FBI assistant agent in charge of the agency’s Tampa division Ron Hopper makes an extraordinarily hesitant, weaselly statement when asked if the shooter was a jihadi: “At this time we’re looking at all angles right now. We do have suggestions that that individual may have leanings towards that, that particular ideology. But right now we can’t say definitively so we’re still running everything around.” He knows who is running the show and will soon be charging him with “Islamophobia” if he doesn’t do his best to obfuscate the grim reality.
“Shooting at Orlando Nightclub a ‘Domestic Terror Incident,’ Approximately 20 Dead, Officials Say,” by David Caplan, ABC News, June 12, 2016:
A shooting at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning has been described as a “domestic terror incident” with at least 20 fatalities and at least 42 wounded, hospitalized individuals, officials said.
At a press conference on Sunday at 7 a.m., FBI assistant agent in charge of the agency’s Tampa division Ron Hopper was asked if the shooter, who was shot and killed by police, had ties to Jihadist terror groups. “At this time we’re looking at all angles right now.” the official said. “We do have suggestions that that individual may have leanings towards that, that particular ideology. But right now we can’t say definitively so we’re still running everything around”
The FBI also said the shooter “was organized and well-prepared,” adding “he is not from this area.”
Officials at the press conference said a police officer working at the club responded to shots fired at 2:02 a.m., and the officer then exchanged fire with the gunman — who has yet to be identified.
It then turned into “a hostage situation,” when the gunman when inside the club and took hostages. The gunman had an assault rifle, handgun and “some kind of device on him.” At approximately 5 a.m., the SWAT team made the decision to rescue the hostages, officials said. The shooter was killed in a gunfight with those officers.
There were about 320 people inside the club at the time of the shootings, officials said.
Then at 5:53 a.m. Orlando police tweeted, “The shooter inside the nightclub is dead,” referring to Pulse Nightclub.
“This can be classified as a domestic terror incident,” Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said at the press conference….

jihad3tracker says
******** READ MY COMMENT IN THE PREVIOUS POST ABOUT THIS ********
It is at the top, in a reply to “El Cid” —- my comment is dated at 8:55 AM (jihad3tracker).
Michael Laudahn says
Again and again, I ask myself this question: Why do the ‘smart’ americans insist on repeating our errors?
Hope says
This incident should surprise no one. Maybe now liberals / left-wingers in America will begin to face the truth about islam? I am sorry for the victims and their families.
Clarrisani says
And perhaps the conservatives/right-wingers in America will begin to face the truth about guns.
Hope says
But we have faced the truth about guns. Because unarmed, decent, law-abiding citizens who find themselves in liberal-imposed Gun-Free-Zones, are sitting ducks who end up dead. This ends our Truth Lesson for today. Thank you for visiting Jihad Watch.
Dov Berrol says
Amazing how all the mainstream media news reporters are hiding the fact that this was an observant Muslim religiously following the violent doctrine against infidels dictated by the ideology. And what a typical Muslim coward to attack gays drinking and dancing. Ramadan = let’s find some soft targets.
And here we go with the “backlash” script….poor innocent Mohammedans in fear of kuffars all over the world. What’s that Pat Condell calls this: the “Religion of Perpetual Whiners”?
berserker says
“leanings”
– How far does one have to “lean” before one is considered to have “keeled” over?
– The killer is just another devout Muslim carrying out his religious duty after breaking his Ramadan fast.
Jay Boo says
I like that comment.
Don McKellar says
“weaselly”
Ha! Now THAT’S the word that sums up what we see when it comes to discussing Islam and Islamic terror from the Obama regime era!
Angemon says
In other words: “we’re still looking for a motive”.
Concerned Indian says
This proves once again that violence is not restricted to ISIS and Al Qaida.Whatever this means to as many people.There is no way to know who will kill one and so the term Islamophobia should scrapped forthwith.There’s no “irrational” fear as phobia indicates but a legitimate one except that sometimes innocent and harmless people can be targeted.But who can say the victims were not innocent?
