FALSE email that keeps showing up.

2014-06-25T12:45:42-04:00

I wanted to start a thread devoted to the false eMails that keep showing up in my inbox. We all get them, and they're crafted elicit an emotional response so we will forward them without checking facts.

I'm hoping to create a place to educate and possibly reduce the amount of SPAM that clogs everyone's inbox.

Response by SPC David Hannaman made Jun 25 at 2014 1:18 PM

2014-06-25T13:18:22-04:00

Senators get a Pension for life / don't pay into Social Security

FALSE.

Every Senator elected since 1984 pays into Social Security.

There is a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), which does coordinate a federal pension with Social Security.
Members of Congress are eligible for a pension at age 62 if they have completed at least five years of service. They are eligible for a pension at age 50 if they have completed 20 years of service, or at any age after completing 25 years of service. The amount of the pension depends on years of service and the average of the highest three years of salary. By law, the starting amount of a member’s retirement annuity may not exceed 80 percent of his or her final salary.

http://www.senate.gov/reference/common/faq/retirement_for_members.shtml

Response by SPC David Hannaman made Jun 25 at 2014 1:23 PM

2014-06-25T13:23:09-04:00

Houston Store owner closes on 9/11 to honor 9/11 terrorist:

{{In Houston , Texas Harwin Central Mall: The very first store that you come to when you walk from the lobby of the building into the shopping area had this sign posted on their door. The shop is run by Muslims.
Feel free to share this with others.

In case you are not able to read the sign below, it says,
"We will be closed on Friday, September 11, to commemorate
the martyrdom of Imam Ali."

Imam Ali flew one of the planes into the twin towers.}}

FALSE

My response to the eMail:

Imam Ali is one of their prophets. He was assassinated around 1000 A.D.

The 9/11 hijackers were:

American Airlines Flight 11 – One World Trade Center
Hijackers:
Mohamed Atta (Egyptian)
Abdulaziz al-Omari (Saudi Arabian)
Wail al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian)
Waleed al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian)
Satam al-Suqami (Saudi Arabian).

United Airlines Flight 175 – Two World Trade Center
Hijackers:
Marwan al-Shehhi (United Arab Emirates)
Fayez Banihammad (United Arab Emirates)
Mohand al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian)
Hamza al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabian)
Ahmed al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabian).

American Airlines Flight 77 – Pentagon
Hijackers:
Hani Hanjour (Saudi Arabian)
Khalid al-Mihdhar (Saudi Arabian)
Majed Moqed (Saudi Arabian)
Nawaf al-Hazmi (Saudi Arabian)
Salem al-Hazmi (Saudi Arabian).

United Airlines Flight 93
Hijackers:
Ziad Jarrah (Lebanese)
Ahmed al-Haznawi (Saudi Arabian)
Ahmed al-Nami (Saudi Arabian)
Saeed al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabian)