OCTOBER 7TH, 2024: Reflecting on Six Traumatic Events That Happened During My Lifetime

I will remember exactly where I was when six traumatic events  happened during my lifetime:

1. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
2. The attack on the Olympic Village by Black September in 1972.
3. The attack on America by al Qaeda on September 11th, 2001
4. The attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists on October 6, 2023, which signaled the beginning of a “new global intifada” and may end in a WW III.
5. The attempted assassination in Pennsylvania of President Donald J. Trump.
6. The attempted assassination, in my home state of Florida, of President Donald J. Trump.

Each event was traumatic and unforgettable.

I have been to Israel. I met with the people of Israel. I knew that they live under a constant threat of attack from their Islamist neighbors and the terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State of Iran.

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My greatest and most profound mistake is not seeing the existential danger of the “Red-Green Alliance” to the national security of the United States of America and the world.

I was stationed in Germany, with my wife and soon to be born son, from 1971 till 1974. While there I, my family and my unit were exposed to two terrorist organizations. I, at that time, did not connect the dots between these two organizations and their clear and present danger to me, my family, our nation and the world.

The Baader–Meinhof Gang

The first terrorist organization was the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang also know as the Red Army Faction (RAF). This group was made up of hardcore Communists. They attacked U.S. assets, conducted assassinations, kidnappings, bombed a club frequented by American soldiers and robbed banks to fund their Marxist movement.

Because of the Baader–Meinhof Gang’s stated tactic to abduct the children of American military members stationed in Germany the housing complex, that I, my wife and our newly born son Rich, Jr., lived in, had barbed wire surrounding it and U.S. Army armed guards patrolling the grounds 24-7.

The Red Army Faction was a very real and direct threat to me and my wife and our son. Today, the Communist ideology has become an existential threat to the American way of life.

Black September 1972

The second group was known as “Black September.” Black September (Arabic: أيلول الأسود; Aylūl Al-Aswad), was named after the conflict between the Hashemite Kingdom of King of Jordan and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

On September 4th, 1972 Black September attacked the Olympic Village in Munich, Germany. This Islamic terrorist attack was to become known as the “Munich massacre.” The attack was carried out by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine others hostage. Later, in a failed rescue attempt by the German police, nine Israeli athletes and one German police officer were killed. Total killed: 11 Israelis and 1 German.

After the Munich massacre my unit, the 1st Infantry Division (FWD), was called out to provide additional security at the Olympic Village.

What I did not know at that time was that both the Baader–Meinhof Gang (Red Army Faction) and Black September were both trained by the Palestine Liberation Organization in camps in Jordan.

This was the Red-Green Alliance that has now infiltrated the United States and is causing irreputable harm to our nation and its people. This alliance has grown in strength and power. There are even members of Congress who are followers of Marx and Mohammed.

The Red-Green Alliance is today a much greater threat to me, my family and a “clear and present danger” to our country.

What am I doing differently?

I now spend time speaking, writing and teaching others about the Red-Green Alliance, which has added a third new ultra-radical faction the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexuals + Allies) movement.

We now have an even more dangerous and deadly “Red-Green-Rainbow Alliance” bent on the destruction of our families, lives, lifestyles and livelihoods.

Each is working, in concert, to destroy our cultural norms, fundamentally transform our society, destroy the traditional family and marriage between one man and one woman, undermine our Judeo-Christian religious foundation and infiltrate all of our government agencies including the Department of Defense.

Each wants more and more power, absolute power over me, my family, my son and our grandchildren.

©2024. Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.). All rights reserved.