American Bicycle Couple Killed by Muslim Terrorist
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American couple killed in terror attack were on dream trip around the world
By Tamar Lapin August 1, 2018 | 2:50pm | Updated
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The American couple murdered in an ISIS-claimed car attack in Tajikistan quit their office jobs last year and were in the midst of pursuing their lifelong dream of cycling around the world when they were killed.
Jay Austin and Lauren Geoghegan, both 29 and living in Washington, DC, chronicled their adventures on a blog called ?Simply Cycling? where they wrote that they?d decided to take on the globe on two wheels, ?because life is short and the world is big and we want to make the most of our youth and good health before they?re gone.?
Before embarking on the trip, New York-born Austin worked in the Department of Housing and Urban Development for seven years, his mother, Jeanne Santovasco, told The Washington Post.
?He was just a gentle soul who cared about the world and not leaving any footprint and leaving it a better place,? she said in an interview on Tuesday.
In 2012, Austin was the subject of a video for Reason.com about the 145-square-foot tiny house he built and lived in.
His girlfriend, Geoghegan, grew up in California and graduated from Georgetown in 2010 and worked in the school?s admissions office until taking off on her whirlwind trip with Austin.
Her parents, Robert and Elvira Geoghegan, said in a statement that her trip ?was typical of her enthusiastic embrace of life?s opportunities, her openness to new people and places and her quest for a better understanding of the world.?
On their blog, they described the kindness and generosity of people they encountered in Africa, Europe and Asia ? but also some tough days.
?Badness exists, sure, but even that?s quite rare. By and large, humans are kind. Self-interested sometimes, myopic sometimes, but kind. Generous and wonderful and kind. No greater revelation has come from our journey than this,? Austin wrote.
The slain couple had planned to continue traveling for another year ?or two or three,? they?d written. ?But only if we?re enjoying it.?
?For them to be in this one place where they decided to kill people is unfathomable to us,? said Austin?s mother.
About a week ago the pair had posted on Instagram about Tajikistan being a tough place to cycle.
?It?s cold and windy and mountainous,? Austin wrote, adding that Geoghegan had caught a nasty stomach bug and was having difficulty biking
Then on Sunday, assailants rammed a car into cy{elsewhere}s in the countryside south of the capital, Dushanbe, before pouncing on them with knives.
Rene Wokke from the Netherlands and Markus Hummel from Switzerland were also killed.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which would make it the terror group?s first in former Soviet Central Asia.
But authorities in Tajikistan didn?t accept the claim, blaming the attack on a banned political party instead.
A US State Department spokesman condemned the ?senseless attack on civilian cy{elsewhere}s,? adding that Washington was ready to assist with an investigation.
The US Embassy in Dushanbe are welcoming visitors to sign a condolence book for the couple, it wrote on Facebook.
?We?ll be forever be inspired by their kindness and open mindedness and their happiness,? one cy{elsewhere} wrote in the book.
American couple killed in terror attack were on dream trip around the world
By Tamar Lapin August 1, 2018 | 2:50pm | Updated
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The American couple murdered in an ISIS-claimed car attack in Tajikistan quit their office jobs last year and were in the midst of pursuing their lifelong dream of cycling around the world when they were killed.
Jay Austin and Lauren Geoghegan, both 29 and living in Washington, DC, chronicled their adventures on a blog called ?Simply Cycling? where they wrote that they?d decided to take on the globe on two wheels, ?because life is short and the world is big and we want to make the most of our youth and good health before they?re gone.?
Before embarking on the trip, New York-born Austin worked in the Department of Housing and Urban Development for seven years, his mother, Jeanne Santovasco, told The Washington Post.
?He was just a gentle soul who cared about the world and not leaving any footprint and leaving it a better place,? she said in an interview on Tuesday.
In 2012, Austin was the subject of a video for Reason.com about the 145-square-foot tiny house he built and lived in.
His girlfriend, Geoghegan, grew up in California and graduated from Georgetown in 2010 and worked in the school?s admissions office until taking off on her whirlwind trip with Austin.
Her parents, Robert and Elvira Geoghegan, said in a statement that her trip ?was typical of her enthusiastic embrace of life?s opportunities, her openness to new people and places and her quest for a better understanding of the world.?
On their blog, they described the kindness and generosity of people they encountered in Africa, Europe and Asia ? but also some tough days.
?Badness exists, sure, but even that?s quite rare. By and large, humans are kind. Self-interested sometimes, myopic sometimes, but kind. Generous and wonderful and kind. No greater revelation has come from our journey than this,? Austin wrote.
The slain couple had planned to continue traveling for another year ?or two or three,? they?d written. ?But only if we?re enjoying it.?
?For them to be in this one place where they decided to kill people is unfathomable to us,? said Austin?s mother.
About a week ago the pair had posted on Instagram about Tajikistan being a tough place to cycle.
?It?s cold and windy and mountainous,? Austin wrote, adding that Geoghegan had caught a nasty stomach bug and was having difficulty biking
Then on Sunday, assailants rammed a car into cy{elsewhere}s in the countryside south of the capital, Dushanbe, before pouncing on them with knives.
Rene Wokke from the Netherlands and Markus Hummel from Switzerland were also killed.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which would make it the terror group?s first in former Soviet Central Asia.
But authorities in Tajikistan didn?t accept the claim, blaming the attack on a banned political party instead.
A US State Department spokesman condemned the ?senseless attack on civilian cy{elsewhere}s,? adding that Washington was ready to assist with an investigation.
The US Embassy in Dushanbe are welcoming visitors to sign a condolence book for the couple, it wrote on Facebook.
?We?ll be forever be inspired by their kindness and open mindedness and their happiness,? one cy{elsewhere} wrote in the book.
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That's a shame for something like that to happen. That being said, I must say it seems that couple is a bit na?ve like other folks who decided to hike the mountains of Iran and ended up in a prison for several years.
There are many parts of the world where Americans are hated and will get their heads removed just for being American. Its nice to believe that everyone on earth will greet you with open arms but that simply ain't so.0 -
Next up, Couple goes to Africa to swim with and pet Hippos and Crocodiles.
Fricken Idiots!0 -
Visit Tokyo next time. Kamakura is a 20 minute train ride and you can have soba with a Sapporo for lunch.
They don't kill you there either.0 -
rather naive to expect to go to primitive countries and have the invisible shield of being AMERICAN protect you....yeah sure the politicians will fix this...better a go fund me page to send a mercenary over to find and return the favor...that is ALL 90% of the world understands 0 -
Yawn....if you don't leave the US you're chances of being killed by terrorist likely decreases instead of increases. Not tipping the sympathy meter on this one. Not much different than "couple killed while dancing in mine field". 0 -
quote:Originally posted by shilowar
Yawn....if you don't leave the US you're chances of being killed by terrorist likely decreases instead of increases. Not tipping the sympathy meter on this one. Not much different than "couple killed while dancing in mine field".
Are American hoods "terrorist"? I know well enough not to roam some of the neighborhoods in America. I'd think Chicago would be like a 3rd world country after dark.0 -
I blame "Forest Gump" for these type's of incidents.
The movie spawned a generation of bumbling idiots running around the globe thinking that life will turn out making them rich and famous all by happenstance!0 -
quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
quote:Originally posted by shilowar
Yawn....if you don't leave the US you're chances of being killed by terrorist likely decreases instead of increases. Not tipping the sympathy meter on this one. Not much different than "couple killed while dancing in mine field".
Are American hoods "terrorist"? I know well enough not to roam some of the neighborhoods in America. I'd think Chicago would be like a 3rd world country after dark.
St.Louis is also downtown, North side, well 3/4 of it.
This couple should have known better, it's was a bad deal for them.0 -
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The real tragedy begins when the DEMOCRAT media blames everybody but Islam like they always do. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Laredo Lefty
That's a shame for something like that to happen. That being said, I must say it seems that couple is a bit na?ve like other folks who decided to hike the mountains of Iran and ended up in a prison for several years.
There are many parts of the world where Americans are hated and will get their heads removed just for being American. Its nice to believe that everyone on earth will greet you with open arms but that simply ain't so.
