But they weren’t interested enough. There are just so many devout Muslims who could become jihadis, the feds can’t keep up with them all. And that’s the idea: the Islamic State has said that it wants to overwhelm law enforcement with so many jihad attacks and plots that it can’t keep up with them all, and the system collapses.
“Omar Mateen, Terrorist Who Attacked Orlando Gay Club, Had Been Investigated by FBI,” by Michael Daly, Justin Miller and Katie Zavadski, Daily Beast, June 12, 2016 (thanks to Cecilia):
Omar Mateen of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, came to the attention of federal authorities twice prior to being identified as the gunman in the Orlando nightclub mass shooting, a senior law enforcement source told The Daily Beast.
Mateen killed 53 people and shot more than 100 in total at the Pulse gay nightclub early Sunday morning, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
The senior law enforcement source reports that Mateen became a person of interest in 2013 and again in 2014. The Federal Bureau of Investigation at one point opened an investigation on Mateen but subsequently closed the case when it produced nothing that appeared to warrant further investigation.
“He’s a known quantity,” the source said. “He’s been on the radar before.”
The gunman is said by the source to have been born in New York and to have been married for a time to a woman from New Jersey. His father, Seddique Mateen, appears to reside in Florida, but is said to be presently running for office in Afghanistan.
Seddique told NBC News that the sight of two men kissing angered his son.
“We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident. We weren’t aware of any action he is taking,” Seddique said. “We are in shock like the whole country.” Seddique added that the attack “has nothing to do with religion.”
Florida incorporation papers indicate that a Seddique Mateen heads a non-profit organization, The Durand Jirga, Inc. The non-profit was formed in 2010 and is registered at the Port St. Lucie, Florida address where both the father and Omar Mateen appear to reside.
Mateen is a U.S. citizen; his parents are from Afghanistan, CBS News reports. FBI Agent Ron Hopper told reporters Mateen may have leanings towards Islamic extremism.
The law enforcement source says there is also no immediate indication that Omar Mateen had any direct connection to ISIS.
The source did not that ISIS recently declared online that its follower s should mount attacks to mark the approach of the holy month Ramadan….

Damiac says
I hope to see you on TV soon. You are always right.
Jerry says
It’s true, whenever muslims kill our people they go to the experts, Spencer and Geller. Which is good, I just wish it didn’t take mass murder to get people to listen. If there’s anything good that comes out of these tragedies it’s that people get to see the horrible effects the muslim’ culture and religion will have if we stay complacent about the threat. Apparently this murdering muslim was angry over two men kissing. To a muslim raised in islam’s paradigm of bigotry and intolerance that’s justification for massacre. There’s nothing unique or surprising about this, it’s just islam.
Dear Trump: Save us. Make us great again, free us from the islamic trojan horse that threatens our peace and freedoms. Set the good example for the world, say “no” to islam.
gravenimage says
Jerry wrote:
Dear Trump: Save us. Make us great again, free us from the islamic trojan horse that threatens our peace and freedoms. Set the good example for the world, say “no” to islam.
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While Hillary sent out a vague Tweet about being saddened by this “tragedy”, apparently Trump noted that he had been right about the threat Muslims present to the United States.
Glad to hear it.
Lee says
Interesting. Tragedy is the term for people dying in an earthquake or hurricane. Atrocity, or terrorist atrocity, or terrorist mass-murder, is what Clinton is avoiding saying, because she shares goals with the followers of the gay-killer Muhammad.
Oliver says
But Lee,
Hillary is (according to one of Bill Clinton’s former flames) bi- and note her “foreign affairs” adviser- (Muslim married to Wiener the pervert).
And gays and lesbians are (or perhaps not, maybe they will learn) a core liberal support group. (Along with blacks, whom Hillary-for political reasons seems to lie, but her mentor was Byrd-a KKK official, and her heroine was/is Sanger-who hated blacks, Hispanics (Puerto Ricans-ones she came into contact with, mostly, in NY) and Jews. Perhaps all groups will wise up.
