Daily Archives: December 8, 2019

2019-12-08: News Headlines

RT (2019-12-08). FBI confirms identity of Pensacola shooter, US Navy says slain sailors confronted him before demise (PHOTO). rt.com The FBI has released a photo of the Saudi gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Florida on Friday, formally identifying him as Mohammed Alshamrani and asking the public for tip-offs about his "activities." | "The NAS Pensacola shooter is identified as Saudi national Mohammed Alshamrani," the FBI field office in Jacksonville said in a statement on Twitter, accompanying it with a photo of the attacker that has been widely circulated on social media. | The NAS Pensacola shooter is identified as Saudi national Mohammed Alshamrani. Anyone with information regarding his activites is encouraged to call…

Staff (2019-12-07). Terror Links Probed in Florida Naval Base Shooting; 10 Saudi Students Held. truthdig.com The student who killed 3 people in Pensacola had watched videos of mass shootings with three others earlier in the week, U.S. official says.

teleSUR (2019-12-07). US: Four Dead in a Shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Base. telesurenglish.net A Saudi Air Force second lieutenant Friday killed three people and wounded eight others in a shooting rampage at the U.S. Navy base at Pensacola, Florida. | RELATED: | US House Passes Resolution Breaking with Trump on Israel Policy | Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan informed the attacker was shot down by officers who were at the base, which is currently closed. | The shooting occurred in a two-story classroom. Among the hurt are two agents from the Escambia County Sheriff…

WSWS (2019-12-07). Saudi airman kills four at US Naval Base in Florida. wsws.org The mass shooting at the base in Pensacola was the second such incident at a US Navy facility in the space of barely 48 hours.

RT (2019-12-07). Pensacola shooter 'held mass-shooting dinner party' where fellow Saudi students watched disturbing videos — report. rt.com The Saudi gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Florida on Friday had reportedly held a dinner party days earlier, at which guests watched video footage of mass shootings. | At least ten Saudi military students were being held at Naval Air Station Pensacola and several more were "unaccounted for" after the Friday shooting that left at least three dead and eight injured, an anonymous US official told AP on Saturday. | While the gunman was shot on the spot, the source said that another student videotaped the scene of the shooting on Friday, while another two watched from inside a car. All three ar…

RT (2019-12-06). Saudis angered by 'barbaric' Pensacola shooter, love America — king to Trump. rt.com US President Donald Trump said he received a condolence call from King Salman of Saudi Arabia over the shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Station, committed by a Saudi officer who was in Florida for training. | King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud "said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people," Trump said in a series of tweets on Friday afternoon. ….The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that th…

RT (2019-12-06). Pensacola shooter identified as Saudi Arabian officer on training with US military. rt.com The attacker who used a handgun to kill three and injure eight people at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida was a Saudi officer who was in the US for training, local officials confirmed. | The attacker was killed when Escambia County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of an "active shooter" at the base, just before 7am local time on Friday. Two deputies were injured in a shootout with the suspect. | Speaking to reporters later, the sheriff and other local officials confirmed media reports that the attacker was a member of the Saudi Arabian military, who was being trained at NAS Pensacola. While hi…

Staff (2019-12-06). Headlines for December 6, 2019. democracynow.org Pelosi Calls On Democrats to Proceed With Drafting Articles of Impeachment, Joe Biden Lashes Out at Iowa Town Hall over His Son Hunter's Work in Ukraine, Pentagon Weighs Sending Up to 14,000 More U.S. Troops to Middle East, Saudi Aramco Raises $25.6 Billion in Historic IPO, 140,000 Died Globally from Measles in 2018, 62 Refugees Died after Boat Capsized off Coast of Mauritania, Shocking Video Shows How Border Patrol Let Teenage Asylum Seeker Die in Custody, French Workers Continue National Strike into Second Day, Uber Says It Received 3,000 Reports of Sexual Assault in U.S. in 2018, The Guardian: Ilhan Omar and R…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-12-03). As Yemen Starves, Billions in Donor Funds Fill the Coffers of International Aid Agencies. mintpressnews.com Of the billions of dollars pouring into Yemen from international donors, only a trickle is actually reaching the people who need it the most reports Ahmed AbdulKareem.

