Ryan Owens

Seal Killed In Yemen Was Son Of Detective

... Fort Lauderdale Police Department, a department spokesman said. Detective Keven Dupree , the police spokesman, did not identify the parent of Special Forces Operator William “Ryan” Owens, or say when that parent worked there. But, in a posting on Facebook Friday Dupree wrote. “As the son of a retired FLPD detective, SCPO Owens is one of our own. We honor his life of service and are forever indebted for his dedication and unselfish sacrifice. The entire FLPD family extends our deepest condolences to the family of SCPO Owens. #Honorthe Fallen.”. An obituary published in 2013 marked the death of Patricia Ann Treutle, identifying her as a Fort Lauderdale police detective for 13 years. It lists William Owens as her son. Owens’ father is Bill Owens, a police officer who retired many years ago, said Bob Pusins, executive director at the Broward Sheriff’s Office, who retired from Fort Lauderdale police about 13 years ago. When Owens retired from the police department, he went ...

U.s. Military Sources Say Trump Approved Yemen Strike Without Enough Preparation

... our planning.” He also noted, “Any operation where you are going to put operators on the ground has inherent risks.”. The Obama administration spent months planning the raid, but the New York Times reports that President Obama did not authorize the attack because the Pentagon wanted to conduct the attack on a moonless night, which wouldn’t happen again during his term. One of the three officials told Reuters, “The decision was made … to leave it to the incoming administration, partly in the hope that more and better intelligence could be collected.”. The Times said Trump decided to approve the raid during a dinner attended by Defense Secretary James Mattis, Vice-President Mike Pence, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Top advisers Jared Kushner and Steven Bannon were also present. The Reuters report does not offer any more detail on whether the officials fault the Obama administration for inadequate prep work as well, or what exactly ...

Sean Spicer Just Set An Extraordinary Standard For Criticizing Military Operations Under Trump

... of an operation is beyond the pale. The problem with that standard is that it would foreclose criticism of lots of major military operations — and especially ones for which criticism may be warranted, given that death is often but not always the result of failed operations. What's more, Spicer himself last week acknowledged that very same reality. “With respect to Yemen, I think it's hard to ever say something was successful when you lose a life,” he said Thursday , adding: "… And so you never want to call something a success, 100 percent, when someone is hurt or killed, and that was the case here.”. Spicer's comments for some brought to mind the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attacks, in which four Americans died, and about which the GOP spent years raising questions, seeking to examine then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's actions. While not a military operation or raid, Benghazi is clearly an example of a failure resulting in the deaths of Americans and — according to the GOP — required multiple ...

Trump Just Blamed The Military For The Botched Yemen Raid. That's A Disgrace

... later, perhaps we should play Taps for the notion that the buck stops on the president’s desk. In an interview with Fox & Friends Tuesday, President Donald Trump refused to accept responsibility for the risky special operations raid in Yemen earlier this month that resulted in the death of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens. Never mind the fact that Trump personally approved and ordered this flawed raid; never mind the fact that he personally signaled during his campaign that he wanted to order more aggressive counterterrorism actions like this. When things went bad, it was the fault of the military — not Trump. “This was a mission that was started before I got here. This was something they wanted to do,” Trump said. “They came to me, they explained what they wanted to do ― the generals ― who are very respected, my generals are the most respected that we’ve had in many decades, I believe. And they lost Ryan.”. The military, in other words, is to blame for the tragic loss of one of their own. Trump himself, in his own mind, is blameless. This evasion of responsibility should come as no surprise from someone who personally evaded military service ...

