Posts Tagged: Omar Mateen
When Mental Illness Becomes an Excuse for Terrorists
It was a warm afternoon in the Netherlands on May 5 as the country celebrated the 73rd anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation. Some had...
What Exactly Is Terrorism? Why Words Matter
It is a concept and a word that has shaped politics worldwide for decades, all the more since September 11: terrorism. But what does "terrorism" really...
Council on American-Islamic Relations Decries FBI Investigation of Election Day Terror Threats
Federal law enforcement officials reported concern Friday over vague threats of an Al Qaeda terrorist attack to disrupt Tuesday's US elections. Three states -- New York, Virginia and Texas -- were identified...
Disconnecting the Dots: Blurring the Lines
In my childhood, one of the fun games in the daily newspaper was a "connecting the dots" puzzle -- a simple system of drawing a line from...
Document Reveals Omar Mateen’s Father Tied to Radical Islamist Groups
The father of Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen has longstanding connections to prominent Islamist groups in the US, a document discovered by the Investigative Project on Terrorism...
Co-Worker of Orlando Terrorist Says His Warnings of Shooter’s Antisemitic, Racist Behavior Fell on Deaf Ears
A former co-worker of the Orlando massacre terrorist said his numerous warnings to his then employers of Omar Mateen’s repeated antisemitic, racist and violent slurs fell on...
CAIR Offers Terror Sympathizers and Misleading Rhetoric to Condemn Orlando Tragedy
In the wake of Sunday morning's devastating and monumental Islamist terrorist attack that killed 49 men and women at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the Council on American-Islamic Relations...
Why Can’t Obama Tell the Truth About the Orlando Attack and Radical Islam?
The massacre in Orlando by a self-proclaimed Islamist terrorist removes any doubt that the West or its allies have contained the radical jihadi movement. You wouldn't...
Mass Murder in Orlando: It’s Global Jihad, Stupid
Shouting “Allahu akbar,” a 29-year-old American citizen with roots in Afghanistan entered a Florida nightclub at 2 am on Sunday morning and committed what is...
