Long Day, here in the land of "The Dry Heat"
Here's a synopsis,and a damned good look at the Media version of Von Claussvitz's "Fog of War" .....some are linked, and can be opened at:
www.americanpatrol.comChronologically read from the bottom up....sorry, just did not feel compelled to "Flip them", this will all be there tomorrow.
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Capitol News Connection sc
Giffords shooting shocks lawmakers, staff
Washington -- Lawmakers and other workers on Capitol Hill are dismayed after a shooting rampage in Arizona Saturday morning that killed at least six people and wounded more than a dozen others, including Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. -- Soon after the news broke, someone dropped off a small bouquet of yellow flowers outside Giffords' Congressional office in the Longworth House Office Building...
Arizona Republic -- Phoenix
Witnesses recount 'chaos' at scene of Tucson shooting
It was supposed to be an informal event outside a Tucson supermarket to meet and chat with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords about any concerns constituents might have about the federal government. -- Giffords had held many of these Town Hall-style events in the past, but this was her first "Congress on Your Corner' of the New Year...
East Valley Tribune -- Phoenix
Reaction to attack on Gabrielle Giffords
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner: "I am horrified by the senseless attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and members of her staff. An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society..."
KTVK-TV -- Phoenix sc
Vigil held at State Capitol for Rep. Giffords, other victims of Tucson shooting
About 200 people took part in a candlelight vigil for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims of a mass shooting in Tucson Saturday morning. -- The vigil was held at the State Capitol less than 12 hours after the shooting that killed six people, including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge, and wounded 13 others...
KNXV-TV -- Phoenix
Giffords among lawmakers threatened last year
The wounding of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a Tucson, Ariz., shooting spree that killed at least five people, including one of her aides and a federal judge, follows a dramatic increase in threats against members of Congress over the past year. -- In the first three months of 2010 alone, officials reported 42 threats to federal lawmakers...
Globe and Mail -- Toronto, Ont.
Dupnik: Second male sought in connection with Tucson shooting
Gabrielle Giffords, an outspoken Democrat congresswoman was gravely wounded after an assassin opened fire with a semi-automatic pistol at grocery store in Tucson Ariz., on Saturday. -- Police identified the suspected gunman as Jared Lee Loughner, 22. In a news conference on Saturday, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said he has "a troubled past"...
Detroit Free Press
Lawmakers, aides urged to take safety precautions
The U.S. Capitol Police force is advising members of the House and their aides to "take reasonable and prudent precautions" about their own security in the wake of a congresswoman's shooting in Arizona. -- In an e-mail obtained by The Associated Press, the Capitol Police say they are directly involved in the investigation of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., of Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
CBP Commissioner issues statement concerning shootings in Tucson
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection family expresses our sadness after learning of the shooting involving U. S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Chief U.S. District Judge John M. Roll and others in Tucson today. Rep. Giffords has been a champion for border issues during her career, working side-by-side with CBP on many fronts...
KVOA-TV -- Tucson
Suspicious package found at Giffords' office
Tucson -- Police have confirmed that a suspicious package has been found outside Gabrielle Giffords' office, and a bomb squad is being called in to investigate. -- People holding a vigil outside the office have been pushed well away from the area, while the investigation determines the nature of this package, and what threat it may cause...
Associated Press
Sheriff: Shooter targeted Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Tucson -- Law enforcement officials believe Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was the intended target of an armed attack in Tucson. -- Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said at a Saturday evening news conference that "I don't have information about whether she was the first person shot, but yes, I believe she was the target."
Reuters sc
Giffords had faced threats, vandalism previously
Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the lawmaker shot by a gunman in her Arizona district on Saturday, had previously warned that overheated political rhetoric had prompted violent threats against her and vandalism at her office. -- "It's important for all leaders... to say, 'Look, we can't stand for this," Giffords told MSNBC last March...
Sky News
U.S. Congresswoman critical after shooting
US Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot in the head during an event in Tucson, Arizona and is in a critical condition in hospital. -- Earlier there had been reports she died as a result of her injuries but a doctor at University Medical Centre confirmed she was alive and was "very optimistic of recovery"...
American Patrol Report
Video: Giffords at town hall meeting
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shown here at meeting in Douglas, Arizona on July 10, 2010.
American Patrol Report
Shooting suspect identified
1:00 PM PST -- Fox News has announced that the name of the suspect is Jared Loughner, age 22. He is reportedly a white male. Also Judge Roll is the judge who ruled in favor of illegal aliens who sued a southeast Arizona rancher not long ago, according to Fox. -- A doctor at UMC, Tucson, reports that the congresswoman's prognosis is very optimistic.
Washington Post
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition after Tucson shooting
Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot and critically wounded Saturday morning while hosting an event outside a Tucson grocery store, according to local news reports, a tragic turn of events after an unusually heated campaign season...
American Patrol Report
Federal judge also shot dead at Tucson event
12:50 PM PST -- Fox News is reporting that Judge John Roll was shot and killed at the 'Congress on the Corner' event in northwest Tucson where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head and gravely wounded. Several others also have been reported killed by the gunman. UPDATE: 12:53 PM: The death of Judge Roll has not been confirmed. -- UPDATE at 1:10 PM: The death of Judge Roll has been confirmed.
London Telegraph
Obama says Gabrielle Giffords shooting 'an unspeakable tragedy'
Miss Giffords, 40, a Democrat congresswoman, was shot in the head at a public event in Tucson, Arizona. An aide to Miss Giffords was killed and at least ten people injured. -- A lone gunman described as a white man in his late teens or early twenties opened fire at a "Congress on Your Corner" event outside a supermarket in the city...
American Patrol Report
Update from Tucson on shooting of Rep. Giffords
12:15 PM PST -- According to KVOA-TV in Tucson, not only in Giffords alive, she was talking when she went into surgery. This report reached KVOA from a friend of Giffords who is at the hospital where she is being treated.
KGUN-TV -- Tucson
Conflicting reports in Giffords shooting
11:42 AM PST -- Channel 9, Tucson, just reported that Gabrielle Giffords is alive and in critical condition.
KVOA-TV -- Tucson
Reports indicate 6 were killed, 12 injured at Tucson event
11:25 AM PST -- Sources tell News 4 that 13 people are shot, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and six people are dead after a man opened fire at a northside political event held by the Tucson congresswoman. -- No confirmation on Giffords' condition at this time [update on this], but sources at the scene confirm that the shooter is in custody...
Mediaite
Report: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords killed after point-blank shooting In Tucson
11:16 AM PST -- After being shot "point-blank" in the head by a gunman at a public constituent event, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has passed away, according to NPR. Giffords represented the 8th District of Arizona and was known as a moderate Democrat particularly involved in the border control issues...
KVOA-TV -- Tucson
Update on Gabrielle Giffords shooting situation
11:05 AM PST -- Seven people, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords have been injured during shooting at a Northwest side grocery store. -- It happened this morning at the Safeway near Oracle and Ina Roads. News 4 has a crew on the scene and we are gathering information at this time...
Breaking News
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shot at N. Tucson event
10:31 AM PST -- This per the Fox News Channel. Three staff members were also reportedly shot at a Safeway store at Oracle and Ina Roads in Tucson. [Related video]
