Posted on 09/15/2024 5:16:59 PM PDT by bitt
A New York Times report was discovered on Sunday mentioning Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, who was caught targeting Trump, armed with a scoped AK-47 rifle in West Palm Beach before shots were fired by the Secret Service.
The New York Times was actually in contact with and interviewed Routh for their article.
In an oddly coincidental Truth Social post, just hours before the attempted shooting, Trump said, “THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES IS A TRUE THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!”
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/113142180434016846
The article from the Times ties the would-be shooter to nutbag MSNBC terrorism analyst Malcolm Nance, who once called for ISIS to bomb the Trump Tower in Istanbul.
In 2022, when war broke out in Ukraine, Nance traveled to Ukraine and claimed he had joined the fighting against Russia.
The New York Times editorial, titled “Stolen Valor: The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine Who Lie, Waste and Bicker,” references the International Legion created by Ukraine for allied foreign fighters to join the war effort, which both Routh and Nance were part of.
Routh is mentioned twice in the article. He alleges that he had planned to move recruits for the war effort into Ukraine illegally from Pakistan and Iran. New York Times excerpt:
With Legion growth stalling, Ryan Routh, a former construction worker from Greensboro, N.C., is seeking recruits from among Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban. Mr. Routh, who spent several months in Ukraine last year, said he planned to move them, in some cases illegally, from Pakistan and Iran to Ukraine. He said dozens had expressed interest.
“We can probably purchase some passports through Pakistan, since it’s such a corrupt country,” he said in an interview from Washington.
It is not clear whether he has succeeded, but one former Afghan soldier said he had been contacted and was interested in fighting if it meant leaving Iran, where he was living illegally.
Nance was mentioned 12 times and reportedly used his intelligence background to relay information to Ukrainian counterintelligence. From NYT:
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The thing that stood out in the debate last Tuesday, for many neo-cons, was the exchange on Ukraine. (Even more of them flocked to Kamala’s support.). Trump has been saying he wants to put an immediate end to the war and Kamala was quick to blare out that her support for the Ukrainian armed forces was unfathomable and for all eternity.
So a couple of days later, this happens. Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine.
Maybe more likely Routh was groomed by a less polished operation - Ukraine intelligence? Their motive would be to continue the forever war, since Trump will end it.
I would not be surprised if Ukraine and CIA behind this attempt.
you’re a blind libtard
What kind of accuracy would someone get out of a scoped AK-47? I’d guess you might get maybe 400 yards for body shots?
>> they do not care.
exactly — and at least 25% of the Country is unfortunately unaware of that
I wonder if the rifle was an SVD Dragonov, rather than an AK design. The AK is about 4MOA, and the factory spec for the Dragonov is about 0.7.
The Dragonov is the classic East Blic sniper rifle. It was the main sniper rifle used against citizens in Sarajevo’s “sniper alley”.
The AK has a typical MOA of about 4, which means you’d need to be within a hundred yards for a head shot. That would give you a 12 inch spread at 300 yards.
An SVT Dragonov has a similar gas system as an AK type rifle, and so can look similar. They are longer, and have a sniper type stock, sometimes with a hand-grip hole. The factory rating for the SVT is 0.7 MOS with would give you just about a 2 inch spread at 300 yards.
Thanks for the ping.
Associated with a fake group called Ripley’s Heroes that purported to be supportive of Ukraine but actually misappropriated the funds. It is under investigation :
...”Now, Ripley’s Heroes is under federal investigation for allegedly misappropriating funds and making illegal shipments to Ukraine. Kinzinger is on the Board of Advisors for the organization....”
Everyone’s on their radar.
Sunday Sept 15 New York Times
Breaking news: F.B.I. investigating apparent ‘attempted assassination’ on Trump
Philadelphia Inquirer July 13, 2024 headline:
Photos: Trump injured at rally in Butler County, Pa.
The former president had just begun delivering a speech at a rally in Butler, Pa. when the Secret Service intervened.
I’m not a commie like you
He's a big fan of Zelensky.
I figure the reason they haven't shown up on these threads is because they're all busy deleting their text messages with Routh.<<<<
Thanks for the glowing thumb’s up!!
HOW do you KNOW that??? Are you a ZEEPER???
hmmmm.....Cryin’ KINZINGER involved with the woud be assassin??
I asked you earlier to provide a link and you did not. I assume you are a zeeper liar covering for those nincompoops.
Shame on you.
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