PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Bamaflyer on July 15, 2024, 05:41:18 PM
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Veteran Whose Team Holds World Record for Long-Range Sniper Shots Claims Thomas Matthew Crooks May Have Had Inside Help
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/veteran-who-holds-world-record-long-range-sniper/
Dallas Alexander, a veteran sniper whose team holds the world record for the longest confirmed sniper kill, has suggested that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday night, may have had inside help.
Alexander, who spent 14 years in a sniper team for the Canadian military providing close protection for major world leaders including the Canadian Prime Minister, shared his views in an Instagram post.
“I’m a retired sniper so because I’ve been asked so many times here’s my opinion on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump,” he began, before delving into his analysis of the assassination attempt.
Having served in a tier one special operations unit called JTF2, Alexander is no stranger to high-stakes security scenarios. His experience includes providing security for VIPs in dangerous countries like Iraq and Afghanistan.
“I spent just about 17 years in the military, 14 of which, just about 14 of which we’re at a tier one special operations unit called JTF2. Our sniper team has the world record for the longest confirmed sniper kill. A huge part of our job while I was there and while I was a sniper was doing close protection for VIPs up to and including the Prime Minister, when he would go to dangerous countries like Iraq or Afghanistan, we would be in charge of that security,” said Alexander.
This background gives him unique insights into the layout and security measures typically involved in protecting high-profile individuals such as former President Trump.
Alexander expressed his belief that the shooter must have had assistance from within an agency, organization, or even the government. He argued that it would be impossible for someone to get onto a rooftop with a gun during broad daylight while a president was speaking without assistance.
“I’m very familiar with the layout of these types of things and what the jobs should be. And yesterday, what happened, I have no doubt in my mind that the shooter had help from somewhere within an agency, an organization, or the government,” said Alexander.
“The second I saw that aerial photo of what they were saying happened, it immediately made no sense to me. You cannot, in broad daylight, get onto a rooftop within what looked like maybe a couple of hundred yards. You can’t get into that position with a gun when there’s a president speaking. It cannot be done. You don’t even need to be a sniper to know that it’s the most f—king obvious thing, the most obvious place in the whole world.”
“So something happened, and I’m not pointing fingers at anyone. It’s too obvious that this guy had help getting there. So whether someone turned a blind eye or it was strategically planned, I mean, it had to be planned to a certain level because events like that and security like that, it’s not a small thing. And that is the most obvious place to be.”
Alexander went on to question the narrative that Crooks managed to sneak into position undetected. He argued that if someone had the skills to bypass layers of security undetected, they would also have the skills to make their shot count.
“I find it very strange that if the story that comes out is like, ‘Oh, yeah, he snuck into position and he got set up and nobody saw him. It was an oversight, security, and overwatch, and we just made a mistake. Sorry.”
“I think it’s also very weird that if that’s the case and someone is good enough to stalk within 150-200 yards of one of the hardest to stalk targets in the whole world, you’re not going to miss a shot. You’re not going to miss that shot. If you have the skillset to get in there, avoiding all these layers of security, then you will have the skillset to hit that first round. It doesn’t make any sense.”
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The veteran sniper is not current with the facts.
According to witnesses he didn't sneak in undetected.
And he allegedly used a ladder he purchased to get on the roof.
In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks made a series of stops in and around his suburban Pittsburgh hometown.
On Friday, he went to a shooting range where he was a member, and practiced firing, a law enforcement official told CNN. The next morning, Crooks went to a Home Depot, where he bought a five-foot ladder, and a gun store, where he purchased 50 rounds of ammunition, the official said.
Then, Crooks drove his Hyundai Sonata about an hour north, joining thousands of people from around the region who flocked to Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He parked the car outside the rally, with an improvised explosive device hidden in the trunk that was wired to a transmitter he carried, the official said. Then, investigators believe, he used his newly-bought ladder to scale a nearby building, and opened fire on the former president.
As investigators continue to search for a motive behind the attempted assassination, they are scrutinizing Crooks’ movements before the attack and trying to piece together a timeline of his actions leading up to it.
