Shooting reported near White House

[PatLaurel]

No mention of any kind of job or how he was providing for his family.

He and the family were housed by a Bellingham couple, who at some point started a for them. In an update made by the couple, "the kids were in public school, all were learning english and RL had a job at a local hospital working in the laundry". This was in January 2023.

ETA: The mad face is for that thing that starts with a G and has 3 letters.

 

[Charlot123]

Exclusive | Inside American Dream life of alleged DC National Guard terrorist — as neighbors reveal dramatic FBI raid

FBI busted into Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s home during a raid on Wednesday.

nypost.com

The first question that comes to mind is, Bellingham is a strange place to settle for an Afghani man. Especially if his wife wears hijab. If you Google mosques in WA, there is a well-known one in Seattle, several along I-405 but most are slightly to the south of the state. Bellingham is to the North, close to the Canadian border. There are no mosques even close to it, the closest one is 75 miles to the South. Understandably, we don't know how religious Rahmanullah was, but for his wife, there should be a community. This is why people settle in groups, in diasporas, including the Afghani ones.

Is Bellingham liberal? It is a mix of a liberal community around Western Washington University and a very different farmers' community around it. People are friendly, indeed. Not too many jobs. How did he live?

So if he did not work, was playing Call of Duty day and night, what was his support group? Who was even checking on him?

 

[Cryptic]

So maybe he doesn't share the draconian cultural values of the taliban.

He might not.

Then again, one does not need to be in the Taliban- nor even Muslim, to find some aspects of teenage life in America off putting.

These aspects can include dress styles, piercings, expected possession of a phone, expectations regarding the ability to select ones own friends etc. Likewise, school age children could develop ideas regarding independence that a variety of traditional cultures might find distressing.

 

[Cryptic]

There are no mosques even close to it, the closest one is 75 miles to the South. Understandably, we don't know how religious Rahmanullah was, but for his wife, there should be a community.

There appears to be an Islamic center in Bellingham that was established in 2009. The current center / mosque replaced an earlier orgainization that was established in 1999.

 

[otto]

He and the family were housed by a Bellingham couple, who at some point started a for them. In an update made by the couple, "the kids were in public school, all were learning english and RL had a job at a local hospital working in the laundry". This was in January 2023.

ETA: The mad face is for that thing that starts with a G and has 3 letters.

I don't understand the 3 letter word that starts with g, but I do understand someone who has a significant job translating for US commandos and working for the CIA who suddenly finds himself washing hospital sheets.

People do have a right to work according to their ability. Did he quit school to work for the US government?

 

[Cryptic]

The first question that comes to mind is, Bellingham is a strange place to settle for an Afghani man. Especially if his wife wears hijab.

Is Bellingham liberal? It is a mix of a liberal community around Western Washington University and a very different farmers' community around it. People are friendly, indeed. Not too many jobs. How did he live?

The town is said to be liberal. Liberal, however, does not mean accommodating culturally to Muslims.

This could show especially in regards to what materials are presented in school (sex education mandatory?) and if teachers are obligated to inform parents about students activities at school when asked (what they change into etc.)

Hijabs aside, RL may of felt more comfortable in Provo, Utah than Bellingham.

 

[JennieM]

I don't understand the 3 letter word that starts with g, but I do understand someone who has a significant job translating for US commandos and working for the CIA who suddenly finds himself washing hospital sheets.

People do have a right to work according to their ability. Did he quit school to work for the US government?

Three capital letters for three words, starting with G. They raise $.

 

[knla]

Afghan interpreter held by ICE for months to be freed, San Diego judge orders

Sayed Naser Noori wrote in asylum documents that he feared returning to Afghanistan due to potential retaliation for assisting the U.S.

www.nbcsandiego.com

There was an Afghan refugee who had worked with troops in Afghanistan who was arrested during the summer and detained by ICE in San Diego. He was in the country legally. He almost got deported.

 

[Cryptic]

People do have a right to work according to their ability.

Is there any evidence that RL was being prevented from working at his ability?

On report states that he spoke limited English. If so, his translator status might not be fully accurate. Likewise, his immediate job prospects may of been limited. Even still, there could be many immigrants working in hospital laundries. I would not place the work as inherently below RL.