Jerry says
Interesting. Tragedy is the term for people dying in an earthquake or hurricane. Atrocity, or terrorist atrocity, or terrorist mass-murder…
“Atrocity” is so much better than “tragedy.” I’ve made that mistake before. Thanks for the bitch slap. lol
Pan says
If i were him I would have shot myself first
grace says
Perhaps they were busy surveilling some hindu terrorists.
Budvarakbar says
It was those Amish milk peddlers they were after !
Jay Boo says
Don’t blame the FBI.
The FBI has limited recourses.
All agents are being overworked by the Obama Administration.
They are very busy scrubbing Hillary Clinton’s Email servers and monitoring millions of Trump supporters.
abad says
If the FBI knew then WHY was he and his family not deported back to Afghanistan???
Godless says
Ask Angemon that.
Angemon says
Godless posted:
“Ask Angemon that.”
Still obsessing over me, I see. Your string-puller was banned, so why are you still here?
P.S.: I’m in no way affiliated to the FBI, nor do I decide on how they act.
Champ says
“Still obsessing over me, I see. Your string-puller was banned, so why are you still here?”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exactly, Angemon!
Just like her string-puller, friendly-fire is the only thing that the two of them know how to engage in. Pathetic.
The real enemy is islam, but forget about trying to tell *them* that.
Peter Martinez says
Because this terrorist is an American citizen born in NYC. Where would they deport him to?
Angemon says
Indeed. American citizenship laws should be revised – it’s not about the place where you’re born, it’s about the culture you’re raised in.
linnte says
Exactly Angemon. You’re so smart!
Budvarakbar says
That’s OK — the putrid FBI had 200+ agents out in OR in order to KILL Lavoy Finicum — an unarmed 70 yr olde guy stumbling around in a snow bank with his hands UP — how could they possibly expend the resources to keep an eye on this bastard – let alone investigate the hildabeast!
Bezelel says
One might be lead to believe there’s some priority deficiency at the management level.
Oliver says
The deficiency is called Obama
milad meah says
Aren’t all Muslims “person of interest”?
Hope says
He was a person of interest? He was a known quantity? On the radar? Well, whose turn was it to watch him last night?
Amid this gross negligence and supreme incompetence, we are supposed to believe that the government can import hundreds of thousands more of these 7th-century barbarians without any risk to the lives of Americans? We should believe that the government has our safety as its highest priority? Obama will still try to move heaven and earth to get as many foreign muslims into America before his term ends. As for you and me, we have been abandoned by our own government. We are on our own, my friends.
Hans Schneider says
The FBI, NSA etc. are just useless. The same in France. The Bataclan murder were also known to the authorities before. The govenrment just doesn’t care about the murder of innocent citizens.
Oliver says
I agree; the lame stream media and the politicians of BOTH PARTIES ( WITH A FEW-VERY FEW-EXCEPTIONS) ARE MORE WORRIED ABOUT POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND NOT SAYING ANYTHING TO UPSET ANY (PROTECTED) MINORITY.
HENCE ALL THE SHIT ABOUT MR. TRUMP SAYING A MEXICAN AMERICAN JUDGE-WITH TIES TO LA REZA -SHOULD BE RECUSED FORM A CASE INVOLVING HIM.
ROMNEY ( CHOKED IN THE CLUTCH 4 YEARS AGO); RYAN ( WHOSE DISTRICT TRUMP WON IN THE PRIMARY); MCCONNELL- WHO DID NOTHING TO STOP THE BUDGET; TRADE DEALS; ETC. ALL ARE UPSET AT TRUMP.
Oliver says
FORGOT TO MENTION- GAYS; LESBIANS ETC ARE STILL PRIMARILY LIBERALS AND VOTE DEM.
PERHAPS THIS IS A WAKE UP CALL TO THEM- THEY COME AFTER MUSLIMS
Thomas says
Who’s next?
How long will you be in denial?
How many will die because you chose to be politically correct?
I am not trying to start something, it is already started!
The only question now is who will end it?
Betty says
Robert I read the new in another website that don’t want to state the facts, once I saw his picture and read his parents are from Afghanistan I knew it was a jihad attack. So I decided to go to you website to get the real facts with no filter.
R Cole says
That’s the problem – it is not just the first generation with Muslims.
