Posted on 01/07/2017 9:01:57 AM PST by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Pictured in handcuffs: Fort Lauderdale military vet and ISIS obsessive is led to his cell after it's revealed he had gone AWOL several times during service and was investigated for child porn
The suspected gunman who authorities believe shot dead five people and injured six after opening fire in Fort Lauderdale International airport had gone AWOL several times while serving in the military and was investigated for child pornography, authorities have said.
Esteban Santiago, a 26-year-old Iraq war veteran, was taken into custody and was pictured in handcuffs Saturday as police led him to the Broward County Main Jail, where he is held on suspicion of murder. Police believe he flew out of Anchorage, Alaska on a 9:52 pm Delta flight and checked his gun during the flight. Santiago loaded his gun in the airport bathroom before silently and indiscriminately shooting victims in the baggage claim area in Terminal 2 on Friday about 1 pm, officials said.
The Army vet was getting psychological treatment, according to his brother, who said he didn't know precisely what the captured man was getting treated for. His family also said Santiago had been acting strangely after returning from Iraq.
FBI investigators have not ruled out terrorism as a reason for the attack, a special agent at the bureau's office in Miami said Saturday. They were set to pursue 'every angle' to try to determine the motive behind the deadly attack. The bureau believes Santiago came to Fort Lauderdale to carry out the attack but chose it without any specific reason. Investigators haven't identified any triggers so far. Santiago is expected to appear in federal court Monday.
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Yep, Obama’s Army.
The Truth About Esteban Santiago and the Fort Lauderdale Shooting
by Stephan Molyneux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_kGrcGeVVU
But when did he convert to Islam? How often did he attend the mosque that was only 1.6 miles from where he lived? When was theh last time he visited it?
I disagree. If somebody voluntarily walks into an FBI office and tells the agents he is being forced to fight for ISIS as this guy did, I think he should immediately be placed on the no fly list.
I did not say anything about the unconstitutional no-fly list. But since you brought it up- tell me again how the state can deprive someone of their freedoms w/o adjudication by court of law? Or are we now living behind some iron curtain?
Watch list? I am fine with that. We need to put 90% of our leftist politicians on that one, and about 30% of all others.... But still, cannot deprive them of rights w/o due process- and that means a judge and jury.
I guess he converted when he started growing his murderer beard; I wouldn’t be surprised if he never set foot in a mosque (too easy to keep under surveillance) and did all his crap online.
Which is even easier to keep under surveillance.
It is, but I don’t think that is as clear to the perps.
The constitutionality of that list is not my point. I personally think it should be unconstitutional for our gubmint to keep a secret list like this, but apparently I am wrong on this as the secret “no fly” list not only exists but has hundreds of American citizens on it along with thousands of foreigners. My point is that since we have such a list with people that are on it by mistake or for much weaker reasons, this guy should have definitely been on it as soon as he told the FBI that he was being forced to fight for ISIS. I wonder how many other people in the country the FBI knows are probably dangerous and more or less leaves alone?
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2015/09/09/8-ways-can-end-up-on-no-fly-list.html
That’s just it, if the FBI “knows” that someone is dangerous, then they need to investigate, charge or commit as the case may be (lawful adjudication via due process), but no star chamber actions in my country thank you, even if it “works” to prevent a crime.
No compromise on our rights and due process.
Yes, I am a bit stubborn on this topic.
I agree with you on the secret list thing. It is plainly anti liberty, big gubmint BS. My point is that if they have that secret list anyways, they should have used it in this case. It just does not get much more clear cut than a guy walking into the local FBI office and telling them that he has to fight for ISIS. I cannot think of a reason for them failing to put this guy on that list. It is not as if they did not list him because they care about freedom/constitutional rights. The FBI and most other feds simply do not care about any of that as demonstrated by their actions in recent years.
Understand- it’s kind of like, “well, since you stole that item, you may as well use it....”.
Pretty much. I personally would like to see it go away and the gubmint go back to abiding by the rule of law.
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