupré, they say that they told FFCHS president ...
Navy Yard Shooter Had Mind Control Group Contact - The Rebel
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by Deborah Dupré16 hours ago - “It appears that Aaron Alexis had contacted our organization just prior to the shooting spree that happened at the Washington Navy Yard,” Robinson announced in his email last weekend. Robinson admitted communications with Alexis saying, ...
Gulag Bulletin, Andrea Shea King Tonight: Navy Yard Shooter ...
by Arlen Williams17 hours ago - Before his murderous Washington DC Navy Yard rampage, Aaron Alexis sent emails to a group called Freedom From Covert Harassment and Surveillance (FFCHS), seeking relief from what he believed was an attack by electromagnetic ...
26/10/13 08:44 from navy yard shooting - Google News
University Herald Kansas' Journalism Professor Suspended Over Controversial Navy Yard ... University Herald David W. Guth, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Kansas, who was placed on an indefinite administrati...
» NAVSEA Commander: FBI Search for a Second Navy Yard Shooter ...
25/10/13 11:16 from navy yard shooting - Google Blog Search
» Emails Give Insight Into Navy Yard Shooter - NBC4 Washington
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NBC4 Washington Emails Give Insight Into Navy Yard Shooter NBC4 Washington Newly obtained emails from the man who went on a shooting rampage inside the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard could reveal the motive behind the deadly shooting . Accor...
National Guardsman Accused of Shooting and Wounding 2 in ...
Published: October 24, 2013 ...six weeks after a gunman killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard, Thursday's episode clearly rattled officials in Millington, ...October 24, 2013 - - U.S. - Article - Print Headline: "2 Wounded In Shooting In Tennessee"
» Two shot near Tenn. Navy base, suspect in custody - USA TODAY
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Two shot near Tenn. Navy base, suspect in custody USA TODAY Thursday's incident comes just six weeks after Aaron Alexis fatally shot 12 people and injured three others in a mass shooting at Navy Yard in Washington , D.C. Alexis, a go...
» 2 injured, suspect in custody after shooting outside Tennessee naval base - Fox News
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2 injured, suspect in custody after shooting outside Tennessee naval base Fox News ... personnel working on the base, according to the facility's official website. The Millington base serves as a Navy human resources center. The shoo...
» In his words: Emails Alexis sent raise questions on government surveillance - Washington Times
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Washington Times In his words: Emails Alexis sent raise questions on government surveillance Washington Times WASHINGTON, October 22, 2013 — Before his murderous rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, Aaron Alexis sent a series of emails t...
» Navy Yard Shooter Contacted Mind Control Support Group - 1230 WBZT
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Navy Yard Shooter Contacted Mind Control Support Group 1230 WBZT (Washington, DC) -- Washington, DC Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis was reported to be in contact with an electronic surveillance and mind control support group two weeks bef...
» Navy Yard Shooting: Aaron Alexis emails uncovered by New York Post - WJLA
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Navy Yard Shooting : Aaron Alexis emails uncovered by New York Post WJLA Aaron Alexis opened fire on the Navy Yard last month, killing 12 and wounding several others. Now, the New York Post is reporting that two weeks before his deadly r...
» Navy Yard shooting investigation gets extension; delayed by government ... - MyFox Washington DC
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FCW.com Navy Yard shooting investigation gets extension; delayed by government ... MyFox Washington DC An important report on the Navy Yard shooting investigation is getting an extension. Monday was the official due date for the Capitol ...
» Attorney General: Shootings like one at Washington Navy Yard are increasing - Newsworks.org
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Philly.com Attorney General: Shootings like one at Washington Navy Yard are increasing Newsworks.org U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that active shooter incidents, like last month's deadly attack at the Washington Navy ...
» Delay in Capitol Police Navy Yard Shooting Report « CBS DC
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» Delay in Capitol Police Navy Yard shooting report - MyFox Washington DC
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Delay in Capitol Police Navy Yard shooting report MyFox Washington DC A report into the response by the U.S. Capitol Police to the Washington Navy Yard shooting has been delayed by the federal government shutdown. A report into the respo...
» Gov't Shutdown Slows Review into Capitol Police's Navy Yard Response - NBC4 Washington
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NBC4 Washington Gov't Shutdown Slows Review into Capitol Police's Navy Yard Response NBC4 Washington 16 mass shooting at the Washington , D.C. Navy Yard . The U.S. Capitol Police said Friday that the shutdown had delayed completi...
