White House National Guard shot x2

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

19 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

WTF does that matter?? There's no reason to murder 2 people. 

You Pedocrats are proving to be very violent people, as we already confirmed. 

Why are you calling people "pedocrats" when the guy you support is covering up the world's most notorious pedo ring?

[Hardcore troubadour 15,926]

And Trump ordered those 14 people killed on Bourbon street in  January by that other Muslim to be there. The illogical thinking by liberals is really pathetic. It’s a mix of childishness and feminism. 

[5-Points 3,815]

5 minutes ago, dogcows said:

It’s really disappointing to see people (not just here, up to and including our President!) demonizing all Afghanis, all Muslims, or even all green card holders due to this person’s actions.

Still hoping for the soldiers to recover.

Also wishing that they take all National Guard off American streets. Sadly, it looks like the opposite is going to occur.

As the mayor of DC said, these 2 soldiers should have been at home for Thanksgiving.

Translation:

"If I was any good at my job, these soldiers would've been home for Thanksgiving."

[Tree of Knowledge 2,189]

They are trying to turn this guy into Afghanistan’s John Wick. 

[Grace Under Pressure 205]

They obviously should have been home for Thanksgiving. There was zero reason for them to be there. Trump ordered them there and got them killed for no reason. Glad to see MAGA agrees. 

[Mike Hunt 315]

God is great!

 

As of Wednesday evening, little is known about the eventual fate of the wounded Guardsmen or the alleged shooter. The two troops -- who were reportedly gunned down in a "targeted" attack at 17th and High streets NW by a man who yelled "Allahu Akbar" after the attack -- remain in critical condition.

The suspected gunman is an Afghan national who has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal; according to the Associated Press, authorities are still working to confirm his background as of late Wednesday, he entered the country through former President Joe Biden's evacuation of Afghan nationals during the fall of Afghanistan in 2021 but overstayed his visa and was in the country illegally.

[TimHauck 3,347]

16 minutes ago, Mike Hunt said:

God is great!

 

As of Wednesday evening, little is known about the eventual fate of the wounded Guardsmen or the alleged shooter. The two troops -- who were reportedly gunned down in a "targeted" attack at 17th and High streets NW by a man who yelled "Allahu Akbar" after the attack -- remain in critical condition.

The suspected gunman is an Afghan national who has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal; according to the Associated Press, authorities are still working to confirm his background as of late Wednesday, he entered the country through former President Joe Biden's evacuation of Afghan nationals during the fall of Afghanistan in 2021 but overstayed his visa and was in the country illegally.

Then was granted asylum in April 2025

[Mike Honcho 5,492]

 

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Trump says Sarah Beckstrom, one of the National Guard members who was shot, has died

“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023 outstanding in every way. She’s just passed away,” Trump said in a Thanksgiving call to service members today.

 

So awful,I feel for her family.    

[SaintsInDome2006 718]

>>>D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said

The C.I.A. and an Afghan intelligence official said that the shooter had been part of an Afghan “partner force,” known as a Zero Unit, trained and supported by the agency in the southern province of Kandahar.

The Afghan refugee accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., fought in the late days of the U.S. war there as part of a “Zero Unit,” a paramilitary force that worked with the C.I.A., according to a person briefed on the investigation and an Afghan intelligence officer familiar with the matter. The units were known for their brutality and labeled “death squads” by human rights groups.

The suspect, identified by federal officials as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, grew up in a village in the eastern province of Khost. A childhood friend, who asked to be identified only as Muhammad because he feared Taliban reprisals, said that Mr. Lakanwal had suffered from mental health issues and was disturbed by the casualties his unit had caused.

“He would tell me and our friends that their military operations were very tough, their job was very difficult, and they were under a lot of pressure,” Muhammad said.

The suspect received asylum from the U.S. government in April, according to three people with knowledge of the case who were not authorized to speak publicly.<<
- NYT

 

… An Afghan intelligence officer, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t allowed to comment publicly on the issue, confirmed that Mr. Lakanwal had served in Kandahar in one of the Zero Units, which were formally part of the Afghan intelligence service. The units had been trained for nighttime raids targeting suspected Taliban members, and were accused by human rights groups of widespread killings of civilians.

The intelligence officer said that one of Mr. Lakanwal’s brothers was the deputy commander of the Zero Unit in Kandahar, which was known as 03.

