Posted on 12/04/2014 6:24:11 PM PST by PROCON
Military blames 'self-radicalized' Afghan cop for attack that killed general, wounded 18
An investigation into the Afghan national police officer who shot and killed a U.S. Army general in Kabul last August found “no clear evidence” the shooter was part of the Taliban or a terrorist group, according to a U.S. Central Command report.
The report into the shooting, which killed Maj. Gen. Harold Greene and wounded 18 others during a visit to the Afghan National Defense University, stated that the shooter, Rafiqullah Tashkera was a “self-radicalized” jihadist.
Rafiqullah opened fired on a group of soldiers that had gathered for a briefing at the university on Aug. 5. Greene, the deputy commanding general of the Combined Security Transition Team—Afghanistan, was the highest ranking officer killed in an overseas conflict since the Vietnam War.
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And I don't believe this report one bit!
two-stars don’t get knocked off on routine tours. smelling dead fish here.
Nothing to see here, folks! Workplace unpleasantness that’s all.
Workplace violence. Move on...
Great graphic.
I knew MG Greene. When his successor was promoted to MG recently, he was pinned with MG Greene’s shoulder boards.
I believe it happened as the report says.
It just seems strange to me.
What do all of these people have in common you should ask... Those that are self radicalized or well organized? the cancer of islam is the answer.
The fact that our government and military is worse than Theoden of Rohan is the answer.
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