Misfortune Timeline August 2014
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- August 25, 2014 More White House officials at Michael Brown's funeral than Thatcher's Fox News The White House sent three officials to attend Monday's funeral for Michael Brown in St. Louis, but no White House officials were part of the presidential delegation sent last year to Thatcher's funeral. The White House sent two officials with the White House Office of Public Engagement as well as Broderick Johnson, chairman of the My Brother's Keeper Task Force. In comparison the White House sent former secretaries of State George Schultz and James Baker III -- as well as the charge d'affaires to the U.K. and the former U.S. ambassador [alternative theory: these are much more important than the people going to Brown's funeral]
- 1 killed in suicide August 25, 2014 Self-inflicted shooting at Fort Lee prompts lockdown WaPo A [woman] soldier at Fort Lee Army installation shot herself in the head Monday after barricading herself in an office and prompting an “active shooter” alert that briefly shut down the Virginia base. When the soldier was seen entering a headquarters at 8:45 a.m. with a handgun, soldiers and civilians sheltered in place or evacuated as directed. Confronted by police, she barricaded herself in an office, and went into a “bit of a rampage” exhibiting “irate actions” by throwing things around the office, and she shot herself while law enforcement were negotiating with her. Soldier Dies After Shooting Herself in Virginia soldier, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead after being taken to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
- August 25, 2014 The Truth about Ukraine by Stephen Blank and Peter Huessy This is indeed a phased Russian invasion of Ukraine, beginning with the invasion and annexation of Crimea and now including large portions of eastern Ukraine. It now appears that the plan was for these terrorists to shoot down a Russian passenger flight over the Ukraine in order to create a casus belli [cause for war]. The forces fighting against Kiev consist not mainly of "separatists" or rebels, but of trained Russian army, intelligence and paramilitary officers, as well as Russian and some Ukrainian "volunteers" recruited by Moscow... entire army of Putin defenders has emerged... Patrick Buchanan has discovered that Russia's President Vladimir Putin is supporting both Christian values and U.S. efforts in Afghanistan... Dmitri Trenin, Director of the Carnegie Endowment's Moscow Center, similarly confirmed that Moscow began contingency planning for aggression against Ukraine in 2008. In like manner, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in 2009 told Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow that Putin would incite disturbances in Crimea, then graciously offer to take over Crimea to solve the problems, and thus teach other post-Soviet states a lesson... on the far "left." Princeton professor Stephen Cohen,writes in the Nation magazine that Ukraine is engaging in atrocities against Russian-speaking Ukrainian citizens Gatestone (pro-israel)
- August 25, 2014 General says ISIS is not threat to the US Foxnews The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff insisted the Islamic State terror group is only a regional threat and said he would not recommend U.S. airstrikes in Syria until he determines that they have become a direct threat to the U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey said Sunday that he believes the Sunni insurgent group formerly known as ISIS is not currently plotting or planning attacks against the U.S. or Europe. Previously Dempsey said the organization could not be defeated without some action in Syria.
- August 25, 2014 Iran 'will speed arming of Palestinians' after Israeli drone downed Tehran will "accelerate" arming Palestinians in retaliation for Israel deploying a spy drone over Iran, which was shot down, a military commander said on Monday. Iran...has confirmed it supplied Palestinian fighters from Hamas and the Islamic Jihad… drone's range was about 800 kilometers (500 miles) and that it had two front and side cameras capable of providing high-resolution panoramic imaging. The manufacturer of the Hermes 450, Israel-based Elbit Systems, lists its base range as only 300 kilometers (200 miles), however.
- August 25, 2014 ISIS an 'Incredible' Fighting Force, Special Ops Sources Say "These guys aren't just bugging out, they're tactically withdrawing. Very professional, well trained, motivated and equipped. They operate like a state with a military," said one official who tracks ISIS closely. "These aren't the same guys we fought in OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) who would just scatter when you dropped a bomb near them." They use drones to gather overhead intel on targets and effectively commandeer captured military vehicles – including American Humvees -- and munitions. ISIS teams in many places use special operations TTPs," using the military term for "tactics, techniques and procedures."
- August 25, 2014 Passengers stranded for 9 hours after train hits truck Passengers were stuck on an Amtrak train for nine hours after it hit a truck at a crossing near Salem, Oregon. The train that was headed to Seattle from Los Angeles Monday finally arrived in Seattle Tuesday morning. The container truck was cited for failing to obey a traffic control device and claimed he did not see the train coming. Mechanical damage done to the front of the Amtrak train caused the delay.
- August 25, 2014 Concrete spills when truck overturns on I-5 in Everett A concrete truck blew a rear booster tire, jamming traffic on Interstate 5 in Everett
- 1 killed August 25, 2014 Woman Found Dead in SUV Parked Outside New Jersey Was Was Trying to Rest: Police woman with four jobs New Jersey woman was found dead in a Kia Sportage at 4 p.m. parked outside a New Jersey Wawa store. Police said it appeared Maria Fernandes of Newark was trying to nap in her SUV parked at a Wawa convenience store parking lot ...appears a deadly mixture of carbon monoxide and fumes from an overturned gasoline container overcame Fernandes.
- 13 killed August 25, 2014 Iraqi insurgency (2011–present): A suicide bomber detonates his vest inside of a Shiite mosque in Baghdad,Iraq, killing 13 people. (New York Times)
- August 25, 2014 Boko Haram declares an Islamic state in areas of Nigeria under its control.(BBC)
- August 25, 2014 2014 Libyan conflict: Twice in the last seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have secretly teamed up to launch airstrikes against Islamist-allied militants battling for control of Tripoli according to senior American officials. . (New York Times)
- 1 terroristic threat August 25, 2014 Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's sister has been accused of threatening to bomb a New York City woman and has been arrested. Ailina Tsarnaeva made the threat via telephone Monday and turned herself in Wednesday. She's charged with aggravated harassment.
- 2 injured August 25, 2014 Two Women Injured in Head-On Nenana Parks Highway Crash KTUU Two women were sent to a Fairbanks hospital by a Monday head-on collision on the Parks Highway in Nenana, according to Alaska State Troopers... attempted to pass Honda Civic when she collided head-on with a Jeep driven by (Anderson),”
- 4 injured August 25, 2014 4 injured Head-On Highway Crash In New Bern WITN A head-on highway crash in New Bern sent four people, including a child, to the hospital Tuesday night. car heading west along Highway 70 on the Trent Road overpass crossed over into the east-bound traffic lanes and hit another car head-on, no cause established for cross over
- 2 suspects suicide 1 police chief killed 4 officers wounded April 12, 2012 NH Police Chief Killed in Greenland Drug Bust Chief Michael Maloney police department in Greenland New Hampshire who planned to retire in a few days was shot to death while trying to execute a search warrant. In the town of 3,500 he was killed in a shooting that wounded four other officers on a Thursday night. Out of a force of 10 members half were shot. Two suspects, a man and a woman were found dead in an apparent double suicide
- August 19, 2014 Chinese Su-27 Fighter Jet Did A Barrel Roll Over A USN P-8 foxtrotalpha.jalopnik ...about 135 miles east of Hainan Island, and involved the Navy's new P-8 Poseidon surveillance plane. The Chinese Flankers came within 20-30 feet of the P-8, while the the wingspan of the Su-27 is 48 feet, too close for uncoordinated formation flying. They encroached to this distance at least three times during the intercept. Then one of the Su-27s executed a barrel roll over P-8, followed by a 90 degree break across the modified Boeing's 737's nose. Similar aggressive flying by PLAAF pilots ended in a collision with a P-3 Orion which landed with damage while the fighter crashed. The maneuver was said to pose a risk to the safety of the U.S. air crew and was "inconsistent with customary international law,"
- 2 killed August 24, 2014 Two teens killed by Chicago police after pointing guns, (Reuters) - Two teens were shot to death by Chicago police in separate incidents on Sunday after they refused to drop their guns and pointed them at officers, police and a police union spokesman said on Monday.
- Ali Muhammad Brown Could Face Terrorism Charges - Or Remain Invisible
- August 21, 2014 Boy, 11, hit by car during walk with dad in North Branch dies KMSP‑TV A 11-year-old boy Dallas Kasper from North Branch, Minn., died two days after he was hit when something caused a 46-year-old woman behind the wheel to drift across the road and hit the boy ... (has not yet been charged pending investigation) Police believe driver inattention or distraction may have caused the accident.
