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How Did Michael Strange Really Die in Afghanistan?[Extortion 17]
Philadelphia ^ | June 26, 2014 | Jason Fagone

Posted on 06/27/2014 6:17:23 PM PDT by huldah1776

[Subtitle]"After Northeast Philly’s Michael Strange was killed in Afghanistan in 2011, his father, Charles Strange, went on a quest for answers. It’s a journey that’s brought him face-to-face with Congress, the military bureaucracy, the NSA, a lawyer who believes Barack Obama is a Muslim, and the very dark heart of America in 2014."

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"They had a whole long list of concerns, but most of them can be boiled down to one word: vulnerability. In reading about how the helicopter went in and went down, the families saw how vulnerable their loved ones had been. They were vulnerable, it seemed, because of the choice of helicopter, a bloated Chinook instead of a more nimble Black Hawk. They were vulnerable because the helo had no countermeasures for RPGs — no military helos do. They were vulnerable, the families believed, because of the military’s rules of engagement — rules that, according to Charlie, protect civilians at the expense of soldiers. In the report, one soldier, an aircraft navigator, spoke of seeing two “squirters” and asking to shoot them “or even provide containment fires to try to slow their movement,” and his commander told him no, “just maintain eyes-on.” (It’s not clear from the documents why the commander denied permission to engage.)"

(Excerpt) Read more at phillymag.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; extortion17; michaelstrange; seals; wot
Again, COIN manual rules of engagement. This story is an update on the Extortion 17 family's search for the truth.
1 posted on 06/27/2014 6:17:24 PM PDT by huldah1776
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Treason through ROEs - and all perfectly legal.

Stroke of a pen, law of the land, and Democrats howling with laughter...


2 posted on 06/27/2014 6:22:45 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

Actually the Democrat Congressman Bob Brady is listening when Strange talks to him and got him a meeting with Pentagon officials.


3 posted on 06/27/2014 6:33:54 PM PDT by huldah1776
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To: huldah1776

“....a lawyer who believes Barack Obama is a Muslim....”

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Sheesh, doesn’t he have the guts to find out for himself by asking the right questions?

What is it with all these people afraid to discover the truth?

I thought O’Reilly was looking out for us and Limbaugh and other “conservative” talk show hosts were trying to get to the truth.

I think they’re all bullshi——rs looking out for themselves only and taking advantage of the situation to enrich themselves.


4 posted on 06/27/2014 6:35:56 PM PDT by 353FMG
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5 posted on 06/27/2014 6:54:05 PM PDT by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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” a lawyer who believes Barack Obama is a Muslim”

Tell Obama “elif air ab deenich” and watch his eyes flare.


6 posted on 06/27/2014 7:03:03 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: huldah1776

Bttt


7 posted on 06/27/2014 7:49:07 PM PDT by Guenevere
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To: 353FMG

The article is from the Philadelphia magazine and quite in depth. This lawyer Klayman, started Judicial Watch, and did get the judge to rule against the NSA. You really should read the whole story.


8 posted on 06/28/2014 5:37:23 AM PDT by huldah1776
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