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After service in CIA-trained unit, alleged National Guard shooter struggled to adapt in U.S.
The suspect, a former CIA-controlled 'zero unit' member, may have faced PTSD and resettlement challenges that complicated his transition to civilian life, experts say.
- On November 26, Rahmanullah Lakanwal is suspected of shooting Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, both uniformed West Virginia National Guard members.
- Lakanwal's service in CIA-controlled 'zero units' suggests intense direct action roles that can cause PTSD and assimilation struggles, complicating civilian adaptation, experts say.
- Nance focused on the suspect's method of travel from Washington state to Washington, DC, asking whether a vehicle or air travel was used and how a handgun was carried, as investigators probe these logistics.
- Investigators are prioritizing logistics and motive by probing transport and logistics, which expert commentator Malcolm Nance says are crucial to understanding the shooting.
- Nance questioned refugee placement practices, citing Somali refugees in Minneapolis and linking assimilation struggles to systemic racism and conspiracy theories that complicate motive understanding.
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Career US Navy terrorism intelligence collector, code breaker, and interrogator with wide-ranging field and combat experience in the Middle East, South West Asia, and Africa and New York Times best-selling author Malcolm Nance join Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson to discuss the case of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the individual suspected of shooting Sarah Beckstrom […]
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