Wednesday
Jun152016
TV Producer Speaks To Omar Mateen During Attack
MATEEN CALLED LOCAL NEWS, POSTED ON FACEBOOK
Florida killer Omar Mateen called 911 during the massacre, and later a producer at CNN affiliate News 13 in Orlando. According to this interview with the producer, Mateen identified himself as the shooter, spoke in a foreign language at first, then declared in English that he was acting out of allegiance to ISIS.
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-leaves-policy-rate-unchanged-lowers-outlook-for-increases-1466013979
The Federal Reserve held short-term interest rates steady and officials lowered projections of how much they’ll raise them in the coming years, signs that persistently slow economic growth and low inflation are forcing the central bank to rethink how fast it can lift borrowing costs. Wednesday’s moves marked a stark reversal from just a few weeks ago, when several Fed officials, including Chairwoman Janet Yellen, dropped strong hints they might raise rates in June or July. Instead, she emphasized the central bank’s uncertainty about when they’ll act and where rates are headed.
That was my mistake which I corrected in the story.The guy said he was just guessing it was arabic. He said it was a foreign language that he did not recognize.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/orlando-shooter-raised-suspicion-at-gun-shops-1466037291
Omar Mateen visited a gun shop in Jensen Beach, Fla., about five or six weeks ago. His request: heavy-duty body armor—rated IIIA, the sort typically used by law enforcement—and bulk ammunition. Employees declined to sell Mateen bulk ammunition, turning him away. Mateen “just seemed very odd,” said Robbie Abell, the co-owner of the store. “The questions he was asking [about body armor] were not the normal questions a normal person would be asking.” Within the past week or so, Mateen visited another gun store on two occasions and purchased two weapons.
http://gawker.com/omar-mateen-wanted-to-know-if-the-pulse-shooting-was-tr-1782109251
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/16/cia-orlando-shooter-omar-mateen-isis-pulse-nightclub-attack