Dustit El Shabaab attack, Kenya.

Familiar features:

• Young handsome victims
• English victim
• American/Israeli victim
• A SAS 'hero' and immediate medal announcement
• Conflicting reports and evidence
• Failure of CCTV
• Photo opportunities
• Subliminal messaging
• Warnings ignored
• Anti muslim message
• Timing and wider American issues in relation to Syria

https://news.sky.com/story/all-terrorists-eliminated-after-co-ordinated-attack-on-nairobi-hotel-11608680

I always get nervous when the BBC bigs up a 'terrorist attack', particularly when its news programme ignores 99.9% of what could be considered 'news' and completely ignores bombing in Gaza, Syria and Yemen. 

So it was when it interrupted its continuous blanket coverage of the 'great Brexit debate' (ad nauseam) to report the 'El Shabaab' attack at a DusitD2 hotel and office complex, which includes bars, restaurants, offices and banks. It started on Tues. 15th January, 2019 and was "mopped up" the next morning.

"The assault began shortly after 3pm on Tuesday with an explosion in the parking lot and then a suicide bomb blast in the hotel’s foyer. It was claimed by al-Shabaab, the militant Islamist organisation based in neighbouring Somalia that carried out the 2013 attack on Nairobi’s Westgate mall that left at least 67 dead." (Guardian)

As always questions arise as to whether all or any of the event is fabricated for some ulterior political or other motive. Whether those blamed for the attack are actually responsible? Whether government was actually complicit in the operation? Whether photographs issued and stated features indicate staging or are otherwise suspicious?

One of the questions relates to the fact that apparently authorities were pre-warned of the possibility of an attack yet video that purports to show the gun men sauntering around the complex with semi-automatic weapons without challenge or confrontation by security forces. 

Video carried by the BBC here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G1UmXWd-IQ ) shows it. Rather strangely the official report states there were four attackers, yet the short clips at the beginning and end of this clip clearly show at least six or even seven attackers. Note different distinctive headgear. The time stamp on the first video clip states 15.17. The second 15.32. 

CCTV shows moment Kenyan attacker blows himself up between 15.5.49 and 15.5.53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylyh8BzA66A

However in this video the attackers are shown entering the complex at 15.17.42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G1UmXWd-IQ

On this basis the suicide bomber blew himself up within the compound almost twelve (12) BEFORE the attack started

Note also the video directly contradicts the report above that it happened in the foyer.  The video shows him outside next to a covered area. Nor does he seem intent on injuring or killing anyone if indeed he did blow himself up. After the explosion pours from the corner of the shed. Is this because his body was blown there or for some other reason?


HOW CAN THIS BE EXPLAINED?

Very worrying is that these images directly conflict with witness testimony that the attackers were wearing GREEN! As follows from  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/nairobi-attack-live-updates-kenya-latest-dusitd2-death-toll-hotel-terror-explosion-gunfire-police-a8728881.html

"Survivor ‘saw at least two bodies’

A survivor of the attack on a hotel complex in Nairobi has said he saw the bodies of at least two people at the scene. Robert Murire told AP he saw attackers wearing green and wrapped in ammunition belts. It is still not clear how many casualties have been caused by the incident. Al-Shabaab, the extremist group that has claimed responsibility for the attack, said its members remained fighting inside the building.

Gunshots can now be heard again outside the complex, sending some people running for cover behind cars and screaming."

Further it seems Kenyan authorities had had prior warning of the attack, although they claim it wasn't specific enough for a speedier response. Nevertheless if the video can be believed the response was dilatory to say the least: 

"Intelligence services in Kenya were warned that al-Shabaab was planning terrorist attacks on high-profile targets in the east African country around Christmas and the new year, western and regional security officials have said. Officials and other sources told the Guardian the warnings had been passed on several times in recent months, adding that they had been frustrated not to see a greater response from Kenyan authorities." (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/16/kenya-received-warnings-imminent-al-shabaab-terror-attack)

Needless to say these important anomalies and contradictions are never explained by the authorities.

Further despite the attack apparently starting with an explosion, this seems to have failed to alert security forces in time to prevent mass injuries and deaths!


http://time.com/longform/kenya-hotel-terrorist-al-shabab/

"A woman rescued from the hair salon she manages in the dusitD2 complex on Tuesday also survived the Westgate attack, local media reported. “I was working there when the attackers stormed in, it was not easy just like today. All I can say is that I thank God,” Tracy Wanjiru told Nairobi News.