- August 22, 2014 Lake Elmo wife and sister killed, suspected ex-deputy with ALS Authorities say her husband, retired Dane County Sheriff's deputy Andrew P. Steele, shot and killed 39-year-old Ashlee C. Steele and her sister, Kacee M. Tollefsbol, 38, of Lake Elmo, on Friday in the couple's Fitchburg, Wisconsin, home. Steele suffered injuries that appeared to be consistent with a suicide attempt.
- August 23, 2014 4 arrested in Fridley stabbing of 2 who offered women a ride ...arrested Kevin Lilroy Moore, 25, of Spring Lake Park, Marcus Fultz, 20, no known city, Leanne Ranae Todd, 22, of Minneapolis and Tiffani Marie Ivy, 22, of St. Paul...Yani Randi Singh and Anthony Michael McCollum were stabbed and savagely beaten by two men by two men who came out and then fled with two women after they were dropped off after Singh and McCollum gave two women a ride when the Two Stooges Bar in Fridley near Minneapolis closed.
- 1 false stabbing report, school closure April 8, 2014 Chesterfield man charged with false report of stabbing that forced school CHESTERFIELD - A township man was arrested Friday for causing false alarm when he told police in April that he had been stabbed by a man in his garage, causing the local elementary school to shut down and a police search.
- 1 killed, 1 injured August 23, 2014 Man held without bail in Dorchester parade shooting Boston Globe Keith Williams, 18, was initially charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after his arrest following a police pursuit after the shooting at 8:15 a.m. Saturday. Dawnn Jaffier (black woman) was shot and killed on Blue Hill Avenue along the route of the J'ouvert parade, the first part of the annual daylong Caribbean festival. The shooting was believed to be gang related, as a second woman was injured when struck in the leg about three blocks away by a bullet fired during the same incident. (parade attack/shooting)
- August 19, 2014 graffitti Neighbor: Suspect in Elmendorf police shooting was 'odd' woman was sitting on her porch Aug. 19 when she noticed a man painting graffiti on two city-owned trucks parked outside a cemetery at Second Street and Fifth Avenue. Lopez also had conflicts with city employees
- August 23, 2014 Killer 7 Shooting Spree Alexander Hernandez, 34, of Sylmar, was being held on $1 million bail on the animal-cruelty case, but he has not been charged with the shootings that killed two women and one man on Sunday and injured four others. The dogs were killed Saturday, and the person who shot them drove a vehicle similar to the one witnesses described at two of the three crime scenes on Sunday, a tan or gold-colored SUV with tinted windows. The weapon used — a shotgun — was also the same, police Commander Andrew Smith said. Police could not think of a motive or any connection between the shootings as a Los Angeles police spokesman stated "It's completely senseless. We have no idea why someone would, on a Sunday morning, go out and kill three people with a shotgun for no reason." On Sunday, 3 were killed in 3 shootings within one hour. A family of five was struck by gunfire driving to a Catholic church after pulling over after noticing the suspect driving erratically. A woman in her 20s was killed, her mother and father were critically wounded and two children suffered minor injuries from either bullet fragments or broken glass, police Sgt. Frank Preciado said. 40 minutes later a man was shot at a park collecting recyclables at a community center, and then 15 minutes after that, a woman was shot in the head as she sat in a parked car by a church. There were at least two shootings earlier in the week, including one near an exit ramp on Interstate 5 and another in Pacoima where a man was found shot dead in his truck with the engine still running. (Suspect Held in Deadly California Shooting Spree )
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - Michael Brown's relatives said goodbye Monday to the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer, remembering him as a "gentle soul" with a deep and growing faith in Christianity and ambitions that one day "the world ... |
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The soldier, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead after being taken to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, according to a news release issued by Fort Lee, where the Monday morning shooting took place. No other injuries were ... |
Alexander Hernandez, 34, of Sylmar, was being held on $1 million bail on the animal-cruelty case, but he has not been charged with the shootings that killed two women and one man on Sunday and injured four others, Los Angeles police spokesman Bruce ... |
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