If the Islamic world is anything to go by – the more Muslims the more problems.
This dream of an Islamic state the world over – continues. It might be only voiced by the first generation but taken up wholeheartedly by the 2nd or 3rd.
Some in the west try outreach such as the removal of crosses and other things which might offend Islam – but for the hardened Islamist/Muslim – they would go one better and seek to remove the people ~ who offend.
We have to better understand the Islamic definition of describing the Muslim world as the realm of Islam – Dar al-Islam – and all other places as the realm of war – Dar al-Harb.
The ramifications of our reckless immigration policies – is like setting a bomb to go off some time in the future.
Islamic terrorist attacks are really excessive demands. And they are not done asking!
Godwin says
This handsome terrorist die happily, thinking that he is going to meet his 72 virgins. LOL.
Champ says
Indeed, he went straight to hell where he belongs …no sex heaven for this evil perp–since it doesn’t exist, but hell sure does!
kilfincelt says
Heard an interview with Richard Clark, a former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism in the U.S. According to him, these jihadists need to be re-educated about Islam and taught that it is a religion of peace. Obviously, he like the most of the rest of U.S. leadership are insane. These people should be locked up. Various Islamic groups have declared war on us. We are at war with those who believe in the Islamic doctrine of militant jihad. It’s in the Qur’an. Muhammad, their example of the perfect Muslim, did the same thing. Islam is the problem. Former Muslims are telling us this. Our delusional leadership is going to get us killed.
Beagle says
Amazing seeing the Islamic apologist industry already deflecting and dissimulating while victims cling to life. Leftist politicians recite their lines concerning guns and Christianity tu quoque arguments. There are no wake-up calls, only snooze buttons.
On a personal note, I suspect I could have heard the gunshots last night but for the music playing at my friend’s house. This one happened very close to home.
Angemon says
One of the people in the club said that when the attack started he mistook the first shots as being beats of the music.
Bezelel says
“There are no wake-up calls, only snooze buttons.” Very good.
Oliver says
Early this morning, I spoke to an acquaintance with HS. he told me it was Islamic terrorist/terrorists. And he was instructed not to say so, just domestic terrorism.
Like workplace jihad in San Bernardino
rolf wittwer says
Of course in some islamic countries it’s again “party- and celebration- time”!
Sweet ramadan is killingseason too.
And Killers father says “..has nothing to do with religion!”
Oh- yeah: Best taqqiya (lie) 2016!
common sense says
“no immediate indication that Omar Mateen had any direct connection to ISIS.” – says the FBI.
There does not have to be an immediate connection”. The Qur’an is the only connection they need. Not being connected with ISIS proves the point of every article that Robert writes here and every crime that is committed in the name of Moo-Ham-Mad. ISIS and their ilk are only one head of the snake.
nicu says
Obama said ” we are blesses with Muslims in the US “
Mockingjay says
Oh yeah, especially today, the US is blessed with muslims again.
How ironic it is that Obama, who is a great champion of the gay community in his country, feels so VERY blessed with muslims in the US.
Oliver says
Read-I believe yesterday (Monday) BEST OF THE WEB- A WALLS STREET JOURNAL BLOG.- paragraph 2.
( freebie edition is abbreviated)- basically Obama is saying lifestyles also involved. Sounds like blame the victim.
Raulk Talbot says
Obama wants to turn this into a hate crime….not terrorism
Bezelel says
Proverbs 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, Prudence demands that islam be under a microscope and restricted in every aspect.Not doing so is unwise. It is also prudent to be prepared to defend your very life. The cops did as good a job as can be expected and 50 died anyway. This incident multiplies the blood on hussein obola’s hands, and everyone who co-signs his efforts is complicit. Guess what, now islam has a new record to beat.
Richard Paulsen says
Terrible. Deepest regrets. Unacceptable. Strange Muslims never being called racists,nazis, homophobes. Only others.
What are the UN or the EU doing to stop such crimes? Why doesn´t media warn that such things might occurr the more islam is being spread? Why can´t general public understand? Just going on and on. Not lika before.
