GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Showing posts with label a bloody murderer named russel. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

SGT. JOHN M. RUSSEL, A MURDEROUS AMERICAN SOLDIER!

He lost it and dead lay five of his colleagues, all American soldiers, killed by one of their own in Camp Liberty, Baghdad Iraq? The murderer of Camp Liberty, Army Sgt. John M. Russell, 44, of Sherman, Texas, United States of America, is pictured here right! Sgt. Russell grew up in rural Grayson County and graduated from high school in 1985. He entered the Army National Guard in 1988 and served until going on active duty in 1994. His 54th Engineering Battalion is based in Bamberg, Germany where he lives with his wife.

This senseless shooting occurred just few weeks to the end of Russel's third tour of duty in Iraq; as the 54th's 15-month deployment which began in May 2008 is due to end in August 2009. Russel, an electronics technician (communications specialist) with the army, is a veteran of some sort, having served in Bosnia and Kosovo before his Iraqi deployments.

According to the story, Russell who had been referred to counseling by his commander because of some "unspecified words and actions"; and whose weapon was ordered taken away, had gone to the stress center as ordered, preparatory to his transition out of active duty. As he was leaving the clinic, he "became hostile and an altercation broke out." He was then escorted back to his quarters by another soldier. A couple of hours later, Russell seized a weapon from his escort, "commandeered" a vehicle and drove back to the clinic? A soldier from Russell's quarters called military police, but they were unable to stop him in time before the he opened fire, killing two (medical doctors) officers from the 55th Medical Company (staff of the Stress clinic - one from the Army and the other from the Navy); as well as three other enlisted soldiers who were visiting the clinic at the time of the incident. Russell has been charged with five counts of murder of these soldiers and one count of aggravated assault for the struggle for the offensive weapon in the vehicle from his escort.

It will be recalled that at the beginning of the Iraqi invasion, another soldier, Lt. Willie Davis had killed a United States army officer when he threw a grenade into a platoon's occupied tent in Kuwait, preparatory to the invasion.

Icheoku says it is commendable that the military has already launched a criminal investigation into the attack? The investigation should look into whether there was a dereliction of duty by anyone which led to the deaths of these five patriotic Americans? Also why was Russel not stopped by all means necessary, even if by deadly force knowing his history and the reason why he was asked to go to counselling? How many minutes passed between the wrestling of weapon and commandeering of vehicle and the murders? What role did the escort play or was he part of the conspiracy, otherwise what effort did he make to alert other soldiers within the vicinity or even telephone the clinic about the developing story? There was an altercation, he was asked to escort Russel back to his quarters, his weapon was taken away by an aggressive Russel, so what did he do or failed to do? Hopefully, the investigation will unravel why this murderer was able to kill five Americans that easily and within a military camp; without being stopped and by all means necessary. While we await the outcome of the investigation, our condolences goes out to the families of the deceased soldiers as well as their military colleagues and military family. Icheoku says, what a despotic shameful act by Sgt John M. Russel?