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Trump hires SAS legend ‘Obi Wan Nairobi,’ hero of 2019 Nairobi terror attack, for personal security team
Citizen Watch Report ^ | Alex

Posted on 03/16/2025 7:18:30 PM PDT by davikkm

Donald Trump has once again made headlines, this time for hiring Christian Craighead, a former SAS soldier celebrated for his heroism during the 2019 Nairobi DusitD2 terror attack. Known as “Obi Wan Nairobi,” Craighead earned global recognition for his decisive actions that saved lives during the al-Shabaab assault. Trump, reportedly disillusioned with the Secret Service after the Butler attack, has opted to pay out-of-pocket for a private security team, with Craighead taking a central role.

The Nairobi attack, which unfolded on January 15, 2019, was a coordinated assault by al-Shabaab militants on the DusitD2 hotel complex. The siege lasted over 20 hours, leaving 21 civilians dead and many others injured. Craighead, who was off-duty at the time, quickly took charge of the situation. Armed with only a rifle, a pistol, and his tactical expertise, he led the counter-assault, rescuing hostages and neutralizing the attackers. His actions were widely praised, and he was later awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for his bravery.

(Excerpt) Read more at citizenwatchreport.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2019; 20190115; africa; alshabaab; banglist; blogpimp; christiancraighead; craighead; dusitd2; hostagerescue; kenya; nairobi; obiwannairobi; sas; trump
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1 posted on 03/16/2025 7:18:30 PM PDT by davikkm
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Seems to be a good move by the President.


2 posted on 03/16/2025 7:21:03 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: davikkm

Excellent. Trump could be one our greatest Presidents, if they don’t kill him first.


3 posted on 03/16/2025 7:25:48 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (Election day 2024, Happy Days Are Here Again!)
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To: davikkm

“Don’t mess with the Zohan”


4 posted on 03/16/2025 7:26:33 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: davikkm

The Secret Service gimps should feel proud.


5 posted on 03/16/2025 7:28:55 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Long live The Great MAGA Kangz!)
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To: davikkm

This guy is top level in the pantheon of badassery.


6 posted on 03/16/2025 7:30:25 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: davikkm

This guy is top level in the pantheon of badassery.


7 posted on 03/16/2025 7:30:41 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: davikkm

“”””Donald Trump has once again made headlines””””

When he puts his heart into it, he can pull that off if he has to.


8 posted on 03/16/2025 7:31:32 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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Interesting.....

I hope he isn’t secretly working for MI-6 or the EU Intcen, etc. though.


9 posted on 03/16/2025 7:32:43 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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Or the world enslavement forum, for that matter.


10 posted on 03/16/2025 7:37:17 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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What are you talking about?


11 posted on 03/16/2025 7:39:19 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I think Craighead was also part of DJT’s inauguration security team.


12 posted on 03/16/2025 7:40:22 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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I wonder how Sean Curran feels about that. — no trust in the SS.


13 posted on 03/16/2025 7:40:55 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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That would be the organization/elite club that Schwartz Gyorgy and Klaus Schwab are both a part of.


14 posted on 03/16/2025 7:41:11 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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Trump hires sas-hero Christian Craighead

15 posted on 03/16/2025 7:51:48 PM PDT by Liz
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To: MayflowerMadam

If he’s smart he’ll learn what he can. The SS needs a a reality check. It’s not the 70’s or 80’s anymore.


16 posted on 03/16/2025 7:53:57 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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17 posted on 03/16/2025 7:55:17 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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Jeeps..One mic to the face and it’s all over for the SS.

Oh, and a bullet to the head and one in the bush.


18 posted on 03/16/2025 7:56:12 PM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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VERY old “news”: Donald Trump hired Christian Craighead a week before he was inaugurated as President:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Donald+Trump+Christian+Craighead&tbm=nws


19 posted on 03/16/2025 8:01:35 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: davikkm

Holy smokes. This guy.


20 posted on 03/16/2025 8:14:52 PM PDT by grimalkin (Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. -Fulton J. Sheen)
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