Wanjiru said she heard a loud explosion on Tuesday and went out to see what was happening. “I jumped back to the salon, told my colleagues we were under attack. They dismissed me at first but when they heard wails and screams, everyone went into hiding,” she said." (Guardian)

A Jewish/American businessman and British aid worker were said to have been killed in the attack, and both SAS and US Navy Seals were said to have assisted. 

The Guardian reports: 

"The Briton was named by his employer, the charity Gatsby Africa, as Luke Potter, its Africa programmes director. In a statement, it said he had devoted the past 10 years to helping some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/16/briton-victims-nairobi-hotel-complex-attack-kenya

“Luke was respected by all he worked with, bringing huge drive, determination, a relentless work ethic, and a thirst for new ideas to every project,” the statement said. “He brought a calm head and his unique sense of humour to every situation … He was our colleague and our friend.”

The charity said it shared the grief of his family, partner, daughter and friends. Nic Hailey, the British high commissioner in Nairobi, said authorities were providing support to his family and friends."

In addition we are told that an SAS soldier, apparently on scene and well prepared take an heroic role in rescuing victims. 

The Guardian reported: "A member of the British SAS took part in the mission to end the assault, photos from the scene showed. The heavily armed man with a military vest and balaclava worked with local forces and helping victims leave the complex. It was reported the lone SAS member took part in the operation alongside US Navy seals, having been in the country to train Kenyan special forces. The MoD said it did not comment on special forces."

Then we have this explanation of how a lone SAS soldier happened to be on scene at the time. Apparently he was just on a shopping trip and when he heard the bangs ran back to his car and collected his gear. Really?



Note this 'gear' not only consists of a bullet proof jacket and additional flak jacket with kit, but a state of the art rifle. That's some stuff to carry around in his car on a shopping expedition!

Daily Mirror here: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sas-hero-who-stormed-kenya-13865997

"The British SAS hero who stormed alone into an under-siege hotel in Kenya to rescue hostage was out shopping when the attack was launched, military legend Chris Ryan has revealed.

The elite soldier, who is in Kenya training the country's special forces, was on an "admin run" when al-Shabaab terrorists stormed the nearby hotel complex, killing 14 people, including a British charity worker.

And he sprinted back to his car, where he had left his equipment, before heading to the hotel to take on the terror gang single-handedly.

It had been reported that the soldier, a serving member of the elite unit, had been taking part in training Kenyan troops when they got word of the attack and went to respond.

But Chris, who served in the elite regiment for 10 years, said: "He was out shopping on an admin run.

"He had his equipment in the car, so when it all kicked off he sprinted back to his car and quickly got kitted up before heading straight towards the firefight."

Such stories defy logic and lead one to suspect someone, somewhere in the information chain, is telling 'porkies'. This in turn may lead some to doubt the overall truth of the story put out by those in charge.

On Thursday the London Times carried an essentially misleading story on the front page about the SAS hero. It suggested that he was wearing ordinary informal clothes supporting the line that he "had been carrying out personal errands" prior to the attack and in no circumstance prepared for or expecting it. This is supported by, "He arrived at the scene in jeans, trainers and a balaclava, thrown over a purple jumper" to suggest he was in his normal domestic casual clothes. 

Although his these could be described as 'casual' the footwear, shirt and matching headgear appear much more likely to be SAS approved or supplied. Clearly his flak jacket, Colt Canada C6 assault rifle, Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol and combat knife, beside spare ammunition, are far removed from normal "personal errand" attire.

Then there is the question of who was around to take the dramatic photographs that show him escorting civilians and how the front page Times image happens to include in the background the advert slogan "We are open. Book your appointment now"! How fortuitous the SAS should be portrayed in the media as heroic whilst welcoming new recruits to the armed services just when a Capita 'snowflake' recruitment campaign has been widely mocked and criticised?

I cannot reproduce the Times image as it is behind a pay wall but a similar shot appeared in the Telegraph that illustrates the point:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/17/sas-hero-nairobi-terror-attack-line-receive-george-cross/

The same article from the 17th - i.e. only two days following the incident - it reports,

"SAS hero of Nairobi terror attack in line to receive George Cross". Again this suggests to me an element of story manipulation and planning. If so it would certainly undermine, with the other evidence, of spontaneous and surprised response.

The Jewish/American killed was described by Haaretz as follows:

Image of Jason Spindler from his Facebook pageJTA / Facebook
 
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/businessman-killed-in-nairobi-terrorist-attack-survived-9-11-attack-1.6849760?utm_source=Push_Notification&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=General


"Jason Spindler, a Jewish American whose life was changed when he survived the 9/11 attack in New York, was killed in a terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya.

