ninjapundit: Daily Misfortune Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Daily Misfortune Tuesday, December 8, 2015 ---
Month Misfortune December 2015 ---

Events, crimes and accidents that look like terrorism no matter the motive or cause. Sometimes accidents aren't accidents, and things that look like unfortunate events were staged to look like mere misfortune.

Headlines:

2015 San Bernardino attack A $28,500 deposit was made to Syed Farook’s bank account two weeks before he and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, carried out the San Bernardino massacre (SBS) (Fox News)
According to the FBI, the couple that perpetrated the attack had long been radicalized, and had been practicing at a target range days before their murder spree.(New York Times)
FBI agents found an empty GoPro package, shooting targets, and tools inside a car belonging to the mother of San Bernardino mass-shooter Syed Farook. (Daily Mail)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) Iraqi officials say the country's forces have managed to retake large parts of the key city of Ramadi from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants. (Press TV)
Military intervention against ISIL U.S. television network NBC has calculated that ISIS and its sympathizers killed 525 people in six attacks in six countries outside its alleged caliphate since October 10, 2015. (NBC)
War in Afghanistan (2015–present) Several Taliban insurgents storm into Kandahar International Airport and engage Afghan security forces in a firefight. (Al Jazeera)
Yemeni Civil War (2015) Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, targeting Houthi rebels battling pro-government fighters, killed and wounded dozens in the port city of Mocha, according to Yemenisecurity officials. Around 35 fighters on both sides were killed in the battle over a key military base near the city of Taiz. (AP via Miami Herald)
Syrian Civil War Russian military intervention For the first time, Russia strikes Islamic State targets in northern Syria with 3M-54 Klub (Kalibr) cruise missiles launched from a Kilo-class submarine in theMediterranean, according to the Russian Minister of Defence, Sergey Shoygu. (RT)
Rebels in Homs and the Syrian government agree to a local ceasefire that is to include the withdrawal of opposition fighters
Sinai insurgency Four Egyptian security personnel are killed and another four are injured by a roadside bomb near the border town Rafah in the Sinai Peninsula.
The United States agrees with Singapore on a first deployment of the U.S. P8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft in Singapore this month
The prime ministers of Britain and France joined condemnation around the globe of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a “total and complete ban” on Muslims entering the United States. (The Washington Post)
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump early Tuesday rejected criticism of his call to "shut the door" on Muslims entering the U.S. during a heated round of interviews in which he said he was not worried about being compared to Hitler. (The Hill)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power says the United States is investigating reports that Iran launched a medium-range ballistic missile in November, and if confirmed, will bring the issue to the U.N. Security Council and seek appropriate action. (Reuters)
1 arson, no suspect found December 8, 2015 Suspicious Fire After Nazi Tagging Causes Damage to Somali-Owned Grand Forks Coffee Shop

Detail:

2015 San Bernardino attack A $28,500 deposit was made to Syed Farook’s bank account two weeks before he and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, carried out the San Bernardino massacre, a source close to the investigation says. Investigators are exploring whether the transaction was a personal loan or something else. (SBS) (Fox News)
According to the FBI, the couple that perpetrated the attack had long been radicalized, and had been practicing at a target range days before their murder spree.(New York Times)
FBI agents found an empty GoPro package, shooting targets, and tools inside a car belonging to the mother of San Bernardino mass-shooter Syed Farook. (Daily Mail)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) Iraqi officials say the country's forces have managed to retake large parts of the key city of Ramadi from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants. (Press TV)
Military intervention against ISIL U.S. television network NBC has calculated that ISIS and its sympathizers killed 525 people in six attacks in six countries outside its alleged caliphate since October 10, 2015. (NBC)
War in Afghanistan (2015–present) Several Taliban insurgents storm into Kandahar International Airport and engage Afghan security forces in a firefight. (Al Jazeera)
Yemeni Civil War (2015) Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, targeting Houthi rebels battling pro-government fighters, killed and wounded dozens in the port city of Mocha, according to Yemenisecurity officials. Around 35 fighters on both sides were killed in the battle over a key military base near the city of Taiz. (AP via Miami Herald)
Syrian Civil War Russian military intervention For the first time, Russia strikes Islamic State targets in northern Syria with 3M-54 Klub (Kalibr) cruise missiles launched from a Kilo-class submarine in theMediterranean, according to the Russian Minister of Defence, Sergey Shoygu. (RT)
Rebels in Homs and the Syrian government agree to a local ceasefire that is to include the withdrawal of opposition fighters from the al-Waer neighborhood, the only area of the heavily damaged city still under rebel control. The evacuation is expected to start Wednesday. Residents are hoping to return in the next few days.(Daily Mail) (CBS News via Hawaii News Now)
Sinai insurgency Four Egyptian security personnel are killed and another four are injured by a roadside bomb near the border town Rafah in the Sinai Peninsula. Islamist militantsare suspected to have remotely detonated the device as an armored vehicle drove by the town's center, near the border with the Gaza Strip and Israel, security sources told Ahram Online. (UPI) (Ahram Online) (Anadolu Agency)
The United States agrees with Singapore on a first deployment of the U.S. P8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft in Singapore this month, in a fresh response to China over its pursuit of territorial claims in the South China Sea. (UPI) (Reuters)
The prime ministers of Britain and France joined condemnation around the globe of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a “total and complete ban” on Muslims entering the United States. (The Washington Post)
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump early Tuesday rejected criticism of his call to "shut the door" on Muslims entering the U.S. during a heated round of interviews in which he said he was not worried about being compared to Hitler. (The Hill)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power says the United States is investigating reports that Iran launched a medium-range ballistic missile in November, and if confirmed, will bring the issue to the U.N. Security Council and seek appropriate action. (Reuters)
1 arson, no suspect found December 8, 2015 Suspicious Fire Causes Damage to Somali-Owned Grand Forks Coffee Shop In Grand Forks North Dakota, police determine that a fire causing $90,000 in damage was deliberately set at a immigrant Somali owned Juba Coffee House that previously had been tagged with apparently Nazi inspired graffiti "Go Home". Later Islamic, Jewish and Christian leaders gathered to show solidarity for the owner from the Muslim country of Somalia. Police declared . “We have no idea (what motivated Tuesday’s fire) and we won’t know until the investigation is concluded". Community leaders responded it seemed obvious the fire was racially or religiously motivated, while media noted the backdrop of Republican presidential candidate and frontrunner Donald Trump proposing to bar Muslims from entering the US.

*Timeline

December 5, 2015 HCMC Doctor Found Dead on I-94 | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul Minneapolis Police department began an investigation after the body was found Saturday on the interstate near Groveland Avenue in Minneapolis. Identified as Dr. Christopher Robert, the chief of anesthesiology at Hennepin County Medical Center.

December 4, 2015 1 killed Man accused of New Orleans Kenner workplace shooting told co-worker of his plan, police say Anthony Tardo, seated, with his wife, Melissa, and his triplets, Joey, Chris and Danielle. Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune December 07, 2015 About 30 minutes before John Spears walked into an office at Houston Marine in Kenner Friday afternoon (Dec. 4) and fatally shot supervisor Anthony Tardo, he revealed his intentions to a fellow instructor who thought Spears was just joking, authorities said. The unnamed employee was leaving for the day and came across Spears outside the facility, located in the 2500 block of Williams Boulevard. "You're gonna miss all the fun," police said Spears told the employee. "I'm gonna go back in there and shoot everyone." workplace violence