Muhammad, Mr. Lakanwal’s childhood friend, said he has last seen him a few weeks before the Taliban takeover in 2021, when Mr. Lakanwal came to Khost to marry his second wife. He had started smoking weed, Muhammad said, and ended up divorcing his new wife a few days after the wedding. Muhammed recalled that Mr. Lakanwal told him: “When he saw blood, bodies, and the wounded, he could not tolerate it, and it put a lot of pressure on his mind.”

Taliban officials on Thursday denounced the actions of the Zero Units during the war. Sediqullah Quraishi Badloon, a provincial official in Nangarhar, in eastern Afghanistan, accused the groups of looting after the chaotic fall of the U.S.-backed government.

“After that, they fled to the United States in search of a better life,” Mr. Badloon said in a social media post. “These traitors still do not let the Afghan people live in peace.”

The C.I.A. has denied the allegations of brutality among the units, saying they were the result of Taliban propaganda. Current and former officials said the units played an important role in the American evacuation of Afghanistan. The units helped both U.S. citizens and Afghan partners flee to the airport and get on flights out of the country.

In at least one instance, however, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services used a Human Rights Watch report decrying the units as a reason to deny U.S. citizenship to an Afghan soldier who had worked alongside American forces during the war.

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

What a shame, that poor girl, only 20 years old.  Died for nothing.

[lickin_starfish 2,016]

This just goes to show you that Trump is right to deploy the NG. There are too many foreign terrorists roaming around our country.

[TimHauck 3,347]

21 hours ago, squistion said:

Well, yes. If Trump hadn't unnecessarily ordered the National Guard into DC, they wouldn't have been there to be shot.

Now perhaps, the shooter might have gone after the DC Police or other LEO officers instead. Hopefully we will learn of what his motivation was, which at this time is unknown. 

Yes, hopefully we learn more.  I don’t really buy the Islamic terrorism angle, seems personal.   Maybe they were trying to revoke his asylum status which was granted under the Trump admin?

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

45 minutes ago, lickin_starfish said:

This just goes to show you that Trump is right to deploy the NG. There are too many foreign terrorists roaming around our country.

The NG should not be fighting terrorism.  We have many other agencies created and trained to do this.  Unfortunately these agencies are instead focusing on detaining abudelas and terrorizing our cities.

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

12 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Yes, hopefully we learn more.  I don’t really buy the Islamic terrorism angle, seems personal.   Maybe they were trying to revoke his asylum status which was granted under the Trump admin?

If you remember, trump put an end to this program.  There were thousands of other afghanis that fought with us in the war, and we promised them they could come here.  Trump reneged on that promise.

Not sure if that has anything to do with what happened not doesn't justify what he did.

Just spittin facts

[Hardcore troubadour 15,926]

21 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Yes, hopefully we learn more.  I don’t really buy the Islamic terrorism angle, seems personal.   Maybe they were trying to revoke his asylum status which was granted under the Trump admin?

Filth trying to justify this. This place is hopeless. 

[edjr 6,941]

7 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Filth trying to justify this. This place is hopeless. 

next time you decide not to post for a while, don’t make us wonder

[Hardcore troubadour 15,926]

2 minutes ago, edjr said:

next time you decide not to post for a while, don’t make us wonder

10-4. Most of it was a suspension though. Either Saints or Sissy. Gutter was glad though. 

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

11 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Trash. I wish the worst for you. 

More irony.

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

5 minutes ago, Mr Fantasy said:

What an ugly comment .

Seriously wtf?

Can anyone who is not a complete d bag troll explain to me why it's so awful to lament on this poor girls death?  Is this like the upside down world?

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

3 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

10-4. Most of it was a suspension though. Either Saints or Sissy. Gutter was glad though. 

Of course I was glad.  This place was better without you.

[Maximum Overkill 2,526]

21 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

If you remember, trump put an end to this program.  There were thousands of other afghanis that fought with us in the war, and we promised them they could come here.  Trump reneged on that promise.

Not sure if that has anything to do with what happened not doesn't justify what he did.

Just spittin facts

Bottom line, there's no excuse. This ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT is a murderer. There's nothing that you can say to justify this even though you're trying hard. 

It's not the Marine's or Trump's fault for them being there. Even the Super Liberal DC Mayor said it's been better since the Guard has been there.  

The Killer was an ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT who should not of been here. Say it. 

[Alias Detective 1,467]

16 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Seriously wtf?

Can anyone who is not a complete d bag troll explain to me why it's so awful to lament on this poor girls death?  Is this like the upside down world?

In your heart you know your exact intent with your post.  Now you are being a smarmy scumbag playing the what did I do wrong game.

As stated before, rot.

[MDC 7,958]

Shooter worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, cane here under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021, and was granted asylum status in 2025. Can’t pin his being here at all on any admin. 

