Utah mayor and father of seven named as US Army officer killed in Afghanistan

The U.S. service member who died in an apparent insider attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, this weekend has been identified as the mayor of a small city in Utah. Maj. Brent Taylor, 39, of the the Utah Army National Guard said a member was killed Saturday by an Afghan serving in the country's defense forces. He is survived by his wife, Jennie, and their seven children. It was his fourth overseas deployment. Taylor had been on a yearlong leave of absence as mayor of North Ogden, a position he had held since 2013, so he could use his experience to help train troops in an Afghan commando battalion.

His attacker was immediately shot by other Afghan forces, according to the NATO-led Resolute Support coalition. Another soldier wounded in the incident is in stable condition. When announcing his latest overseas posting in January, Taylor said via a Facebook Live video that he wanted to support President Trump's strategy in the region, adding that service "is really what leadership is all about."

In his last post on the social media platform last week, Taylor urged Americans to remember there was more that united the country in a time of political hyperpartisanship. "It was beautiful to see over 4 million Afghan men and women brave threats and deadly attacks to vote in Afghanistan’s first parliamentary elections in eight years," he wrote. "As the USA gets ready to vote in our own election next week, I hope everyone back home exercises their precious right to vote. And that whether the Republicans or the Democrats win, that we all remember that we have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us."

Taylor's death follows several insider attacks on NATO service members based in Afghanistan. The NATO-led Operation Resolute Support mission began in 2015, and involves more than 13,000 troops. The NATO combat mission in Afghanistan officially ended in 2014, 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion of the country following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/utah-mayor-and-father-of-seven-named-as-national-guardsman-killed-in-afghanistan

Note: I am sure all will share a moment to say that our thoughts and prayer are with this family. We thank you for your selfless sacrifice.

>>3727533

I haven't looked any further at this point than the article…do a dig an let us know what you find.

Democrats investigated for 'cyber crimes' after Georgia voter system attacked

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp's office announced it has opened an investigation into Georgia's Democratic Party after a failed hacking attempt on the state's voter registration system Saturday evening. The news comes just days before the midterm elections, in which Kemp is in a tight battle with Democrat Stacey Abrams to be governor. "While we cannot comment on the specifics of an ongoing investigation, I can confirm that the Democratic Party of Georgia is under investigation for possible cyber crimes," said Candice Broce, press secretary for the Georgia secretary of state, said in a statement Sunday. "We can also confirm that no personal data was breached and our system remains secure." The press release from the office said that federal partners, including the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation, have been alerted.

The news comes after a federal judge ruled the state must ease "exact match" rules, which present hurdles to voters flagged as noncitizens because of discrepancies on their voter registrations. The ruling was viewed as a blow to Kemp, as Democrats said his office had engaged in "voter suppression efforts." Kemp, a Republican, faces a strong competitor in Abrams, whose candidacy is attracting some star power in the final days before the Nov. 6 election, including media mogul Oprah Winfrey. Kemp has a slim 1.1 percentage point lead over Abrams in the RealClearPolitics aggregate of recent polls.

Asked about the investigation Sunday morning on CNN's "State of the Union," Abrams said she hadn't heard anything about it yet, but did call it "desperate attempt" by her opponent to distract voters in the final days of the election cycle. "I've heard nothing about it. And I would – my reaction would be that this is a desperate attempt on the part of my opponent to distract people from the fact that two different federal judges found him derelict in his duties and have forced him to allow absentee ballots to be counted and those were who being captive by the exact map system to be allowed to vote," Abrams said. "He is desperate to turn the conversation away from his failures, from his refusal to honor his commitments, and from the fact that he is part of a nationwide system of voter suppression that will not work in this election. Because we are going to outwork him, we are going to outvote him, and we are going to win." Kemp has faced calls to resign as secretary of state while he stages his campaign, including by Abrams, as he has faced controversy related to voter registration.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-investigated-for-cyber-crimes-after-georgia-voter-system-attacked

>>3727675

I believe so..let me do a quick dig…

>>3727675

Georgia Confirms Homeland Security Attempted To Hack Election Database 10 Separate Times

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-14/georgia-confirms-homeland-security-attempted-hack-election-database-10-separate-time

Georgia Election System Reportedly Hacked by U.S. Department of Homeland Security

http://www.govtech.com/security/Georgia-Election-System-Reportedly-Hacked-by-US-Department-of-Homeland-Security.html

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Maj. Brent Taylor, Go Fund Me

https://www.gofundme.com/mayor-brent-taylor

Here we go….