The Brussels attack happened well over a week a go and we are only now getting the identity of the third victim, Gail Minglana Martinez (above) who was traveling with her husband, Lt. Col. Kato Martinez, and their four children, when she was murdered by jihadis in the Islamic attacks in Brussels. What took so long?
A fourth American victim still remains unnamed.
In the aftermath of the Brussels jihad attack on March 22, I correctly predicted
here,
here and
here, that the Obama administration would be painfully slow to release information on the American victims – giving them a name, a face, a family makes the war real. Nameless, faceless victims are easier for the Obama administration to ignore. Easier for Obama to sell his “Islam is peace” dawah.
Here is what I said in the wake of the Brussels jihad terror attacks: “When it comes to Islamic terror, the Obama administration waits until the media swarm passes and people move on before they quietly release the number of victims or the monstrous details of the latest Islamic attack.”
The slow drip of information is typical of the depraved Obama administration. In this case he waits for Trump to do something outrageous so that this gets little coverage.
This is a disgusting pattern of the Obama administration: ignoring and scrubbing the realities and human toll of jihad. It’s despicable.
Third American Killed In Brussels Terror Attacks Identified,”
NBC News, March 31, 2016;
A Texas woman married to an Air Force officer was identified Wednesday as the third American killed in last week’s Brussels terrorist attacks.
Gail Minglana Martinez was traveling with her husband, Lt. Col. Kato Martinez, and their four children, when she was mortally wounded on March 22 by a blast, officials confirmed. It was unclear if she was at the airport or the metro station that was bombed.
“Gail was special to so many people; she blessed people’s lives and made this world a better place,” Minglana Martinez’ brother said in a statement to NBC station KRISTV in Corpus Christi Wednesday,
Word of the 41-year-old Corpus Christi native’s death drew condolences from her congressman.
“My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to the family of Mrs. Martinez, whose life was tragically cut short by the ISIS terror attack in Brussels,” Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, said in a statement.
Her husband and four children remain hospitalized, said the lawmaker, who did not divulge their conditions.
The Martinez family was based in Brunssum, the Netherlands. Lt. Col. Martinez is a a member of the Joint Force Command.
The couple had celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary last August, according to KRISTV.
“Gail was a very, very jolly person, a very good daughter,” family friend Evelyn Baguso told the station. “Every time we met each other she always come and hug, give a hug,” Baguso said.
A total of four Americans were killed in the bombings that left over 30 dead last Tuesday. The fourth victim has not been identified. ISIS has claimed credit for the carnage.
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