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Suspected U.S. shooter had 'secret' clearance, employer says
Yahoo.com ^ | 9-16-2013 | Reuters - Phil Stewart

Posted on 09/16/2013 6:51:47 PM PDT by servo1969

Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old suspect in Monday's shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, had "secret" clearance and was assigned to start working there as a civilian contractor with a military-issued ID card, his firm's CEO told Reuters.

"He did have a secret clearance. And he did have a CAC (common access card)," said Thomas Hoshko, CEO of "The Experts," which was helping service the Navy, Marine Corps intranet as a subcontractor for a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services contract.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: aaronalexis; alexis; nationalsecurity; nationalsecurityfail; navyyard; navyyardshooting; navyyardshootings; obama; secondamendment; secret; secretclearance; tyranny; washingtonnavyyard
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To: servo1969

Have you noticed how often a setback for the gun grabbers is quickly followed by some horrific event like this?


61 posted on 09/16/2013 7:39:20 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: servo1969

I pegged this guy as a DOD contractor the moment I saw his traveling and background in the military. Aviation Electronics is in high demand and there is a company in the Dallas area that heavily recruits these guys. My best friend works there and is constantly traveling on projects for weeks or months working TS projects.

Im surprised this guy has a facebook or any social media. That can get you fired instantly and it’s not uncommon to see people pulled right off of a job for it.

The TS process is no joke. The State Dept shows up in my life from time to time with their questions. It’s not a bad process just wierd to some of my neighbors. Having a negligent discharge of a weapon is not grounds to prevent a TS. Crimes or moral turpitude like theft are.

Im going to call my friend tonight and ask if he knew or worked with this guy.


62 posted on 09/16/2013 7:39:38 PM PDT by drunknsage
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To: Steely Tom
Boy, this one is kinda of a puzzler.
Aaron Alexis has two or three run-ins with the law over fire arm violations. He was given discharged from the navy for “misconduct”. He claimed to suffer from PTSD.
BUT he was STILL given a secret clearance and a CAC to the naval yard.
He was a Buddhist. A Buddhist? I sure would like to see how many Buddhist have been involved in shooting over the past 10-20 year. Or any types of murders for that matter. It is like an itch I can't reach.
63 posted on 09/16/2013 7:39:42 PM PDT by Tupelo (There are no Republicans or Democrats in Washington. Just Millionaires protecting their turf.)
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To: penelopesire

She’s an odd duck. Doesn’t seem like the type to enjoy public relations.

The monks at the local Buddhist temple took him under their wing.

Tooooo bizarre.


64 posted on 09/16/2013 7:39:47 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: SE Mom

I doubt it. Dishonorables are what someone like Bradley Manning get after a court martial. Almost certainly he received a General (Under Honorable Conditions) which they give to misfits, deadwood, undesirables, personality problems, minor civilian trouble and etc.


65 posted on 09/16/2013 7:39:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: maggief

They sure are working hard to muddy the waters. Sure sign of nefarious details they want to hide.


66 posted on 09/16/2013 7:41:32 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: Perdogg

That wasn’t true in my day. Even a confidential was no easy thing.


67 posted on 09/16/2013 7:41:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: Perdogg

That wasn’t true in my day. Even a confidential was no easy thing.


68 posted on 09/16/2013 7:41:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

MMk, “no one thought to check his criminal record”?

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-yard-suspect-arrested-in-04-seattle-shooting-1.241621

Navy Yard suspect arrested in ‘04 Seattle shooting.

Check? check?/? We don need no steenking check!

R


69 posted on 09/16/2013 7:41:42 PM PDT by Rabin
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To: penelopesire

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/aaron-alexis-34-is-dead-gunman-in-navy-yard-shooting-authorities-say/2013/09/16/dcf431ce-1f07-11e3-8459-657e0c72fec8_story_1.html

Despite the circumstances surrounding his discharge, Alexis apparently was issued a government contractor access card that would have allowed him into the Navy Yard and other military installations, said Thomas Hoshko, chief executive of the Experts. Alexis’s security clearance was updated in July and he was scheduled to begin work at the Navy Yard this month.

“There had to be a thorough investigation,” Hoshko said. “There is nothing that came up in all the searches.”


70 posted on 09/16/2013 7:42:26 PM PDT by maggief
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To: Tupelo

If you or I had that background, do you think they’d be selling us firearms?


71 posted on 09/16/2013 7:43:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: penelopesire

Agree re: your comment about the lesbo factor.

Anyone know how Chief Lanier got all that slad on her right side? Looked like military ribbons to me.


72 posted on 09/16/2013 7:43:17 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: servo1969
This has to be Pure BS or some heads need to roll in the Pentagon and Cabinet. Used to be for a Secret Clearence they dug deep I mean real deep. I had FBI at my door one day asking about my Buddy who was in the process of becoming a Bubblehead in the Navy.

IF the media reports on the mans history are true he had no business with a clearence or even being on a military base period.

73 posted on 09/16/2013 7:43:37 PM PDT by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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To: servo1969

No mention that he looks like a SoB.

74 posted on 09/16/2013 7:45:49 PM PDT by Paladin2 (h)
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To: Tupelo

Your dismay is understandable. But as to how this guy breezed through the system — take a look at his picture.


75 posted on 09/16/2013 7:46:04 PM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: Rabin

somethings not quite TRANSPARENT about the way any of this was handled.

was this puke GROOMED from the INSIDE...[ perhaps by THE REGIME] for this task I have to wonder.

I smell something rotten in the 1600 Block of Pennsyvania Avenue


76 posted on 09/16/2013 7:46:12 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: Paladin2

If Obama had a son....


77 posted on 09/16/2013 7:46:45 PM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: kevao

he LOOKS for all the world like the MANCHURIAN IT GUY!!


78 posted on 09/16/2013 7:47:29 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Too many contradictions. Too many questions at this time. They MAY or may not be answered in my lifetime’ But as I wrote, it is an itch I can’t scratch.
By the way, we do not know if the weapons were his or borrowed or stolen or what.


79 posted on 09/16/2013 7:47:59 PM PDT by Tupelo (There are no Republicans or Democrats in Washington. Just Millionaires protecting their turf.)
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To: cva66snipe

Good point. Years ago before 911, my sis dated this brilliant Hindu tech man who worked for a gov. intel contractor and they even investigated my family during his security clearance. This whole story stinks!!


80 posted on 09/16/2013 7:48:21 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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