Paul Kawika Martin (2019-06-20). Senate Votes to Block Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 20, 2019 — In response to the Senate voting to block arms sales involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: "When Trump vetoed legislation earlier this year to end U.S. involvement …

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FBI confirms identity of Pensacola shooter, US Navy says slain sailors confronted him before demise (PHOTO)
rt.com | 2019-12-08
The FBI has released a photo of the Saudi gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Florida on Friday, formally identifying him as Mohammed Alshamrani and asking the public for tip-offs about his "activities." | "The NAS Pensacola shooter is identified as Saudi national Mohammed Alshamrani," the FBI field office in Jacksonville said in a statement on Twitter, accompanying it with a photo of the attacker that has been widely circulated on social media. | The NAS Pensacola shooter is identified as Saudi national Mohammed Alshamrani. Anyone with information regarding his activites is encouraged to call…
rt.com/usa/475308-shooter-identified-sailors-confronted/

US: Four Dead in a Shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Base
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-07
A Saudi Air Force second lieutenant Friday killed three people and wounded eight others in a shooting rampage at the U.S. Navy base at Pensacola, Florida. | RELATED: | US House Passes Resolution Breaking with Trump on Israel Policy | Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan informed the attacker was shot down by officers who were at the base, which is currently closed. | The shooting occurred in a two-story classroom. Among the hurt are two agents from the Escambia County Sheriff…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-four-dead-in-a-shooting-at-pensacola-naval-air-base-20191206-0013.html

Terror Links Probed in Florida Naval Base Shooting; 10 Saudi Students Held
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-07
The student who killed 3 people in Pensacola had watched videos of mass shootings with three others earlier in the week, U.S. official says.
truthdig.com/articles/naval-base-shooting-investigated-as-possible-terror-attack/

Saudi airman kills four at US Naval Base in Florida
wsws.org | 2019-12-07
The mass shooting at the base in Pensacola was the second such incident at a US Navy facility in the space of barely 48 hours.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/07/saud-d07.html

Pensacola shooter 'held mass-shooting dinner party' where fellow Saudi students watched disturbing videos — report
rt.com | 2019-12-07
The Saudi gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Florida on Friday had reportedly held a dinner party days earlier, at which guests watched video footage of mass shootings. | At least ten Saudi military students were being held at Naval Air Station Pensacola and several more were "unaccounted for" after the Friday shooting that left at least three dead and eight injured, an anonymous US official told AP on Saturday. | While the gunman was shot on the spot, the source said that another student videotaped the scene of the shooting on Friday, while another two watched from inside a car. All three ar…
rt.com/usa/475298-pensacola-student-mass-shooting-party/

Saudis angered by 'barbaric' Pensacola shooter, love America — king to Trump
rt.com | 2019-12-06
US President Donald Trump said he received a condolence call from King Salman of Saudi Arabia over the shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Station, committed by a Saudi officer who was in Florida for training. | King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud "said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people," Trump said in a series of tweets on Friday afternoon. | ….The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that th…
rt.com/news/475242-saudi-king-pensacola-shooting/

Pensacola shooter identified as Saudi Arabian officer on training with US military
rt.com | 2019-12-06
The attacker who used a handgun to kill three and injure eight people at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida was a Saudi officer who was in the US for training, local officials confirmed. | The attacker was killed when Escambia County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of an "active shooter" at the base, just before 7am local time on Friday. Two deputies were injured in a shootout with the suspect. | Speaking to reporters later, the sheriff and other local officials confirmed media reports that the attacker was a member of the Saudi Arabian military, who was being trained at NAS Pensacola. While hi…
rt.com/usa/475239-saudi-shooter-pensacola-navy-base/

As Yemen Starves, Billions in Donor Funds Fill the Coffers of International Aid Agencies
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-03
Of the billions of dollars pouring into Yemen from international donors, only a trickle is actually reaching the people who need it the most reports Ahmed AbdulKareem.
mintpressnews.com/billions-donor-funds-yemen-fill-coffers-international-aid-agencies/263163/