Nigel GFF says
These ‘authorities’ are very good. They can distinguish between domestic and international terrorism.
How many ‘species’ of Islamic terrorism are there? In my humble opinion there is one type perpetrated by one group.
“We do have suggestions that that individual may have leanings towards that, that particular ideology.”
“… that, that particular ideology.” I can hear, almost feel it, sticking in his throat.
Awful, truly awful. Sympathy offered to all and ‘Eternal Rest’ for the victims.
William says
Bataclan 2.0?
dumbledoresarmy says
Yep.
Very similar pattern.
Nightclubs and concert halls are going to need to wise up, fast, and instal Israeli-type security checks and NON-MUSLIM security staff, for so long as we are stupid enough to permit a mohammedan fifth column in our midst.
Phobic-ist says
Where’s that muslim apologist p.o.s. abbas to defend his mohammedan brothers evil behaviour? Totally sickening…there is no belief system more vile than islam
Mak says
I think you misspelled the name of the chief muslim apologist. It’s spelled Barak Hussein Obama. HTH. 🙂
I’ll bet Obama will be in full on taqqiya mode. This was the fault of the club, the guns, Orlando, the gays for provoking muslims, the Jews, the Christians, the Hindus, the cops. C’mon Obama: Wow us!
DFD says
See this FBI investigation, less than 3 minutes, Boston Marathon
Hebrew with English SUBTITLES
https://youtu.be/XgTmGIXT8ow
Kathy R Lyon says
DEMONCRAPS will call for more gun restrictions on legal, law abiding U.S. citizens in wake of this sad tradgedy. Bernie has already done that.. The dead and wounded have my true felt sympathy..Although I believe homosexuality is a sin, they don’t deserve this. Judgement of their behavior is up to God, not man. As a Christian, I believe killing homosexuals is wrong. OUR heavenly Father will be the ultimate judge of our behaviors. They did not deserve this Islamic piece of s&;t’s judgement.. If left up 2 me, ALL MUZLIM SCUM WOULD BE DEPORTED. I actually predicted this sometime ago..as long as MUZLIMS are here, this will continue to happen, unless We, the people demand the end to Islamic invasion of our country..Dixicraps want us to get “used” to this unnecessary risk, I say NEVER! And damned politicians wanna disarm us law abiding citizens? That’s gonna be a problem!
Hope says
Next we’ll hear the LGBT community blaming themselves for scheduling their Gay Pride celebrations to coincide with Ramadan:
“Oh, how could we have been sooooo insensitive to the muslims? We must bear our share of the responsibility for what happened!”
dumbledoresarmy says
Addressing other posters and lurkers here who, like me, are not Americans.
Every one of us must send a condolence card to the US embassy in our respective countries.
And when we do we must plainly describe this mass murder as an act of Jihad terror, motivated by 1/ Islamic hatred of infidels and 2/ Islamic hatred of gays.
sahani says
1400 yrs of islamic terror and now new way by arab is convert locals to destroy the nation they live and our leaders still fooling us by not calling spade spade. Islam is not welcome as in islamic nation we are not welcome.
Manuele says
“Florida gay nightclub mass murderer had “leanings” toward jihad ideology, was “organized and well-prepared” I ask, why don’t they come out AND spell out honestly and call it what it is. I will call out the Palestinian Muslims and the use of their children to INSIGHT VIOLENCE AGAINST ISRAEL. I CALL OUT THE FBI FOR USING THE SAME LINE SIMILAR E.G. “LEANING”. WHEN A MUSLIM MEN/WOMEN CALL OUT “ALLAHU AKBAR ” WHILE ON A KILLING SPREE OF OTHER HUMANS. IS THERE ANOTHER IN THE CIVILIZE WORLD THAT USES THIS DUMB ASS LANGUAGE? I SAY THAT THE DAY THE WEST START CALLING ON A TERRORIST ACT, TERRORIST, THIS BRAINLESS AND VERMINS WILL CONTINUE.