My guess is he’s either a straight up nutter / PTSD case or he was angry that the US was reviewing the temporary protective status of afghanis who backed US troops.

The fact that he drove across the country to shoot guardsmen in DC makes this seem more ideological than just Islamic terrorism. 

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

13 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Bottom line, there's no excuse. This ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT is a murderer. There's nothing that you can say to justify this even though you're trying hard. 

It's not the Marine's or Trump's fault for them being there. Even the Super Liberal DC Mayor said it's been better since the Guard has been there.  

The Killer was an ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT who should not of been here. Say it. 

Never justified the murder, stop trolling.

He was here legally, trump gave him asylum 

[Maximum Overkill 2,526]

2 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

trump gave him asylum 

EXPIRED!!!! 

[Maximum Overkill 2,526]

Biden administration officials insisted then that Afghan nationals who came through the program had been properly vetted and screened, but their critics pointed to an inspector general report that later found significant flaws in the process. A more recent audit, focusing on the F.B.I.’s involvement, said the security risks from those earlier flaws had been “largely mitigated” as the F.B.I. continued to investigate and vet Afghan nationals after they were paroled into the United States.

[Tree of Knowledge 2,189]

28 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

10-4. Most of it was a suspension though. Either Saints or Sissy. Gutter was glad though. 

I’m glad you’re back.   

[nobody 2,899]

1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

What a shame, that poor girl, only 20 years old.  Died for nothing.

Low even for you.  

[Maximum Overkill 2,526]

2 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

What a shame, that poor girl, only 20 years old.  Died for nothing.

You're a scumbag 

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

16 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

EXPIRED!!!! 

Wrong.  Trump granted him asylum 6 months ago

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

19 minutes ago, nobody said:

Low even for you.  

Oh great now the Russian troll is piling on.  Shut it.

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

13 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

You're a scumbag 

Sorry for you the shooter isn't a tranny.

[Grace Under Pressure 205]

MAGA in full on panic deflection mode because they know the National Guard was only deployed to DC because Trump ordered them there. No one else did that. This is on Trump 100%.

So MAGAs only defenses, because they can never blame the cult leader of course, are personal attacks and deflection.

Look in the mirror MAGA. Trump did this, and this is exactly what you voted for.

[squistion 2,592]

2 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

Seriously wtf?

Can anyone who is not a complete d bag troll explain to me why it's so awful to lament on this poor girls death?  Is this like the upside down world?

Particularly since it seems so unnecessary.

The National Guard was not wanted or needed in DC (violent crime had dropped over 32% since 2024).

The Mayor didn't ask for them and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued to challenge the Guard deployments, in which U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb agreed last Thursday, ruling that Trump’s military takeover in D.C. illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the District (however, she put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal).

[TimHauck 3,347]

1 hour ago, edjr said:

next time you decide not to post for a while, don’t make us wonder

He didn’t.  He was checking in pretty much every day most likely 

[Tree of Knowledge 2,189]

5 minutes ago, squistion said:

Particularly since it seems so unnecessary.

The National Guard was not wanted or needed in DC (violent crime had dropped over 50% since 2024 IIRC).

The Mayor didn't ask for them and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued to challenge the Guard deployments, in which U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb agreed last Thursday, ruling that Trump’s military takeover in D.C. illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the District (however, she put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal).

They quit reporting violent crimes.  You are spreading falsehoods and misinformation   

[Ron_Artest 2,323]

6 minutes ago, squistion said:

Particularly since it seems so unnecessary.

The National Guard was not wanted or needed in DC (violent crime had dropped over 50% since 2024 IIRC).

The Mayor didn't ask for them and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued to challenge the Guard deployments, in which U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb agreed last Thursday, ruling that Trump’s military takeover in D.C. illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the District (however, she put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal).

Agreed on all that.  So feeling sorry for this girl and her family doesn't warrant rotting in hell, correct?

[SaintsInDome2006 718]

38 minutes ago, squistion said:

The National Guard was not wanted or needed in DC (violent crime had dropped over 50% since 2024 IIRC).

That location in particular. It’s a wealthy area, very safe. 

[SaintsInDome2006 718]

U.S. Reviews Biden Asylum Cases After Shooting ~~ A Homeland Security Department spokeswoman accused the previous administration of failing to vet asylum applicants “on a massive scale.”

- This is the article MO quoted from above.