» Capitol Police Report On Navy Yard Shooting Delayed Because Of Shutdown - BuzzFeed
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Capitol Police Report On Navy Yard Shooting Delayed Because Of Shutdown BuzzFeed The release of a report on the Navy Yard shootings will be delayed due to the government shutdown. The report, a look into the facts surrounding the Capitol...
» 14,549201,1404h
17/10/13 17:07 from U.S. Navy (USNavy) on Twitter
14,549 201,140 4h LIVE 12:50P ET: SecDef updates regarding the government shutdown ow.ly/pULSM 6h MT deptofdefense : SecDef : Today DoD resumes normal operations across the world, now that Congress has restored funding. 9h 21h 22h 16 Oct...
» 14,547200,9261h
17/10/13 09:35 from U.S. Navy (USNavy) on Twitter
14,547 200,926 1h Chief of naval personnel explains what's next after the government shutdown ow.ly/pTYQk usnpeople 3h Congress passes bill reopening federal government http:// ow.ly/pTYl1 13h 14h 18h 19h 21h This post has been generat...
» 14,545200,793RT
17/10/13 02:29 from U.S. Navy (USNavy) on Twitter
14,545 200,793 RT deptofdefense : The HouseFloor and @ SenateFloor pass bill to end shutdown and prevent default. President to sign bill immediately. 6h @ DeptofDefense : @ SenateFloor passes bill 81-18 to end government shutdown and avo...
» Aaron Alexis, Miriam Carey And John Constantino - OpEd - Eurasia Review
09/10/13 15:14 from aaron alexis - Google News
NBC Connecticut Aaron Alexis , Miriam Carey And John Constantino - OpEd Eurasia Review On September 16th, government contractor Aaron Alexis shot and killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard before he too was killed by police. On Oct...
» MOV05227 Was Aaron Alexis A Radical Muslim? - Personal Liberty Digest
09/10/13 13:59 from aaron alexis - Google News
MOV05227 Was Aaron Alexis A Radical Muslim? Personal Liberty Digest Bob Livingston is an ultra-conservative American who has been writing a newsletter since 1969. Bob has devoted much of his life to research and the quest for truth on a ...
» IG Warned in 2010 that Snowden-Alexis Screener Posed 'Risk to National Security' - CNSNews.com (blog)
08/10/13 16:12 from aaron alexis - Google News
IG Warned in 2010 that Snowden- Alexis Screener Posed 'Risk to National Security' CNSNews.com (blog) A 2010 government audit warned that infractions by the contractor that cleared both Edward Snowden and Aaron Alexis for security...
» Correction: Navy Yard Shooting-Building's Future story - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Minneapolis Star Tribune Correction: Navy Yard Shooting -Building's Future story Minneapolis Star Tribune In a story Oct. 4 about the future of the Washington Navy Yard , The Associated Press incorrectly characterized the relationshi...
» Security clearance lapses stemmed from Washington's heedless emphasis on ... - The Center for Public Integrity
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New York Times Security clearance lapses stemmed from Washington's heedless emphasis on ... The Center for Public Integrity ... that led to the clearance renewal of National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the leaker of te...
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Aaron Alexis ' Former Employers Point Fingers Over Navy Yard Gunman's Record Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Two defense contractors who employed Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis are pointing fingers at on...
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New York Daily News Autopsy of Navy Yards shooter Aaron Alexis complete, but authorities remain ... New York Daily News An autopsy has been completed on the body of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis and his remains have been released, a spok...
» Aaron Alexis Said Radio Waves Drove Him To Kill - Huffington Post
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Aaron Alexis Said Radio Waves Drove Him To Kill Huffington Post D.C. Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis said that he was driven to kill by low frequency radio waves; a Nevada teen wanted for the slaying of his mother and brother has been fou...
» Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis blamed radio waves - Politico
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Politico Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis blamed radio waves Politico Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis left a note saying he was driven to kill by months of bombardment with extremely low-frequency radio waves, the FBI said Wednesda...
» FBI video shows Navy Yard shooter - Washington Post
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FBI video shows Navy Yard shooter Washington Post FBI video shows Navy Yard shooter . 00:30. September 25, 2013 2:05 PM EDT — The FBI released video of shooter Aaron Alexis walking inside Navy Yard with a gun on the day of the shooting. ...
» Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis blamed radio waves - Politico
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Politico Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis blamed radio waves Politico Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis left a note saying he was driven to kill by months of bombardment with extremely low-frequency radio waves, the FBI said Wednesda...
» Not just Aaron Alexis: Hundreds of security clearances falsified - Salon
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Salon Not just Aaron Alexis : Hundreds of security clearances falsified Salon As was reported this week, Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis lied about his past gun-related arrest record and vast debts to pass a security clearance t...
» Studies Suggest Complex Link Between Guns, Violent Video Games - CBS Local
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Studies Suggest Complex Link Between Guns, Violent Video Games CBS Local Former Texas friend Nutpisit Suthamtewakul , 31, described Alexis as being like his “big brother” to The Daily Telegraph. He described Alexis as friendly to him and...
» Security check of Navy Yard attacker did not mention 2004 shooting - Chicago Tribune
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Security check of Navy Yard attacker did not mention 2004 shooting Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Monday it was unaware Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis had shot out a car's tires in Seattle three years be...
» Little trace of Navy Yard shooter remains at Naval Air Station Fort Worth - MENAFN.COM
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Little trace of Navy Yard shooter remains at Naval Air Station Fort Worth MENAFN.COM He complained about his boss in Building 1048 and hated the Navy because of the early start every morning, made harder by his main off-base activity, Wh...
» Two more must-reads on Buddhism and Aaron Alexis/the Navy Yard Shooting - Patheos (blog)
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Two more must-reads on Buddhism and Aaron Alexis /the Navy Yard Shooting Patheos (blog) As with any human tragedy of this kind, there are countless angles or perspectives from which to view and discuss the shootings earlier this week. In...
» The Deeper Meaning Behind Navy Yard Shooter's 'Zombie' Video Game ... - Charisma News
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Charisma News The Deeper Meaning Behind Navy Yard Shooter's 'Zombie' Video Game ... Charisma News “He could be in the game all day and all night,” former employer and friend Nutpisit Suthamtewakul told the Daily Telegraph in ...
» What you don't know about Aaron Alexis' short and troubled Navy career - NavyTimes.com
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What you don't know about Aaron Alexis ' short and troubled Navy career NavyTimes.com Aaron Alexis was an enigma to his shipmates: A below-average plane mechanic known at his squadron for being a loner who got in fights off-duty ...
» How Aaron Alexis Passed a Background Check and Bought a Gun - Huffington Post
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Daily Beast How Aaron Alexis Passed a Background Check and Bought a Gun Huffington Post Despite the numerous, glaring red flags in Aaron Alexis ' background, he was a "law-abiding gun owner" as far as our National Instant C...
» Why wasn't Aaron Alexis prosecuted for previous shooting incidents? - CBS News
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Chattanooga Times Free Press Why wasn't Aaron Alexis prosecuted for previous shooting incidents? CBS News (CBS) - Twice before he shot and killed 12 people in a rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Sept. 16, Aaron Alexis was arrest...
» Navy Yard shooting suspect's Buddhist past raises questions - Deseret News
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Deseret News Navy Yard shooting suspect's Buddhist past raises questions Deseret News Once a good friend of Alexis, Nutpisit Suthamtewakul said Alexis was a “good guy to me.” The two met at a Buddhist temple in Forth Worth, Texas, wh...
» Alexis' Former Roommate Shocked by Navy Yard Shooting - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Alexis' Former Roommate Shocked by Navy Yard Shooting NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Nutpisit Suthamtewakul met Alexis years ago at a Buddist temple in White Settlement, Texas. The close friends worked together at Su...
» VA sheds light on mental health of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis - CBS News
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Newsday VA sheds light on mental health of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis CBS News Less than a month before he went on the shooting rampage that killed 12 people, Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis twice visited U.S. Department of V...
» 'I went on a 45-day holiday with the Washington shooter' - Channel 4 News (blog)
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Channel 4 News (blog) 'I went on a 45-day holiday with the Washington shooter' Channel 4 News (blog) 'I went on a 45-day holiday with the Washington shooter'. When a 30 year old Thai woman called Om Suthamtewakul met the ...
» The Limits of Buddhism - National Journal
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The Limits of Buddhism National Journal "I can't believe he did this," his best friend and fellow Buddhist Nutpisit Suthamtewakul told CNN. "He never showed any sign of violence." Actually, he did. Let's revie...
