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WATCH/READ: William Barr’s Disturbing Statement on the NAS Pensacola Atrocity
DB Daily Update ^ | David Blackmon

Posted on 01/14/2020 5:34:41 AM PST by EyesOfTX

What’s it been – six weeks since the killings took place? Hey, better late than never. – The U.S. Justice Department finally got around to formally announcing what any thinking person knew from the moment we heard about it: That the December 6 mass murder by a Saudi national at NAS Pensacola was act of Islamic terrorism.

Attorney General William Barr held a press conference on Monday to announce the results of the crack FBI Dumpster Fire team’s intrepid investigation. Here is a clip from Mr. Barr’s disturbing statement followed by a transcript of his remarks:

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For those of you who still like to read stuff, here is a full transcript of the Attorney General’s remarks [emphasis added]:

Good afternoon, and thank you for coming.

We are here to discuss the results of the investigation into the shooting that occurred on Dec. 6, 2019 at Pensacola Naval Air Station.

Joining me today are David Bowdich, Deputy Director of the FBI; John Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Michael Sherwin, Associate Deputy Attorney General for National Security; Rachel Rojas, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Field Office in Jacksonville, Florida; and Larry Keefe, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

I want to thank the FBI and the other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies involved in responding to and investigating the incident for their rapid and excellent work. Many people worked long hours through the holidays, and I am grateful for their diligence and commitment to seeing this through. You will be hearing from Deputy Director Bowdich shortly about the details of the FBI investigative work, which was superb.

In considering this case, we have to remember that there are thousands of allied pilots and other military personnel receiving training on military bases throughout the United States. These military partnerships are critically important to the United States. The Royal Saudi Air Force, which flies American-made aircraft, is an important military partner, and has long had a training relationship with us.

On Dec. 6, 2nd Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a member of the Royal Saudi Air Force, entered a building on the grounds of Pensacola Naval Air Station and killed three U.S. sailors and severely wounded eight other Americans. Alshamrani was killed during the attack.

This was an act of terrorism.

The evidence shows that the shooter was motivated by jihadist ideology. During the course of the investigation, we learned that the shooter posted a message on social media on Sept. 11 of last year that said: “the countdown has begun.” Over Thanksgiving weekend, he visited the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. He also posted other anti-American, anti-Israeli, and jihadi messages on social media, and did so two hours before his attack at the naval base.

Early reports indicated that the shooter arrived at the site, accompanied by other Saudi cadets, who took video of the attack as it unfolded. These reports turned out not to be accurate. The shooter arrived by himself. Other Saudi cadets happened to be in the area and, after the attack began, they took some videos of the resulting commotion. They fully cooperated in the investigation, as did the other Saudi cadets who were interviewed by the FBI at Pensacola and at additional bases across the country.

After Alshamrani entered the building and cased the facility, he proceeded to walk around shooting down his unarmed victims in cold blood.

During and after this heinous attack, there were many specific acts of courage, and I want to draw special attention to two U.S. Marines: Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Maisel and Staff Sgt. Samuel Mullins.

They were outside the building when they heard gunfire and, although unarmed, they ran into the building to confront the shooter. Their only weapon was a fire extinguisher that they had pulled off the wall as they ran toward the gunfire. Who but the Marines?

Although they were unable to engage the shooter, they helped save many lives by performing CPR and other medical aid on the victims.

I would also like to mention the heroic acts of Navy Airman Ryan Blackwell. The shooter shot Airman Blackwell five times, yet Ryan still managed to jump on top of a fellow sailor to keep her from being shot. He further assisted other students and helped them escape, all while taking additional fire from the shooter. Airman Blackwell’s heroic acts also saved countless lives that day.

We are grateful as well for the bravery of the base personnel and local law enforcement responders who initially arrived at the scene and engaged the shooter.

I would also like to address the cooperation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gave complete and total support for our counter-terrorism investigation, and ordered all Saudi trainees to fully cooperate. This assistance was critical to helping the FBI determine whether anyone assisted the shooter in the attack.

While there was no evidence of assistance or pre-knowledge of the attack by other members of the Saudi military (or any other foreign nationals) who are training in the United States, we did learn of derogatory material possessed by 21 members of the Saudi military who are training here in the United States.

Seventeen had social media containing some jihadi or anti-American content. However, there was no evidence of any affiliation or involvement with any terrorist activity or group. Fifteen individuals (including some of the 17 just mentioned) had had some kind of contact with child pornography. While one of these individuals had a significant number of such images, all the rest had one or two images, in most cases posted in a chat room by someone else or received over social media.

The relevant U.S. Attorneys offices independently reviewed each of the 21 cases involving derogatory information and determined that none of them would, in the normal course, result in federal prosecution.

However, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia determined that this material demonstrated conduct unbecoming an officer in the Saudi Royal Air Force and Royal Navy and the 21 cadets have been dis-enrolled from their training curriculum in the U.S. military and will be returning to Saudi Arabia (later today).

The Kingdom has assured me that it will review each of these cases under their code of military justice and criminal code. The Kingdom has also agreed that we will have full access to anyone we want to interview in Saudi Arabia and any documents relevant to our investigation. Indeed, it has already been providing documents. Further, the Kingdom has assured us that, if we later decide to charge any of those being sent back to Saudi Arabia in connection with this counterterrorism investigation, it will return them for trial.

We appreciate Saudi Arabia’s cooperation in this case.

Finally, I want to address an issue regarding the shooter’s phones.

The shooter possessed two Apple iPhones, seen on posters here.

Within one day of the shooting, the FBI sought and received court authorization based on probable cause to search both phones in an effort to run down all leads and figure out with whom the shooter was communicating.

During the gunfight with first responders, the shooter disengaged long enough to place one of the phones on the floor and shoot a single round into the device. It also appears the other phone was damaged.

Our experts at the FBI crime lab were able to fix both damaged phones so they are operational.

However, both phones are engineered to make it virtually impossible to unlock them without the password. It is very important to know with whom and about what the shooter was communicating before he died.

We have asked Apple for their help in unlocking the shooter’s iPhones. So far Apple has not given us any substantive assistance. This situation perfectly illustrates why it is critical that investigators be able to get access to digital evidence once they have obtained a court order based on probable cause. We call on Apple and other technology companies to help us find a solution so that we can better protect the lives of Americans and prevent future attacks.

With that, I will turn things over to Deputy Director Bowdich.

[End]

Several things about this statement are highly disturbing:

How likely do you really think it is that several fellow Saudi training pilots with no affiliation with the shooter just happened to be right there, ready and able to film the killings while making zero effort to intervene, later posting their video on social media? Quite the coincidence there. Of the 21 Saudi trainees being tossed out of the program, were these filmers among them? So we had 15 Saudi trainees at NAS Pensacola alone trafficking in kiddie porn? That seems like a bit of an epidemic, doesn’t it? Seventeen of these trainees were jihadis? At a single base? This screams out for major reforms to the pre-screening process. The people who run Apple are scum, plain and simple. Refusing to assist this investigation despite the existence of a court order is indefensible. At any rate, it’s wonderful that Mr. Barr and his plodding DOJ finally got around to telling us what we knew from the beginning: that this atrocity, like so many others, was motivated by Islam. But the rest of this statement raises more questions than it provides satisfactory answers.

That is all.


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1 posted on 01/14/2020 5:34:41 AM PST by EyesOfTX
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To: EyesOfTX

Until we see and treat Islam and its proponents as terrorism and terrorists, our nation and the world will continue to suffer because of our (the West’s) denial and ignorance.


2 posted on 01/14/2020 5:44:16 AM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: EyesOfTX

Roger Stone would be serving near life if had 1 child pedo picture on his phone. Not charging these perps for that is very odd. Bagpipe Bill has some explaining to do here.


3 posted on 01/14/2020 5:46:40 AM PST by lodi90
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To: EyesOfTX
OK just after the attack the FBI announced that they were treating it as a terrorism attack and were acting accordingly. The National Security Advisor said he presumed it was terrorism. The local Congressman called it a terrorism attack. Everybody who read about it assumed it was terrorism. What took Barr so long?

And while we're on the subject, if these are Saudi Air Force pilots then why are they training with the Navy? Wouldn't they be going through the Air Force pilot pipeline?

4 posted on 01/14/2020 5:48:07 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: EyesOfTX

There is a difference between “refusing to help” and “not providing any substantive assistance”. If they had made strong encryption, they might very well be cooperating, but, can’t break the code either. You are attributing malice where it might not exist.


5 posted on 01/14/2020 5:49:33 AM PST by coloradan (The Enemy Media isn't chartered to inform but rather to advance the interests of certain elites.)
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To: JesusIsLord

“We have asked Apple for their help in unlocking the shooter’s iPhones. So far Apple has not given us any substantive assistance. This situation perfectly illustrates why it is critical that investigators be able to get access to digital evidence once they have obtained a court order based on probable cause. We call on Apple and other technology companies to help us find a solution so that we can better protect the lives of Americans and prevent future attacks.”

No change since the Fraud’s BFFs killed 14 in San Bernadino in 2015.

I recall a lot of freepers defending Apple back then.

Still feel the same?


6 posted on 01/14/2020 5:52:59 AM PST by treetopsandroofs
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To: treetopsandroofs

If it’s good encryption and they used a long, strong password, there isn’t much Apple can do other than try every single possible password, which can take thousands of years.