Good question ” What is going on? “
dumbledoresarmy says
Richard: you reside in a Scandinavian country, don’t you? I, meanwhile, am in Australia. I haven’t yet done it but tomorrow I *have* to go out and buy a well-designed good-quality condolence card, and then I will enclose a letter of condolence and post it to the American ambassador here in Australia.
I suggest that you do the same.
And every other non-Muslim poster and lurker here who is from a country other than America should do the same.
but when we do, *we* will call things by their right names. We will call this mass-murderous attack what it was – an act of jihad terror, a Muslim act of War on American soil, perpetrated against vulnerable American citizens who were *doubly * vulnerable because they were not merely Infidels (which Islam hates anyway) but gay, explicitly singled out *as gays* by the Islamic texts, targeted for special hatred and for *death*. (A Muslim attack upon Jews always has a similar double significance; Jews are targeted not just because they are Infidels but because they are Jews.
Use the words Islam, Jihad, and sharia; try to adopt a matter-of-fact tone. Find some way to say, in effect, “We are with you, against the Jihad”.
If some dozen American ambassadors, all over the western world – and beyond it, too, in places like India and Israel – receive a *flood* of letters like *that*, offering intelligent sympathy and words of encouragement (such as would be offered in time of *war*) then the ambassadors and their staffers, at the very least, may begin to get a clue. And it might give them a sense of which way the wind is blowing, mong the populations of NATO countries and other friends, allies and trading partners.
Oliver says
In my view- a waste-many ambassadors are political hacks (with money) and under Obama, more so then most (of the appointees of recent, past presidents).
So,as liberal Obama supporting hacks, they probably could not care less- and would not pass such views on. And, it is only the “intelligentsia” ./elite whose views are valued–not common people with common sense.
Just my views-as an American
Wellington says
This massacre will do NOTHING to dissuade the powers that be in the political ream and the media that Islam, all of it, is rotten to the core. The powers that be will go on about gun control, wondering what the motive was and maybe in some instances drawing that extraordinary phantom distinction between radical Islam and Islam or perhaps “Islamism” and Islam. Yep, they will learn nothing——-but the people are learning and herein lies the silver lining in this very dark cloud. Much unnecessary woe yet to come, however, because the elites refuse to see and acknowledge what is right before them. The sin upon their heads forever for this.
Oliver says
I agree with mad Max and Wellington
well said
Angemon says
Indeed.
Oliver says
A point– the killer here was A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT. (And a Muslim). The killer in Sandy Hook, Ct (the school) was a Dem., as was his mother.
In Columbine (High School)-killers were under voting age, but all four parents were liberal Democrats.
PERHAPS WE NEED GUN CONTROL: NO SALES TO MUSLIMS AND NO SALES TO DEMOCRATS OF ANY WEAPONS.
Meeting the liberturds half way.
Bezelel says
I’m currently waiting for the “Dear Leader” Rev. Imam hussein obola to make a press statement. We shall all be enlightened as to the fact that this whole affair had nothing to do with islam. Doncha feel better already?
Bezelel says
OK I listened to as much as I could stomach. “No definitive motives as yet” and another reminder about gun control. Was there an anti-muslim video being shown or a cartoon contest at the gay night club? What exactly could they have been doing that set him off? (rhetorical question). Not to make light of the suffering, but the liberal agenda has a major conflict of interest surfacing.
Richard Paulsen says
Media should limit its hate against Donald Trump. That and a spectacular burial of a boxing champion of muslim belief being paid respect by the President and a former President might have inspired. Of course the belief as well.
Oliver says
Cassius Clay WAS A DRAFT DODGER- AND -IN MY OPINIONJ-ANTI-AMERICAN.
He was offered a (basically) do nothing army stint- not fighting. he refused.
AND HE IS CALLED A HERO.
HE WAS-IN MY VIEW, A PIECE OF CRAP-PERHASP A GOOD BOXER, BUT- AGAIN MY NON PC VIEW- A PIECE OF SHIT.
I can see why Obama praised him.
And to the rest-right gun control. perhaps if one (or more patrons) had a gun, the carnage would have bene less.
more: the killer was a registered Dem. And Romney the Loser said Trump is ” trickle down racism”. I think we need trickle up common sense.