The shooting attack Tuesday on a business complex, claimed by the Somali Islamist terrorist group Shabab, claimed at least 21 lives. Shabab said it was motivated in part to commit the attack by President Donald Trump’s recognition in 2017 of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Spindler, a young investment banker in 2001, helped save lives in New York on 9/11, friends told The Washington Post.

The experience led Spindler to leave investment banking, earn a law degree from New York Universitya and join the Peace Corps. He was in Kenya as a social entrepreneur, helping others start small businesses as a means of alleviating poverty.

Spindler’s Houston-based family was flying to Kenya to retrieve his body and would hold a funeral service for him on Monday on what would have been his 41st birthday."

So it appears tragically from an American and European point of view the event produces both victims and heroes from those continent. This may not be merely coincidental. Nor can it escape notice that yet again, remarkably, a 9/11 Twin Towers survivor is killed in another terrorist attack attributed to Muslim extremist terror.



Does this look staged or what?

https://news.sky.com/story/all-terrorists-eliminated-after-co-ordinated-attack-on-nairobi-hotel-11608680



This appears to be the same soldier and group creeping away. Notice soldier in background sees no reason to crouch or hide.

https://www.google.com/search?q=kenya+attack+images&rlz=1C1ARAB_enGB463GB464&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibpKeW-fTfAhVSVBUIHXsaAxUQsAR6BAgGEAE&biw=1280&bih=882#imgrc=s05iIFBGIHygVM:

Police sources and a mortuary official had previously reported 15 were killed in the attack - but the number of dead was later revised up to 21.

The Kenyan Red Cross has said 50 people who were in the hotel at the time of the attack remain unaccounted for.

Al-Shabaab - the Somalia-based Islamist extremist group that is allied to al Qaeda - claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.

CCTV footage broadcast on local media showed four black-clad, heavily-armed men entering the complex on Tuesday afternoon.

At least one of them blew himself up at the start of the attack.

Authorities sent special forces into the hotel to flush out the gunmen, who local reports said were on the seventh floor of the Grosvenor Hotel.

A fresh blast has been heard in the Nairobi complex 24 hours after the extremists first entered.

Check this image out!  In the midst of an emergency evacuation, a chap on the right appears to be capturing video footage??? How cool is that?

https://news.sky.com/story/all-terrorists-eliminated-after-co-ordinated-attack-on-nairobi-hotel-11608680

Here apparently are the local security forces in action

https://news.sky.com/story/all-terrorists-eliminated-after-co-ordinated-attack-on-nairobi-hotel-11608680

Here apparently the local police - casually dressed - inside the building

Now compare and contrast with an "SAS" man on scene

Another image of an SAS soldier with the following text: "An unidentified member of Britain's SAS discusses with Kenyan security forces before entering to clear a...." (FOX)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/nairobi-attack-live-updates-kenya-latest-dusitd2-death-toll-hotel-terror-explosion-gunfire-police-a8728881.html

A Toyota parked nearby and in shot. 119 CD 7K. Any subliminal resonances there?  At 2.35 here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8NT9igvv7s a tall white man in pink shirt and light trousers can be seen exiting to join a colleague who stand outside and to the front left hand side of the car, filming the scene. Neither appear at all concerned about their safety or have any protective gear. Only diplomats have red number plates with CD.  The numerals indicate a country in the order it recognised Kenya diplomatically. The USA is 29 CD; Britain is 22 CD; 11 CD is Slovakia. It appears that 119 is not attached to a country and numbers jump from 118 to 121 without explanation which is rather intriguing. 

116 CD - Sahrawi

117 CD - Djibouti

118 CD - Sierra Leone

121 CD - South Sudan

123 CD - United Arab Emirates

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Kenya#Diplomatic_and_United_Nations_codes ; https://kenyacarbazaar.com/blog/general-information/10300/

https://www.google.com/search?q=119+CD+7K.+kenya&rlz=1C1ARAB_enGB463GB464&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn7_CwiPjfAhVFVRUIHTSCCHsQ7Al6BAgFEA8&biw=1280&bih=882#imgrc=xsavrgoTwmagHM:

Can we assume these individuals are representatives of either an American or European state but wish to remain anonymous? If so, and given that the attack has only just started, they seem to be taking a very relaxed view of their safety. Alternatively they may be confident that they are in no danger. (See: https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/26000-explained-why-kenyan-number-plates-have-different-colours )



Note official security vehicle roughly in location from which above image taken: