Saturday, June 06, 2020

Stephen Coughlin: Re-remembering the Misremembered Left

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Anonymous said...

Coughlin also tweeted about West Point Cadet who expressed his Communist affinities during graduation, pointing out that the image of his disgraceful exhibition remains on the West Point CTC (combating terrorism Ctr) page.

It's still posted on West Point's CTC (Combating Terrorism Center) webpage from 2013:

Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding America’s Violent Far-Right January 15, 2013

https://ctc.usma.edu/challengers-from-the-sidelines-understanding-americas-violent-far-right/

https://twitter.com/S_Coughlin_DC/status/1269226474718081025


Whatever happened to that communist lieutenant? The Army won’t say. (Army Times 6/12/2018)


His name is Second Lt. Spenser Rapone

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3929486cefc56a62f9484919420f54c18b1275825bbaf0e44a94b8fb694cca62.jpg

(Key Wiki): Spenser Rapone is a US Army officer and Democratic Socialists of America member.


"Rasheed Hosein, a professor of Middle East history was in charge of Second Lieutenant Spenser Rapone’s development at West Point. At West Point, Hosein had mentored Rapone. The two apparently traveled together to India together in 2014 and maintained a close relationship until Rapone graduated in May 2016.

Also during that time, Rapone’s Facebook posts grew increasingly radical and leftist."



Question: Is this "Rasheed Hosein" still influencing military cadets at West Point? Was there any disciplinary action or investigation of his influence over this cadet - if not, why not?

WaTimes (6/8/2018): 'Communism will win' officer receives 'other than honorable' discharge from Army

A subsequent quote from this ingrate:
An unrepentant Rapone summed up the fallout in yet another tweet Monday that showed him extending a middle finger at a sign at the entrance to Fort Drum, accompanied by the words, "One final salute."