7 posted on 01/14/2020 6:11:09 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election.)
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To: EyesOfTX

It seems as though Barr is turning out to be a big POS then Sessions I guess I owe him many more months until that conclusion is settled. No really Bob get to work. Justice delayed is a presidency denied. AG Barr is fat joke.


8 posted on 01/14/2020 6:16:10 AM PST by datricker (Cut Taxes Repeal ACA Deport DACA - Americans First, Build the Wall, Lock her up MAGA!)
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To: treetopsandroofs

Yes. In total encryption is a good thing, this shooters contacts will show up eventually. The 5 eyes countries have proven they will work around electronic personal privacy for each other with the a tiny quark of a justification, or no justification at all when the political heat is on.

The encryption will only get stronger, law enforcement has to get around being butt hurt that everyone feels the need to use it.


9 posted on 01/14/2020 6:16:49 AM PST by protoconservative
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

In 2015 after San Bernadino, many, here also, wanted Apple to make a back door in case it was needed to break potential terrorists’ encryption.

The Fraud was against the idea at the time, to protect his BFFs’ and his operations against America.

Many here were, too.


10 posted on 01/14/2020 6:18:59 AM PST by treetopsandroofs
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To: treetopsandroofs

As I recall, Apple offered to unlock the phones for the government to have full access but the government is demanding that Apple give them the technology to unlock any phone.
Big difference and I am still with Apple.


11 posted on 01/14/2020 6:30:34 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: ArtDodger

“As I recall, Apple offered to unlock the phones for the government to have full access”

The FBI first asked the National Security Agency to break into the phone, but they were unable to since they only had knowledge of breaking into other devices that are commonly used by criminals, and not iPhones.[19] As a result, the FBI asked Apple Inc. to create a new version of the phone’s iOS operating system that could be installed and run in the phone’s random access memory to disable certain security features that Apple refers to as “GovtOS”. Apple declined due to its policy which required it to never undermine the security features of its products. The FBI responded by successfully applying to a United States magistrate judge, Sheri Pym, to issue a court order, mandating Apple to create and provide the requested software.[20] The order was not a subpoena, but rather was issued under the All Writs Act of 1789.[21][22] The court order, called In the Matter of the Search of an Apple iPhone Seized During the Execution of a Search Warrant on a Black Lexus IS300, California License Plate 35KGD203, was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[23][24][25]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93Apple_encryption_dispute


12 posted on 01/14/2020 6:35:47 AM PST by treetopsandroofs
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To: ArtDodger

As I recall, Apple offered to unlock the phones for the government to have full access but the government is demanding that Apple give them the technology to unlock any phone.
Big difference and I am still with Apple.

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...and you can’t tell me that NSA can’t get them what they need. Maybe the FBI can’t, but this is national security. They called it terrorism early on. It seems more like they are just building their case up for that back door.


13 posted on 01/14/2020 6:36:44 AM PST by z3n
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To: treetopsandroofs

As I said, Apple offered to unlock the phone for the FBI but was not interested in giving them the ability to unlock ANY phone.


14 posted on 01/14/2020 6:46:25 AM PST by ArtDodger
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However, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia determined that this material demonstrated conduct unbecoming an officer in the Saudi Royal Air Force and Royal Navy and the 21 cadets have been dis-enrolled from their training curriculum in the U.S. military and will be returning to Saudi Arabia (later today).

Anyone have any idea what might happen now to these chaps?

15 posted on 01/14/2020 6:53:55 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: EyesOfTX

Why did the bagpiper not send them to Gizmo? None of them have diplomatic immunity, and they all committed serious crimes from child born to terrorism. Deep State Barr at it again


16 posted on 01/14/2020 7:50:14 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: EyesOfTX

What a worthless AG. Starts off complimenting Saudi Arabia and how important they are, tells a few stories of How brave individuals were. Makes excuses for all the other Saudis. Thanks the Saudis again and hands it off to bowditch who Begins by thanking the Saudis. We’re so screwed


17 posted on 01/14/2020 7:55:15 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: EyesOfTX

And of course, he found time to bitch about Apple for not putting the back door in phones for the government.


18 posted on 01/14/2020 7:55:51 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: treetopsandroofs

I sure do feel the same about Apple. Thank God for their tough security. The problem is not Apple iPhones that the government cannot get into, the problem in both of those cases is the government letting moslem goon terrorists into America.

Typical government and sheep bullshit. The terror attacks happen because of their policies, and they turn around and deflect and try to blame Apple


19 posted on 01/14/2020 7:58:29 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: treetopsandroofs

That push is not to fight terrorism. It’s to do one thing, and one thing only, and that is further the government’s goal of absolute Mass surveillance over the American people. They claim to own literally every electronic communication in existence, and now they want access to your physical handset also.

And it is not being done to fight terrorism, it’s done to amass information and political power like the coup just showed us.


20 posted on 01/14/2020 8:09:12 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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