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ArnoldLayne

(2,256 posts) Thu Nov 27, 2025, 10:02 AM Thursday

The shooting suspect allegedly worked with the CIA in Afghanistan.

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The shooting suspect allegedly worked with the CIA in Afghanistan. (Original Post) ArnoldLayne Thursday OP

Things that make you go....hmmmmm maxrandb Thursday #1

Why am I not surprised 🤔 Clouds Passing Thursday #2

Its a mystery pfitz59 Thursday #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Thursday #6

According to who? Nt Fiendish Thingy Thursday #4

The entire media Wiz Imp Thursday #7

Would have been nice to include those links in the OP Fiendish Thingy Thursday #8

I don't disagree. Wiz Imp Thursday #9

Kick dalton99a Thursday #5

maxrandb

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1. Things that make you go....hmmmmm

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Thu Nov 27, 2025, 10:05 AM

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Clouds Passing

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2. Why am I not surprised 🤔

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Thu Nov 27, 2025, 10:05 AM

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pfitz59

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3. Its a mystery

Reply to ArnoldLayne (Original post)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 10:11 AM

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Is there a manifesto somewhere?

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Wiz Imp This message was self-deleted by its author.

Fiendish Thingy

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4. According to who? Nt

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Thu Nov 27, 2025, 10:29 AM

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Wiz Imp

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7. The entire media

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Thu Nov 27, 2025, 01:31 PM

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BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2w9xypxjxt
Suspect who shot National Guard soldiers in DC worked with CIA in Afghanistan

NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/27/nx-s1-5623041/national-guard-shooting-suspect-cia-unit-afghanistan
National Guard shooting suspect served in CIA counterterrorism unit, group says

Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/d-c-shooting-suspect-worked-with-cia-in-afghanistan-a5c19703?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfZ2LZxAELAvvkGANZ8TQdeCr5y20JhW3Hk_DNGs74D2H4ilaSnx4ib&gaa_ts=69289a17&gaa_sig=_OTFnidU-RiY4zmCE44RmdWqHxHeygbkW7wwIAcpXxKDcejFcEuw2gW53-4HABY71sjy6HxhDMVnxiAaSXExGQ%3D%3D
D.C. Shooting Suspect Worked With CIA in Afghanistan

New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/us/national-guard-dc-shooting-suspect-cia-afghanistan.html
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said

Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/11/27/dc-shooting-suspect-worked-with-cia-in-afghanistan-what-we-know/
D.C. Shooting Suspect Worked With CIA In Afghanistan: What We Know

The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5624761-cia-afghanistan-shooter-washington/
DC shooting suspect worked for CIA in Afghanistan, drove across country before attack, officials say

That's just a small selection of headlines. Other media don't have it in their headline, but most have it in the first paragraph of their story.

Fiendish Thingy

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8. Would have been nice to include those links in the OP

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 03:34 PM

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Hit and run OP’s without sourcing are pretty useless.

Wiz Imp

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9. I don't disagree.

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 04:54 PM

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That's why I always include links on my posts. I didn't make this original post, but I knew it was legit which is why I contributed the links.

dalton99a

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5. Kick

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Thu Nov 27, 2025, 10:37 AM

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Lakamal has been living in Bellingham, Washington, about 79 miles (127 kilometers) north of Seattle, with his wife and five children, said his former landlord, Kristina Widman.

Prior to his 2021 arrival in the United States, the suspect worked with the U.S. government, including the CIA, “as a member of a partner force in Kandahar,” John Ratcliffe, the spy agency’s director, said in a statement. He did not specify what work Lakamal did, but said the relationship “ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation” of U.S. servicemembers from Afghanistan.

Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is in the Taliban heartland of the country. It saw fierce fighting between the Taliban and NATO forces after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 following the al-Qaida attacks on Sept. 11. The CIA relied on Afghan staff for translation, administrative and front-line fighting with their own paramilitary officers in the war.

https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-white-house-afghan-national-138fbe6872d7ac30b20973783b39002c

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