(CNSNews.com) -- U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch made no mention of radical Islam in her remarks about the June 12 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, instead blaming “hatred and intolerance” in American society for the nation's deadliest mass shooting.
In a 9-1-1 call to Orlando Police, shooter Omar Mateen - a 29-year-old Muslim who killed 49 people and wounded 53 others - described himself as an “Islamic soldier” and said he had pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
But the transcripts of Mateen’s calls during the shooting spree, which Lynch released to the public on Monday morning, were missing his references to Islam, and the portion of the call where Mateen pledged allegiance to ISIS was edited out.
However, after a public outcry, the full transcripts were released by the FBI late Monday afternoon.
Lynch made no specific mention of Mateen’s reference to the radical Islamic terrorist group and said investigators may never pinpoint a single motive for the bloody attack, although she did refer to the shooting as "clearly an act of terror and an act of hate."
She added that "our most effective response to terror and hatred is compassion, unity and love."
“The message of Orlando that I have seen today – and what the American people have seen in the wake of this horrific assault – is a message of determination to remove hatred and intolerance from our midst...,” Lynch said.
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The conflict of interest in this country is stifling.Our elite has been put in a position in which decisions they make directly impact THEIR bank accounts.How can politicians think or act objectively when they have so much to gain or lose financially based on their decisions?
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to see the Administration is covering up that the Orlando attack was an Islamic murder rampage on Americans. Lynch and Obama are trying to divide America even farther by claiming anything but.
ReplyDeleteIn reality Americans are tolerant, peace-loving people but Muslims are not.
If blame is your game, who do you "blame" for the Charleston, SC attacks? The Sandy Hook attacks? The Aurora attacks?
ReplyDeleteNot all but many of our superiors, I mean leaders are baby boomers. Little weed and love went a long way. Maybe they feel like everyone is lovable or perhaps they are still smoking.
ReplyDeleteWhat gets me is that all the conservatives said this was a fair women.
Like the FBI director, guess his integrity is not as important as his career.
1:52 they didn't praise 'ALLAH' and 'Radical Islamic" cause. You are talking about Those incidents then blame 'Mental Health' and not proper storage of weapons. You are mixing apples and oranges.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone die at that event in Orlando?
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