- I don’t understand how or what they’re going to accomplish given:

1. Lakanwal was considered safe enough to fight with US soldiers, including in the Trump administration.

2. The Trump administration granted him asylum.

3. The Trump administration already had the IG report.

4. There’s no way to vet for PTSD, because all soldiers who see combat have PTSD arguably, to some degree at some point.

5. Ideologically Lakanwal was anti-Islamist & pro-American, at least when he came into this country, because he had fought for & with Americans & against the Taliban, & then he wanted to bring his family here rather than stay in the Islamist state. Presumably that’s why the Trump administration granted him asylum.

6. The IG report’s findings about lack of data couldn’t have applied to Lakanwal as he had fought for the US since he was 15 (2011) (he’s 29 now) so it’s likely they had all his information inputted.

7. Domestic terrorism is the responsibility of the FBI. We have a unit dedicated to stopping people like Lakanwal but it’s been eviscerated in the name of - you guessed it - immigration.

 

 

The Trump administration said on Thursday that it was reviewing all asylum cases that had been approved under the Biden administration, signaling a broad crackdown in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

 

Officials said that a 29-year-old Afghan man had shot the Guard members and that he had entered the United States through a Biden-era program that brought tens of thousands of Afghans into the country. The accusation has renewed questions about the vetting process for a variety of entry programs, including asylum.

… The man identified as the suspect was said to have worked with the C.I.A. and fled Afghanistan in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, a program born after the sudden fall of the Afghan government in 2021, when the United States withdrew its forces and the Taliban took control of the country. The suspect received asylum from the U.S. government in April, according to three people with knowledge of the case who were not authorized to speak publicly.

At the time of the collapse of Afghanistan’s government, the Biden administration faced accusations of abandoning allies in the country, as fears grew that those who helped the U.S. military and people involved in civil society, like journalists, would face serious threats.

Biden administration officials insisted then that Afghan nationals who came through the program had been properly vetted and screened, but their critics pointed to an inspector general report that later found significant flaws in the process. A more recent audit, focusing on the F.B.I.’s involvement, said the security risks from those earlier flaws had been “largely mitigated” as the F.B.I. continued to investigate and vet Afghan nationals after they were paroled into the United States.

“The screening and vetting process involves biometric and biographic screenings conducted by intelligence, law enforcement, and counterterrorism professionals,” the Homeland Security Department said in a statement in September 2021, days after the evacuation of Americans and allies as the Taliban took control.

Homeland Security Department officials also said then that people who failed the checks would not be allowed to fly into the United States and that if Afghans who had already arrived and received further checks had any concerning information they could be turned back.

Shawn VanDiver, the president of #AfghanEvac, an advocacy group for Afghan nationals brought to the United States, said in an interview that the Trump administration was “capitalizing” on the shooting to punish the members of the Afghan community “who fought beside U.S. troops” against the Taliban.

Mr. VanDiver called the review of approved asylum petitions “a political stunt.” He said that the Homeland Security Department was seeking to absolve itself after the shooting, noting that the department had diverted resources away from combating terrorism and toward immigration enforcement.

According to a 2022 audit of the vetting process, it was supposed to include obtaining biometric information from the Afghans, running the information through databases to ensure there wasn’t any “derogatory” information or potential threats, and another inspection when the Afghans arrived at U.S. airports.

But the report, from the Homeland Security Department inspector general’s office, found serious flaws in the process.

The office found that the department “did not always have critical data to properly screen, vet, or inspect Afghan evacuees arriving” and that “some of the information used to vet evacuees through U.S. government databases, such as name, D.O.B., identification number, and travel document data, was inaccurate, incomplete or missing.”

The inspector general report attributed the missing data to years of violence in Afghanistan that destroyed record-keeping systems, as well as “cultural differences.” Some Afghans do not record their children’s exact date of birth and do not know their own birthdays, the report said.

The report found that the Department of Homeland Security had allowed at least two people into the United States who posed security risks and might have admitted more “individuals of concern.” One of the two individuals was deported, and the other was going through the deportation procedures, the report said.

The agency disputed the claim that the two individuals had been paroled despite security risks, criticizing the inspector general’s report and saying it had properly vetted all the Afghans who arrived in the United States.

“At times, D.H.S. may be alerted to new derogatory information after individuals are admitted or paroled,” the department said in 2022. In the two cases in the report, “D.H.S. and our interagency partners immediately acted upon this new derogatory information; this is indicative of a vetting system that works as designed.”

 

 

 

[lickin_starfish 2,016]

1 hour ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

That location in particular. It’s a wealthy area, very safe. 

Doesn't seem very safe, with foreign terrorists going around shooting people.