Gorsuch, Regulations, Employment, Black History, Terrorism, Ryan Owens

... By Ian Schwartz. On Date February 4, 2017. In his weekly address, President Donald Trump discussed nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Neil Gorsuch, dropping 2 regulations for every new one, the January employment numbers, Black History Month, his executive order to "keep terrorists out of our country," and Navy SEAL Ryan Owens dying in the line of duty. PRESIDENT TRUMP: My fellow Americans. This week I nominated Neil Gorsuch for the United States Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch is one of the most qualified people ever to be nominated for this post. He is a graduate of Columbia, Harvard and Oxford. He is a man of principle. He has an impeccable resume. He is widely respected by everyone. And, Judge Gorsuch's proven track record upholding the Constitution makes him the ideal person to fill the vacancy left by the late, great Antonin Scalia, a truly fabulous justice. Ten years ago, the Senate unanimously approved Judge Gorsuch's nomination to serve on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. I urge members of both parties ...

Fallen Navy Seal And Baseball's 2012 Mvp

... to spring training frequently, and I had the honor of meeting him and his son in 2012," Posey, the Giants' stellar catcher, wrote of Owens on Instagram. "For me, it is easy to take for granted the life that my family and I get to live every day," Posey said on Instagram, according to the article on Owens' death in the Yemen raid by Michael Daly of the Daily Beast. "Words don't do justice for the gratitude that I have for people like Ryan that sacrifice their lives fighting against evil, so that we may live with freedom," Posey said. Owens, 36, who had 12 deployments and earned three Bronze Stars since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was killed Jan. 29 in what U. S. Central Command has described as a "ferocious firefight" in an attack on an al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula stronghold in Yemen's remote interior. Three other U. S. service members were wounded in the action and three more were injured in the hard landing of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that was assisting in evacuating the raiders. Owens' death was the first on a mission specifically authorized by the new commander in chief, ...

Don’t Hide Behind My Son’s Death

... in the dark of night. Planning for the Yemen raid began last year during the Obama administration, but the execution was tabled because it was decided it would be better to launch the operation on a moonless night, which wouldn’t occur until after President Trump took office Jan. 20. According to a timeline provided by the White House, then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn briefed the president about the operation Jan. 25 over a dinner that included Vice President Mike Pence, Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and top security aides. It was not held in the Situation Room, as had been a practice under previous administrations. President Trump signed the memo authorizing the action the next day, Jan. 26. The younger Owens served under three presidents and met one of them: Barack Obama. This photo is from a visit to the White House. Courtesy of the Owens family. “This was a very, very well thought-out and executed effort,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Feb. 2 as questions first arose about the mission. He stressed that it had been thoroughly vetted and planned on Obama’s ...

Reporter Laughs At Trump Aide's Emotion Over Seal Death

... "Within the communications office the mood has grown tense. During a recent staff meeting, Spicer harshly criticized some of the work a more junior spokesperson, Jessica Ditto, had done, causing her to cry, according to two people familiar with the incident. 'The only time Jessica recalls almost getting emotional is when we had to relay the information on the death of Chief Ryan Owens,' Spicer said, referring to the Navy SEAL killed in action in Yemen.". Stay abreast of the latest developments from nation's capital and beyond with curated News Alerts from the Washington Examiner news desk and delivered to your inbox. Sorry, there was a problem processing your email signup. Please try again later. Thank you for signing up for Washington Examiner News Alerts. You should receive your first alert soon. Spicer was referring to the Navy SEAL killed Jan. 28 in an anti-terrorism mission in Yemen, the first military death under Trump. Unsaid, according ...

Trump Gives Self A ‘c Or C-plus’ On Messaging

... has truly run amok and is one of the rules most strongly opposed by farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers all across our land,” Trump said. The rule has been tied up in court, though if implemented it would provide protection for Long Island’s wetlands, said former EPA official Judith Enck, a visiting scholar at Pace University’s Haub Law School. advertisement | advertise on newsday. In the Fox News interview, Trump covered an array of issues that have arisen in his transition into the White House, which he called a “surreal” experience. Trump said he believes former President Barack Obama and his aides are responsible for the White House leaks and are behind protests over plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act against Republican lawmakers across the country. “I think that President Obama is behind it, because his people are certainly behind it,” Trump said. He added he wasn’t surprised, saying, “I’m changing things that [Obama] wanted to do.”. Trump also said Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens, ...