Yet nearly 48 hours after the shooting, investigators are struck by the lack of leads they’re finding about Crooks’ mindset and possible motives. Even after successfully breaking into his phone and searching his computer, scouring his search history and bedroom, and interviewing his family and friends, agents still haven’t found evidence that would suggest political or ideological impetus for the shooting, law enforcement sources told CNN.
Instead, the evidence they have found appears to show typical online activities including an interest in computer coding and gaming, the sources said — and that has raised more questions.
In a sign that his attack could have been even more destructive, Crooks had a remote control detonator on his body, and his car’s trunk contained a metal box of explosives that was connected with wires to a receiver, the law enforcement source said.
That suggests the gunman may have been planning to set off an explosion remotely, and investigators are considering the theory that he may have been planning a distraction during the shooting.
It’s unclear how Crooks assembled the explosive devices found in his car. Investigators parsing through his online search history haven’t found any indication of him researching how to make home-made explosives, law enforcement officials said.
The complete story is from CNN on MSN (caveat lector) and goes on in more details:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-shooting-range-a-gun-store-and-a-ladder-purchase-tracking-the-trump-rally-gunman-s-movements-leading-up-to-his-attack/ar-BB1q2ums (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-shooting-range-a-gun-store-and-a-ladder-purchase-tracking-the-trump-rally-gunman-s-movements-leading-up-to-his-attack/ar-BB1q2ums)
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This is reminiscent of the Keystone Cops. Utter incompetence on every level. Fed, State, Local. Or, purposeful incompetence, combined with a planned, inside hit on Trump, similar to JFK, except Trump survived.
Crooks was heard mumbling, "I'm only a patsy..." before expiring from his bullet wounds.
The DEI head of the USSS needs to be excoriated and FIRED. NOW. As do all the fat, incompetent female USSS agents. Or, maybe they're from the Department of Agriculture and wandered out of their pen.
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Crooks was heard mumbling, "I'm only a patsy..." before expiring from his bullet wounds.
Dude took a head shot, I seriously doubt he mumbled anything.
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Dude took a head shot, I seriously doubt he mumbled anything.
But you heard it on the internet. It MUST be true!
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If you slow down the playback speed to the slowest just before the shot, you can see that slight tilt of the head that saved him. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. That was either a one in gazilillion chance of that happening as a coincidence or divine intervention. My view is that there is no difference between the two. Either a personal God did that, or all the forces guiding the universe did it, which is the same difference.
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It’s starting to appear like the secret service thought the local police would secure that building by using it as a staging area, if they were not deliberately arranging the assassination.
The local police secured the inside but failed to secure the outside, or it was the responsibility of the cops hanging around outside to secure it and they failed to notice or stop the guy climbing the ladder in time. But they eventually did, the one cop climbed up but had to back down when Crooks pointed the rifle at him.
That was the point that cop should have radioed to the secret service about the guy (or his buddies should have already been doing that, or should have even earlier when rally goers told them he was climbing the ladder).
If they did notify the secret service and the SS told the counter sniper and he actually saw him, they (the CS and the spotter) would not have until he reached the crest, there was a slope that concealed him for a time.
Now we reach the point in time where there is only 3 minutes iirc the sniper saw him before he shot him. If I remember correctly the SS has come out and said the protocol is to not shoot until he fires first, which seems to make zero sense but the supposed thinking is what if they’re mistaken it’s not really a real gun and they kill an innocent kid. I have trouble accepting that but that’s what I think they said.
And you have an anonymous post on 4Chan claiming to be that counter sniper, named Jonathan Willis, confirming that he was told not to shoot until the threat shoots first. However to my knowledge that post has not been confirmed. It could be a troll, but it does align with what the SS says the protocol is, unless I’m mistaken about that.
What should have happened is the secret service should have stationed agents around that building along with the local cops. Why they didn’t could well have come down to resources. Not only do they have to cover the rally, their agents are also doing the preliminary investigations for all the other upcoming rallies for Trump and anywhere Biden or any of the other protectees are making public appearances. They might simply be short staffed.
Or maybe whomever allocated the resources that day kind of passive-aggressively slimmed it down a little bit because they hate Trump. Maybe consciously or subconsciously they failed to beef it up as much as they could have. I can easily believe that, and it may even be more likely than an actual CIA plot to kill Trump. If it had been outright planned and organized, they would have gotten a much better shot (Crooks was known to be a terrible shot) with a more accurate rifle and probably not been so damned obvious about the setup. Although I have to concede that Crooks did in fact make a good shot. It was Trump’s head tilt that ruined it for him. I hope to God he knew he failed to kill Trump before he died.
So, that’s the whole scenario if you accept that this was not an orchestrated attempt by the SS on Trump’s life.
Edit: Correction, it was 2 counter snipers, not a CS and a spotter, I think, looking more closely at the picture. WTH do I know?
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There is a story on Real Americas Voice, I believe, that says this was a backup team of SS agents as the regular detail needed some rest due to Trumps schedule.
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The whole situation reeks. The scrubbing is underway, and we'll never know exactly what happened.
The republicans will hold yet another hearing, get their soundbites and do absolutely nothing. The democrats will once again start ratcheting up their rhetoric.
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There is a story on Real Americas Voice, I believe, that says this was a backup team of SS agents as the regular detail needed some rest due to Trumps schedule.
The regular team: “Damn. We’ve been with him for years and the one time we take a break we miss all the excitement and don’t get to use all our training.”
Wanna bet that’s how they feel? I think I would.
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The veteran sniper is not current with the facts.
According to witnesses he didn't sneak in undetected.
And he allegedly used a ladder he purchased to get on the roof.
The complete story is from CNN on MSN (caveat lector) and goes on in more details:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-shooting-range-a-gun-store-and-a-ladder-purchase-tracking-the-trump-rally-gunman-s-movements-leading-up-to-his-attack/ar-BB1q2ums (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-shooting-range-a-gun-store-and-a-ladder-purchase-tracking-the-trump-rally-gunman-s-movements-leading-up-to-his-attack/ar-BB1q2ums)
Maybe. Here’s another experienced sniper with a similar opinion.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/cnn-host-gets-triggered-when-former-army-sniper/
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The veteran sniper is not current with the facts.
According to witnesses he didn't sneak in undetected.
And he allegedly used a ladder he purchased to get on the roof.
The complete story is from CNN on MSN (caveat lector) and goes on in more details:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-shooting-range-a-gun-store-and-a-ladder-purchase-tracking-the-trump-rally-gunman-s-movements-leading-up-to-his-attack/ar-BB1q2ums (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-shooting-range-a-gun-store-and-a-ladder-purchase-tracking-the-trump-rally-gunman-s-movements-leading-up-to-his-attack/ar-BB1q2ums)
For the essence of his message this Canadian sniper is exactly correct. There is no possible way this was an oversight, error, or even incompetence. He had help.
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One rule of thumb: don’t ascribe to evil that which can be explained by stupidity or incompetence
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Maybe. Here’s another experienced sniper with a similar opinion.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/cnn-host-gets-triggered-when-former-army-sniper/
I wish she would STFU and let him talk.
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He bought a five foot ladder. That's great for getting to the upper kitchen cabinets, but not onto a roof.
So what happened to the ladder after he (supposedly) scaled the wall? Did be pull it up with him? There has been zero mention of it until now, nothing visible in videos.
The story goes that a couple local cops went to check it out, "boosting" one of them to get a look at the roof (even though videos from witnesses clearly show the Patsy prone on the roof.) If he had left the ladder in place, the cops could have used it to access the roof.
Moral of the story, don't bullshit a bullshitter. The coverup is well underway.
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In the past 3 and a half years, every time FJB or his crackhead son were in trouble, something happened to Trump.
FJB was on the verge of getting kicked off the ticket, or even removed as president. In fact, last weekend was going to be the time Joe was going to get his walking papers.
Then someone tried to kill Trump, with a setup right out of Hollywood.
Coincidence? Hardly.
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They almost succeeded and then, where would we be?
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I wish she would STFU and let him talk.
Can’t have guests making statements opposing the liberal narrative now.