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The Limits of Buddhism National Journal "I can't believe he did this," his best friend and fellow Buddhist Nutpisit Suthamtewakul told CNN. "He never showed any sign of violence." Actually, he did. Let's revie...
» Aaron Alexis was no Buddhist - Washington Post (blog)
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Washington Post (blog) Aaron Alexis was no Buddhist Washington Post (blog) Aaron Alexis , the former Navy Petty Officer and apparent murderer of 12 innocent people at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on September 16, is reported to have ...
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Washington Post (blog) Aaron Alexis was no Buddhist Washington Post (blog) Aaron Alexis , the former Navy Petty Officer and apparent murderer of 12 innocent people at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on September 16, is reported to have ...
» Timeline: Aaron Alexis's Jobs, Friends, Arrests - Washington Wire ...
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By: Taylor Baldwin Kiland
17/09/13 18:57 from aaron alexis - Google Blog Search
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Opinion: Recruiting for Mental Resilience Needs to be a Priority
By: Taylor Baldwin Kiland
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus reviews sailors Recruit Training Command (RTC) on Sept. 13, 2013. US Navy Photo
As I sat in my windowless office at the Washington Navy Yard on “lockdown” all day on Sept. 16 — unable to see or hear any of the mayhem that was occurring outside and also unable to assist, I felt helpless.
Once again, I wondered what kind of person would commit such an atrocity. I was saddened to learn that the mass shooter was a veteran.
Today’s all-volunteer force is arguably one of the most highly trained and highly educated in our nation’s history. To maintain that edge, it must have a strong recruiting pipeline, one that seeks out physically fit, smart young men and women who are interested in serving their country and gaining valuable skills for subsequent careers outside the military.
Why, then, don’t they recruit for mental health and resiliency?
Some headlines about increased rates of military post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicides would lead you to believe that repeated deployments and exposure to combat trauma are the primary cause of a sharp rise in both. Last month’s mass murder at the Navy Yard would seem to lend credence to that theory.
But a study just released by the Journal of the American Medical Association turns that assumption on its head. The authors analyzed more than 150,000 military service members (members of the Millennium Cohort Study, the largest longitudinal U.S. military study that was launched in 2001). More than half of the reported suicide victims had never witnessed combat or even deployed. On the contrary, the single biggest risk factor associated with the suicide deaths among this group was a mental disorder. Another major risk factor was alcohol abuse.
In other words, many of these service members probably entered the military with these risk factors, or pre-existing conditions. Military service may have exacerbated their illnesses, but it’s clear from this study — and from the profile of the Navy Yard shooter — that deployment and exposure to combat trauma did not.
Which brings us back to the question: Why aren’t we recruiting for mental resilience?
Recruiting the right mental state made a significant difference in the survival and health of one group of combat veterans who were unexpectedly tested like no other group. Our prisoners of war incarcerated in North Vietnam between 1964 and 1973 were and still are the longest-held group of POWs in our nation’s history. But they remain one of the healthiest and most successful group of combat veterans in our nation’s history.
Their average lifetime PTSD rate is somewhere around 4 percent. After their trauma, the roster of leadership positions attained by this group includes 24 reaching flag or general officer rank and seven elected to the U.S. Congress. Others served as a U.S. ambassador, a federal trade commissioner, a U.S. presidential candidate, a U.S. vice presidential candidate, doctors, lawyers, business executives, authors and ministers.
Admittedly, these aviators brought some advantages to the trauma of being POWs. Not only were they older than the average Vietnam soldier (the POWs’ average age was 34) — bringing more maturity to their experience, they were also highly educated and trained for their mission.
But researchers at the Mitchell Center for POW Studies in Pensacola, Fla., have determined that they were also optimistic — a carefully defined, testable psychological trait that the Mitchell Center researchers believe can also be taught. The pervasiveness of tested optimism among the POWs lends credence to both the idea of testing for optimism and teaching it to military personnel who face traumatic challenges.
Today’s military tests for physical fitness, education and aptitude among their potential recruits. But do they test for the characteristics that could inoculate service members from the long-term impact of trauma? Do they consistently train for it?
The lessons learned by the Vietnam POWs make a strong case for new thinking: proactively recruiting and training for the attributes that reduce the potential for long-term PTSD. That may mean rejecting potential recruits with potential risk factors. That’s a difficult but necessary decision if we want to reduce headlines like the one from the Washington Navy Yard.
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