 

[PatLaurel]

I don't understand the 3 letter word that starts with g, but I do understand someone who has a significant job translating for US commandos and working for the CIA who suddenly finds himself washing hospital sheets.

People do have a right to work according to their ability. Did he quit school to work for the US government?

BBM
I don't want to bypass the censorship and break the rules.
It's an account to raise $.

 

[otto]

Is there any evidence that RL was being prevented from working at his ability?

There could well be a large number of immigrants working in hospital laundries. Is that work truly beneath RL?

I'm just assuming that anyone who worked as a translator for the the US government. and who was employed by the CIA for 10 years, will not be very happy when his next job is washing hospital sheets ... just an opinion.

 

[otto]

BBM
I don't want to bypass the censorship and break the rules.
It's an account to raise $.

Thank you!

 

[otto]

Afghan interpreter held by ICE for months to be freed, San Diego judge orders

Sayed Naser Noori wrote in asylum documents that he feared returning to Afghanistan due to potential retaliation for assisting the U.S.

www.nbcsandiego.com

There was an Afghan refugee who had worked with troops in Afghanistan who was arrested during the summer and detained by ICE in San Diego. He was in the country legally. He almost got deported.

That must cause many people, who have been granted asylum, stress and fear - as though they have no security or protection from any government.

 

[Charlot123]

There appears to be an Islamic center in Bellingham that was established in 2009. The current center / mosque replaced an earlier orgainization that was established in 1999.

Thank you. I looked it up. It exists - i missed it.
But in general, the settlement is interesting. Initially, Bellingham was designated as one of five resettlement centers under "Operation Allies Welcome" in Washington. The plan was to settle 75 Afghani there. Now, i googled: report from May 2022 noted that 16 of the 31 Afghan refugees who settled in Bellingham had left for the Seattle area. (Some settled further south, as i know). People coalesced into communities. Was he "left behind"? Then, why?

As an immigrant, I can say that he had a huge plus, he spoke the language on coming here. With this, the sooner the person gets a job and makes a definite life plan, the better the outcome. Was he unable to work because of his unclear status and turned into a computer addict? Why did it end up in a shooting horror? I hope, we'll hear the story.

 

[Cryptic]

I'm just assuming that anyone who worked as a translator for the the US government. and who was employed by the CIA for 10 years, will not be very happy when his next job is washing hospital sheets ... just an opinion.

He probably wasn't and I fully agree with you that loss of status can cause stress (please see my post 118 where I supported another poster who made that assertion).

Then again, there could be millions of people in this country who have had to take lower status jobs after lay offs. Heck, I am one of them- there might be others like me out there.

Likewise, there might be a lot of immigrants working jobs under conditions that they don't like for various reasons- including loss of status.

Though stressors can be identified, the existence of the same stressors faced by millions are not a mitigating factor. Nor is there a solution to those stressors. In the end, RL made a personal decision to attack other people.

 

[Incredholt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1994191516286234784

 

[JennieM]

One National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC​

National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC

National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died from her injuries, said President Donald Trump on Thursday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[otto]

He probably wasn't and I fully agree with you that loss of status can cause stress (please see my post 118 where I supported another poster who made that assertion).

Then again, there could be millions of people in this country who have had to take lower status jobs after lay offs. Heck, I am one of them- there might be others like me out there.

Likewise, there might be a lot of immigrants working jobs under conditions that they don't like for various reasons- including loss of status.

Though stressors can be identified, the existence of the same stressors faced by millions are not a mitigating factor. Nor is there a solution to those stressors. In the end, RL made a personal decision to attack other people.

Mental health is an important topic. It may be a factor for this former upstanding US employee, who may have experienced difficulty coping after he was isolated from colleagues and community in Bellingham ... and facing no future beyond handling soiled hospital sheets.

Did he live with daily fear that ICE would grab him off the street, throw him in prison, and hand him over to the Taliban?

Why didn't his children have beds? That suggests mental health issues.

 

[otto]

This man has been the responsibility of the CIA and US commandos for half of his life. He started working for the US at age 15, and he's now 29 years of age.

I personally believe that, if Canada had a similar situation, Canadians would ask what went wrong, what was missed. I don't think the response would be "kill that Afghan terrorist."

 

[thebedbug]

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