Can’t Handle The Truth, Naval Style

FLP friend Jenn Frederick asks: “Anyone notice the headline for the AP article about the Navy shooting in Bahrain? The headline states “2 US Sailors Shot to Death in Bahrain” — kind of sounds like maybe they were killed by insurgents, or something along those lines. But, as it turns out, not only were the 2 female navy sailors shot by a male Navy sailor, but it was a man who shot his estranged girlfriend and her roommate (after she had gotten several restraining orders against him).” She notes that the original article is here, and observes: “And, I suppose it should be no surprise, but the Navy has been trying to keep this story as secret as possible.

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