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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Mon Jun 20, 2016, 08:02 AM Jun 2016

The killer pledging allegiance to ISIS will be removed from the released transcript of his 911 call [View all]

Authorities have previously said that during three conversations with a 911 dispatcher, Mateen pledged allegiance to ISIS' leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Mateen allegedly also said he admired the brothers who bombed the 2013 Boston Marathon, describing them as his "homeboys," as well as Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, a 22-year-old Palestinian-American from the same town as Mateen who carried out a suicide attack in Syria.

Abu-Salha carried out the bombing on behalf of Al-Nusra Front, a terrorist rival of ISIS.

When asked what was being left out of the transcript, Lynch said would not help to "further proclaim this individual's pledges of allegiance to terrorist groups and further his propaganda."

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/orlando-nightclub-massacre/fbi-release-transcript-orlando-killer-s-calls-police-n595256

Shouldn't a transcript reflect what the person actually said?

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The killer pledging allegiance to ISIS will be removed from the released transcript of his 911 call [View all] oberliner Jun 2016 OP

I think it's a really bad move. Everyone already is aware of the facts you mention cali Jun 2016 #1

Lynch is religious and seeks to protect religion so that religion can continue to harm LGBT Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #7

I didn't know that. Thanks for the information. cali Jun 2016 #9

Her answers about the drug war and cannabis reform were also entirely faith based and Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #11

I think this is unfair libel of her. The real motive, which they won't admit, is that Yo_Mama Jun 2016 #17

Attempting to avoid inspiring other Jihadist attacks. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #2

Yes, I think you're right. n/t Yo_Mama Jun 2016 #16

So now the authorities are being overly "politically correct"? FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #3

Free Republic is that way. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #18

No, it shouldn't. I agree with the decision not to give him a permanent platform pnwmom Jun 2016 #4

It's already out there. And his permanent platform is the slaughter of 49 cali Jun 2016 #5

agreed, its common knowledge already. This just looks stupid Amishman Jun 2016 #6

In the age of social media and instant communication cali Jun 2016 #8

This is very similar to the UC merced stabber also had a manifesto Jesus Malverde Jun 2016 #13

Why release any part of the transcript then? oberliner Jun 2016 #15

That is some sweet Memory Holin' AngryAmish Jun 2016 #10

1984 B2G Jun 2016 #12

This is insane melman Jun 2016 #14