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Was Las Vegas shooter “radicalized”?
Bombthrowers ^ | 10/06/17 | Matthew Vadum

Posted on 10/06/2017 6:39:27 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony

Jihadist? Antifa? Neo-Nazi? Sheriff drops a bombshell then runs away

Las Vegas authorities now acknowledge mass murderer Stephen Paddock may have been “radicalized” before his bloody rampage Sunday at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival but they won’t say what species of radicalism the shooter may have embraced.

The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history has been cravenly transformed into anti-American propaganda by the Left, as Democrat commentators race to ghoulishly disparage white men, gun rights and the NRA, Republicans, and President Trump, blaming them for what otherwise looks like a Muslim terrorist atrocity. Islamic State continues to claim responsibility for the massacre. The terrorist group also claims Paddock converted to Islam six months ago and refers to him by a nom de guerre, Abu Abdul Barr al-Amriki. In Las Vegas Wednesday FBI Special Agent in Charge Aaron Rouse said, “We have found no evidence to this point to indicate terrorism, but this is an ongoing investigation. We’re going to look at all avenues, not close any.”


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: isis; lasvegas; nevada; paddockisis; radicalized; stephenpaddock; vegasshooter
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To: Sean_Anthony

Was he radicalized? Thus far there is scant evidence of that. Maybe we will see evidence of such a connection over time. Maybe not.

But this isn’t the first incident of a messed up sniper picking off people. Was Charles Whitman radicalized?

People on the left and right always want to politicize these events. I think it is entirely possible this guy’s motives had nothing to do with politics or religion.


21 posted on 10/06/2017 8:09:15 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Drew68

What is this radicalized BS? Somebody hypnotized him? BS if he did it then just a personal preference in the same manner as democrats are democratized.


22 posted on 10/06/2017 8:12:09 AM PDT by Bonemaker
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To: plain talk
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He obviously had some level of government assistance.

He had fully automatic rifles, not “bump stocks.”

The rifle with the bump stock was likely brought in the room by a FBI operative to assist in the attack on the private arms that the tyrants fear.

Useful idiots (some of them here) assisted in setting up the bump stock narrative.
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23 posted on 10/06/2017 8:15:18 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Fido969

“I think of this may be a false narrative designed to keep people quiet and from jumping to conclusions if they know a different answer might be hours away.”

I think he my have been radicalized. But, was it by Radical Islamists or domestic Hard Leftists remains to be seen.


24 posted on 10/06/2017 8:18:38 AM PDT by snoringbear (E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: Bonemaker

his FB friends & kids and their friends all appear to be liberals.


25 posted on 10/06/2017 8:22:16 AM PDT by KSCITYBOY (The media is corrupt)
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To: seawolf101
I know people that were taking meds and they were normal one minute and a few minutes later they were totally different, it was Jekyll and Hyde seriously.

The apparent planning and preparation for the massacre doesn't strike me as that type of impulsive act. I think this is more than some bipolar guy going nuts.

26 posted on 10/06/2017 8:30:43 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

This may be a bit of a long shot, but has anyone said where in the Phillipines Paddock’s girlfriend, Ms. Danley, is from? The southern islands of the Phillipine archipelago are home to the Islamist terror group Abu Sayyaf, one of the most committed and violent Islamic terrorist groups in existence. Islam is the second most widely practiced religion in the Phillipines at 10-11%, or about 10 million adherents.


27 posted on 10/06/2017 8:44:44 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Drew68

I have noticed the media is very not curious about his past political affiliations or history.

“Let’s see; not registered to vote, no campaign contributions, no online profile. Family says he wasn’t political. What do they have to go on?”

You go to anyplace he has lived, worked, played etc. You talk to the people that knew him.

I assure you the authorities know who he really is. At this point they are sitting on the information. I also find it odd that nothing from the authorities is leaking.


28 posted on 10/06/2017 8:48:55 AM PDT by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud-man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, CONSTITUTION WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: cpdiii
You go to anyplace he has lived, worked, played etc. You talk to the people that knew him.

Except the people they've talked to are saying he wasn't political. Most of them are in disbelief.

I assure you the authorities know who he really is. At this point they are sitting on the information. I also find it odd that nothing from the authorities is leaking.

Yeah, he was a nut case. Most mass shooters are. Very few of them are political or religious.

There's no conspiracy (except to those for whom everything is a conspiracy).

29 posted on 10/06/2017 9:04:00 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: ManHunter
This may be a bit of a long shot, but has anyone said where in the Phillipines Paddock’s girlfriend, Ms. Danley, is from? The southern islands of the Phillipine archipelago are home to the Islamist terror group Abu Sayyaf, one of the most committed and violent Islamic terrorist groups in existence.

Like the vast majority of Filipinos, Marilou Danley is Catholic.

30 posted on 10/06/2017 9:08:27 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: editor-surveyor
The rifle with the bump stock was likely brought in the room by a FBI operative to assist in the attack on the private arms that the tyrants fear.

I see you're living up to your tagline again.

31 posted on 10/06/2017 9:09:29 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

While it’s true that about 80 percent of the Phillipine population is Catholic, how do you know that Danley is Catholic? I wasn’t able to find mention of her religion anywhere.


32 posted on 10/06/2017 10:13:18 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: ManHunter
While it’s true that about 80 percent of the Phillipine population is Catholic, how do you know that Danley is Catholic? I wasn’t able to find mention of her religion anywhere.

Las Vegas Shooter Sent Girlfriend Marilou Danley Away to Spare Her, Sisters Say


33 posted on 10/06/2017 1:02:40 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

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Unlike you, I’m living up to demonstrated reality.

May your chains rest lightly...
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34 posted on 10/06/2017 3:31:52 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: ManHunter

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Don’t tease Drew with the 68 IQ.
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35 posted on 10/06/2017 3:35:19 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: .45 Long Colt

At 23:50 he says “Steve said” and then quickly blurs the issue, realizing that he was admitting that he had talked to Steve. She didn’t catch this.


36 posted on 10/14/2017 2:47:26 PM PDT by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus?)
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To: .45 Long Colt

Do mass shooters usually have people that they love? It seems to me that they are usually twisted loaners, even killing those close to them. Steve clearly cared about his mother, and it looks like others too. He was known to have cared about his mother. Men who are evil often seem to have mother issues.


37 posted on 10/14/2017 2:50:55 PM PDT by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus?)
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