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Very well said.
I'll only add, I can only guess who they voted for.[;)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by gearheaddad
quote:Originally posted by Laredo Lefty
That's a shame for something like that to happen. That being said, I must say it seems that couple is a bit na?ve like other folks who decided to hike the mountains of Iran and ended up in a prison for several years.
There are many parts of the world where Americans are hated and will get their heads removed just for being American. Its nice to believe that everyone on earth will greet you with open arms but that simply ain't so.
+1
Very well said.
I'll only add, I can only guess who they voted for.[;
Two less votes for Democrats. [}:)]0 -
I mean they made a very bad decision and costs their lives, but I find no humor in it , These people are savages and could kill any one of us here in the USA while we walk down a street- just sayin 0 -
Democrats, meet savage reality. I encourage more democrats, all democrats, to wake up to reality. Alas there would need to be a cure for the mental disorder of liberalism for that to happen so I'm not holding my breath. 0 -
What level of dipstick do you have to be to say... hey let's go hiking and biking in a country where my people are hated?
Doesn't budge the care-o-meter
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Your life is a series of decisions, some good some bad.
They chose wrong................
I think they caught the terrorists and I hope they are punished severely, like maybe executed[:(!]0 -
quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
quote:Originally posted by shilowar
Yawn....if you don't leave the US you're chances of being killed by terrorist likely decreases instead of increases. Not tipping the sympathy meter on this one. Not much different than "couple killed while dancing in mine field".
Are American hoods "terrorist"? I know well enough not to roam some of the neighborhoods in America. I'd think Chicago would be like a 3rd world country after dark.
I stay away from the those third world chitholes as well. But you leave the confines of the US, you leave your rights and liberty behind. Some folks don't have alot of choice in where they live. They don't have the resources to get out the areas they are in, these morons paid good money to get themselves killed.0 -
The majority of middle class millenials think people are generally good outside their neighborhood/country.
The exact opposite is true..........0 -
In my opinion it was the bicycles fault and the grieving families should sue the manufactures for every penny they have. When are the politicians going to do something?? How many more like these poor children must die?? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
In my opinion it was the bicycles fault and the grieving families should sue the manufactures for every penny they have. When are the politicians going to do something?? How many more like these poor children must die??
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quote:Originally posted by gearheaddad
The majority of middle class millenials think people are generally good outside their neighborhood/country.
The exact opposite is true..........
This is why!
We live in a concrete jungle and It's only getting worst in This country as we progress into The NWO. At every turn we are monitored and question about our intentions & what we are doing and going.
5G is already coming to my town and soon mini -cell towers will be everywhere! Trust but verify is the new normal! Bet on it! All must be assimilated to provide safety and security for all! All Hail Caesar!
serf
https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/5g/0 -
When a person loses their ability to predict, whether due to naivety or just ignoring the obvious, it can be assumed that their health and/or security are at extreme risk... Cycling in these areas???, these folks had a total lack of situational awareness.
For example, years ago there is a street in Houston called Dowling...A white person had to have a death wish to travel through it during the day, much less at night night...even the Brothers avoided the area.
When I was on extensive foreign travel to Europe , the Far East and Southeast Asia I avoided Baggage Claim areas simply by traveling light and running large laundry tabs...no sense in tempting providence.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Arby
When a person loses their ability to predict, whether due to naivety or just ignoring the obvious, it can be assumed that their health and/or security are at extreme risk.
This is correct and the governments themselves must do the same for it's protection. So we the people are no longer free in the sense that you are a suspect/guilty until proven innocence.
If they say it's erased and forgotten and your profile is never identified then it's a lie,the cloud is always there and the bigger the cloud the better! Your life will always be recorded and stored, with The new 5g technology,if you don't think so you are a fool.
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quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
Chicago Iran
same thing, only the "terrorists" in SHY town are darker[}:)][B)]
sorry for the families loss but if you think you can walk the south side of shy town or ride a bike in bumfukistan unmolested then you are mistaken and will suffer the consequences. or as FG would say "stupid is ?.0
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