Old Joe Biden’s woke and desperately corrupt military actively misled the family of one of the soldiers who was killed in the jihad attack.
An update on this story. “Family Of Marine Killed During Afghanistan Withdrawal Stunned To Learn Snipers Could Have Taken Out Suicide Bomber,” by Micaela Burrow, Daily Caller, March 26, 2023:
A Marine sniper’s testimony that he had an opportunity to take out the Abbey Gate suicide bomber during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan came as a surprise to family and advocates of one of the service members killed in the attack, they told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted an investigation into the events leading up to the suicide bombing on August 26, 2021 that killed 13 U.S. military personnel aiding the evacuation of Afghan allies after the Taliban captured Kabul. Family of the deceased received in-person briefings a short while before CENTCOM made public the unclassified version of the final report, but one family member and two advocates said the briefers never provided any indication that the Marine snipers had a missed chance to engage the bomber.
“They said nobody knew where he was at that time or what he looked like at that time,” Shana Chappell, the mother of 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, who died in the blast, told the DCNF.
“What [the sniper] had said I had already known about, because other Marines had talked about it before the investigation had even happened,” she added. “There was just a lot of stuff that didn’t add up that I had been told by the Marines that were there, and none of it was mentioned in the report that was given to us.”
The investigation concluded a lone suicide bomber managed to bypass Taliban checkpoints at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, detonating an explosive vest that also contained ball bearings at 5:36 p.m, according to the report. ISIS later claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed up to 170 Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. servicemembers, as well as wounding dozens more.
Briefers, including a Marine Corps colonel, a military justice officer, a major and a non-commissioned officer, presented a slideshow and a spiral-bound booklet to Nikoui’s parents in January 2022 on the events of the attack. Retired Col. Kurt Schlichter, a trial lawyer and media figure representing Chappell, and retired Col. Seth Goldberg, a lawyer, attended the briefing by request to support the family with legal and military expertise, and confirmed the briefing contents to the DCNF.
They told the DCNF that they understood the families of the remaining deceased received similar briefings around the same time.
“There was nothing about knowing who the guy was — who the terrorist was —nothing about having eyes on [him], nothing about the battalion commander being requested permission to fire — nothing about any of that,” Schlichter told the DCNF.
However, at a House hearing on March 8, Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews said he, Sgt. Charles Schilling and an unnamed individual spotted the suicide bomber from their perch in the sniper tower, located near the sewage canal and the gate itself, sometime just before 1 p.m. on the day of the blast, according to a transcript. The unnamed individual had previously provided descriptions of the man who Vargas-Andrews believed to be the suicide bomber.
Vargas-Andrews requested permission to engage with the suspect and presented evidence to the battalion commander, LT. Col. Brad Whited, Vargas-Andrews testified.
“We asked if we could shoot. Our battalion commander said, ‘I don’t know,’” Vargas-Andrews told Congress.
“If it was classified, and they withheld it for that reason, the briefing that the families gave was entirely misleading and you don’t have to mislead to not reveal classified info,” Schlichter said….
gravenimage says
Family of Marine killed In Afghanistan stunned to learn snipers were ordered not to take out jihad suicide bomber
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This is *appalling*–I just wish I could say I’m shocked to hear this.
Grannya says
Nothing surprises me with the higher ups in our military, it’s a shame to watch them as they worry more about which pronouns to use! I’m sad to listen to my Grandson master sgt., and friends talk about having to watch what they say to new recruits or they will run ‘crying’ to higher ups. Our country is in big trouble if we don’t get rid of Biden and others. Let’s get some patriots back!
Donovan Nuera says
I wonder now if the Defense Intelligence Agency still considers the human asset source of the info about the muslim bomber still more valuable than 13 dead young Marines??????? Where is the interview with Lt. Col. Whited????
samnight says
Sad to say it most likely does especially if there are Islamic Muslims in the command structure which most likely there are. They just don’t get it! The vast majority of Muslims who are just born as Muslims to Muslim families are not serious jihadi types but they are also not considered as Muslims to the serious Muslims who will use deceit and violence to bring about their domination over you and I mean DOMINATION. This is well known to them but it is denied by government powers. Go figure. Why?
Joe1 says
As in most crime, information is secret (classified) to protect criminals and prevent justice. For example, every child molester wants his crimes to be classified.
JimJFox says
Why need to ask permission? If two army personnel are certain, take the shot.
We know that delay often has serious consequences, as in the case of Bin Laden in Tora Bora, and similar attacks being called off.
So one “innocent” Afghan is accidentally shot.
On balance a good decision.
Master Turkeychoker says
what ever. our woke military led by homo milley , was lucky to get out. it was a rout engineered by our esteemed commander in chief as advised by the likes of milley-poo. Each and every one of the leaders involved in the rout should be held accountable. And by golly, i don`t recall any tallyban calling for jihad on our fearless leaders who so graciously gave them all our military hardware, instead of using it against them. And THEN, we abandon about 10,000 of our folks to the whims of savages, and give the tallybaners money, besides. reminds me of Vietnam. Pack of Lying,Thieving Lowlifes in Charge. I think i`ll start a fraternity called the PLTLinC, for politicians and military leaders, only. They are the HMF’s in charge. forgive me, i`ve been quite bloated this am , and have been blowing kisses to our arrogant leaders. i gotta go out for some fresh air.
OLD GUY says
I understand the Chain of Command but you would think that if they new a suicide bomber was attempting to penetrate the area and had a description, the men in the sniper tower would have been given the order to take him out ahead of time.
Merri-joy says
Re: “Family Of Marine Killed During Afghanistan Withdrawal Stunned To Learn Snipers Could Have Taken Out Suicide Bomber,”
I hope the family / families of the US of the 13 servicemen killed take Milley et al to court & the current administration to court!