Missing in most “political leaders” and those who think thatb they are leaders and people of importnace (Kriston; Romney; McCain, etc) (Plus most of the Dems)
Richard Paulsen says
Senator Warren. Spewing hate. Attacking Donald Trump. Criticizing islamization instead might have hindered all these murdering.
Hope says
Yes, we have several nicknames for Granny Warren, as she tried to pass herself off as a Native American years ago, to get free college money from the government. We like to call her Faux-cahontis, Liawatha, and Chief Spreading Bull. She is a blatant communist and a danger to freedom of speech.
Oliver says
Hope–loved the names for Warren
SBJ says
For all the billions that the US spends on spy surveillance, they sure do a lousy job of catching bad guys. They’ve got no problem however, frisking young children or seniors at the airports.
Veritas says
It would be farcical if it wasn’t so serious.
As Robert often states, Islamic State told us they were going to do that and they did.
It appears therefore, rather bizarrely that IS are the ones telling the truth, even if it does support their warped agenda.
Look at the response from the established church, MSM and the various western Governments though. This tells a different story. Lies, subterfuge, deceit, obfuscation. And they are supposed to be on our side!
I’m beginning to see what the appear for potential Jihadis is. They all have a common purpose which anybody can read if they opened the Koran. Meanwhile we are constantly being told IS has nothing to do with Islam. What has to happen before they admit the truth?
Oliver says
Hopefully, the jihadist will kill some leading liberal9s) and/or their lame stream media cohorts.
THEN, MAYBE, THERE WILL BE A CHANGE OF DIRECTION.
gravenimage says
Orlando gay club jihad mass murderer was “person of interest” to FBI in 2013 and 2014
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There are too many of these murderous Muslim time-bombs to keep track of, as Robert Spencer notes.
How many more Omar Mateens are there out there?
More:
“He’s a known quantity,” the source said. “He’s been on the radar before.”
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Apparently not “known” enough, though…
More:
The gunman is said by the source to have been born in New York and to have been married for a time to a woman from New Jersey…
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We just heard on KCBS from the former father-in-law. Mateen used to abuse his wife. No surprise there…
More:
Seddique told NBC News that the sight of two men kissing angered his son.
“We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident. We weren’t aware of any action he is taking,” Seddique said. “We are in shock like the whole country.” Seddique added that the attack “has nothing to do with religion.”
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Lying sack of sh*t. How many non-Muslims who disapproved of gay men kissing would then go on to commit the worst shooting in American history?
More:
Florida incorporation papers indicate that a Seddique Mateen heads a non-profit organization, The Durand Jirga, Inc. The non-profit was formed in 2010 and is registered at the Port St. Lucie, Florida address where both the father and Omar Mateen appear to reside.
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A “Jirga” is an Islamic judicial counsel–these are especially common in Afghanistan. They interpret Shari’ah law, and are especially responsible for things like ordering “revenge” rapes and women to be stoned to death.
Yet more proof that Mateen was a devout Muslim.
More:
The law enforcement source says there is also no immediate indication that Omar Mateen had any direct connection to ISIS.
The source did not that ISIS recently declared online that its follower s should mount attacks to mark the approach of the holy month Ramadan….
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He didn’t need direct ties–just to act in the name of the Islamic State.
He also acted in the name of the Tsarnaev brothers, who bombed the Boston Marathon.
Guy Jones says
Obozo must be frustrated as hell — every time he waxes rhapsodic about how wonderful and “peaceful” and “tolerant” the ideology of “Submission” is, every time he engages in some public relations stunt to promote Islam as mainstream and non-antithetical to western, secular values and freedoms (e.g., hosting dinners; visiting mosques), some Muslim or Muslims go around and undermine his arguments by following the violent tenets of this vile ideology.
Oliver says
Obozo does no0t care. His goal- and he is succeeding- was and is to destroy the US.
And in his nedorsement of Clintoin, he said she will carry on .
More reasons to vote Trump
linnte says
The father Sadiqqe apologised APOLOGISED APPOLIGISED FOR THE MURDER OF FIFTY PEOPLE??? Unthinkable. Deport his lying ass!