Authorities generally remain in denial about jihad, despite testimony of this kind. They never seem to ask themselves why what they dismiss as a misunderstanding and twisting of the genuine Islamic doctrine of jihad became so widely accepted among so many Muslims.
“Handwritten statement from Orlando nightclub shooter’s wife details preparations, ‘I knew the time to attack the club was close,'” by Jessica Chia, New York Daily News, January 6, 2018:
Omar Mateen’s wife told FBI agents she knew her husband was going to attack the Pulse nightclub after he spoke about jihad, visited a shooting range, and scouted his target in the months leading up to the mass shooting, according to a handwritten statement.
Hours after Mateen was shot dead by police inside the Orlando nightclub where he killed 49 people on June 12, 2016, Noor Salman wrote the 12-page statement while she was questioned without a lawyer.
“I knew when he left the house he was going to Orlando to attack the Pulse nightclub,” Salman said in the released statement obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.
Noor Salman wrote the 12-page statement while she was questioned without a lawyer on June 12, 2016, just hours after the Pulse nightclub attack.
Salman, who was charged with aiding her husband and providing support to a foreign terrorist organization along with obstructing justice last year, has pleaded not guilty.
Her lawyers are fighting the use of the statement during her trial on the grounds that she was not read her Miranda rights while she was in custody.
About one week before shooting, Salman said she and her husband drove around City Place and Pulse nightclub with the windows down. On both occasions, Mateen made comments about the public response to a club being attacked.
When she caught him looking at the Pulse nightclub website, he told her, “This is my target,” Salman recounted.
They also visited Disney, during which Mateen reportedly said, “What would make people more upset? An attack on Downtown Disney or a club?”
When she caught him looking at the Pulse nightclub website, he told her, “This is my target,” Salman recounted. She said, “I knew that the time to attack the club was close.”
Mateen also went to a shooting range “a lot” and spent a significant amount of money on clothes and gifts for her and her son in the days leading up to the shooting, Salman said. He also bought a rifle and ammunition.
Mateen, who watched beheading videos and visited extremist websites for two years and vocalized his anger regarding the treatment of Muslims in the Middle East, said “if he did jihad everybody would know who he is,” according to Salman….
SaipanSam says
I really am reading about ‘Miranda Rights’???
When in God’s name will we start dealing with truths and realities, and not the rights of those attempting to kill us
We’re at war. Treat these animals like combatants.
Treat the liberals who enable these animals like the traitors they are
StellaSaidSo says
50 people died, including her demented husband, because she did not speak up.
And she has the audacity to plead ‘Not Guilty’.
How many more of these vipers are we nursing in our generous, tolerant, foolish bosom?
mortimer says
WHAT A MODEL CITIZEN!
She knew Americans would die, but did NOTHING to defend the lives of her fellow citizens!
How many traitors like her can the US import before the country becomes BERZERKISTAN?
CRUSADER says
This should make her out as an “accomplice” to crime.
Tony says
Why are you so surprised she is a Molsem and all Molsems hate CHRISTIANS.
christianblood says
Hollywood+ISIS=Satan
Liberalism+Islamism=Satan
gravenimage says
Uh…Hollywood is not murdering people. Nor do all Hollywood movies glorify wrongdoing. Many are actually inspirational, such as The Martian.
christianblood says
gravenimage
ISIS is product of Islam and Hollywood is product of Liberalism.
Hollywood and ISIS represent Liberalism and Islam respectively
and they are the two sides of the same SATANIC coin!
ISIS murders through observable violent bloodshed and physical violence, Hollywood murders (subversively) through cultural and civilizational genocide destroying common sense, bringing in destructive moral relativism, eliminating marriage institution and the family unit and causing extreme demographic crisis. Hollywood paves the way for the eventual takeover of its twin Evil, ISIS. Hollywood is actually much more dangerous than ISIS as its very subtle in its social destruction and extremely subversive too.
LeftisruiningCanada says
And we all know who runs Hollywood……
Alice says
demented thinking.
john spielman says
well I believe it is NOT demented thinking BUT truly EVIL and demonic thinking! for violence by demented people is excused because they have organic brain disease , but both of these peRps are EVIL
Yokel says
But at least she was not a traitor, she didn’t betray any Muslims.
[sarc off]
Karen says
He was angry about the treatment of Muslims in the ME? Well, who runs the ME?
“if he did jihad everybody would know who he is,” according to Salman….”
No; horror of his murderous act will remain. But his name will die. Already he’s become just another nameless, faceless killer among a mass of murderous jihad scum.
Timothy Micheal McAlee, Sr. G.eD. says
Right Now, he is sitting, in a Place, that is very Hot & is highly uncomfortable & wishes, that One of the departed Souls, who is sitting across from him, on the Heavingly side, of the golf, would somehow, take a Sop & douse his Tongue, with water, for his condition is unbearable! His 2nd wish, will be that, someone, on the Good side, of the Gulf, could Rise from the Dead & warn the People, like his family members, that this Place of Torment really exists & then they would change their WAYS & NOT COME HERE!!! And, the Lord Jesus stated, “No! They will NOT BELIEVE, EVEN IF SOMEONE, WERE TO RISE, FROM THE DEAD! Butt, no one can cross over, because, of a deep GAP, separating the two sides…butt, he is NOT IN HELL YET! That, will come upon the Return, of Our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ… Hell, is so Hot, that it destroys the Soul & Spirit, of an Individual, forever… Read: John 3:16..& 1Tim 3:16… & REPENT OF YOUR SINS, “FOR WE HAVE ALL SINNED & FALLEN SHORT, OF THE GLORY, OF GOD”!!! From a Contrite Heart, ask GOD, FOR HIS FORGIVENESS, thru HIS SON JESUS CHRIST & YOU SHALL BE SAVED! Time is Short, do it Today!!! You’ll be Glad YOU DID! AMEN…
Kepha says
Amen, I recognize Jesus’ own parable form Luke 16.
WPM says
She knew what her husband was going to do and did nothing not even a phone call to the police after he left with the guns and ammo to go to the club. The answer to your question how many more vipers are we nursing in our generous ,tolerant foolish bosom, too many. The Western world needs to put a stop of all immigration from Moslems to the Western world ASP. It is time the Moslem world took in their own tired poor huddle masses yearning to rape , murder and pillage all around them into submission!
mortimer says
Anyone under surveillance as a JIHAD suspect, should take monthly LIE DETECTOR TESTS to determine whether they are planning to attack Americans.
If they do not pass the lie detector interview, they should be forced to wear a GPS bracelet so police can track them.
gravenimage says
Why should we have to spend huge amounts of taxpayer money on monitoring those who want to kill us? Deport, deport, deport.
Tony says
I agree. Let the Moslem countries take back all their scum sick, tired, huddled, killers, rapists struggling to do more of the same. But do it in your country not my CHRISTIAN country.
Bodega says
I have not seen an estimate of the number of male Muslims in the US I have not seen a number for the number of Muslims,, men and women, who practice Islam at the level of carrying out Jihad…or any other level, to be truthful. I no longer know the number of Muslim “towns” “camps” set up as “home bases” or number of cities that “welcome” Muslims with open arms The number of churches that aid and abet the Muslim cause by aiding and abetting room, board and food to new immigres’ is unknown to me.
I did read that Islam will be the second most Popular Religion in the USA by 2040 due to unfettered population growth of the Muslims.
I wonder how many people know this information and are not telling Mr Trump and his people. It would do little good to discuss this the the DOJ.
gravenimage says
Muslims still make up less than 1% of the population in the United States. It just seems like so much more…
Leon Degney says
They seem to be more because they cause so much trouble and squark about their “rights” the loudest.
CRUSADER says
This notion of JIHAD fits right into Robert Spencer’s new book being worked on….
….tracing the legacy of JIHAD from inception to now….
Timothy Micheal McAlee, Sr. G.eD. says
These Muslim fanatics, like Rep. Kieth Ellison, believe that “allah”, will Reward them with 72 Virgins & they could Not be more wrong! Mohammad was a Dyslexic & misread the Quran! It says, “with 27 Virgins, will I Reward You, Butt You won’t know, if they are Male, or female, until you get here Suckers”!!! The Lord Jesus had spoke about all this, just over 2000 years ago, before there ever was a Muhammad, “allah” or Satan’s Do, or Die, Death Book, a.k.a. The Qur’an! In The Holy Bible, The Lord Jesus stated, “In the Latter Days, (NOW)!, A People will Rise Up & will kill You, Persecute You and will do all manner, of Evil against YOU, FOR MY NAMESAKE, thinking that, they are doing GOD A FAVOR”!!! “BUT, FEAR NOT, FOR I AM WITH YOU”! Read John 3:16 & REPENT, of YOUR SINS NOW, FOR YOUR SALVATION IS NEAR YOU!!! Again, I say, “REPENT”!!!
melek-ric says
Surely, being a real Muslima with a firm understanding of the true meaning of Islam, she would have assumed that when her husband referred to jihad he simply meant “personal development”, or perhaps was referencing his determination to get to the gym more regularly. That beastly mass shooting business? Completely out of character and of course, nothing to do with Islam.
utis says
Whether they are training immigrants for citizenship or just for refugee status, the authorities must train them about being “an accessory before or after the fact.” Just so they don’t believe they can just ignore cousin Achmed’s or uncle Ali’s rantings and other suspicious behavior. Responsibility for a crime you could stop with just a private phone call is (or used to be) part of American culture.
Christian says
She should be held accountable!!
Thomas Kimball says
The FBI should be charged with aiding a terrorist organization and obstruction of justice! They knew about this guy and did nothing! And this is just one example of FBI complicity in these situations! They were warned by embry riddle flight school that they had a group of foreign students who didn’t care to learn about take offs or landings only how to fly once they where in the air and these were the guys who flew into the twin towers on 9/11. Can these people really be this stupid?
Guy Forester says
Phil Haney retired from DHS due to his being stymied and sidelined in his efforts to track and prevent jihad attacks here in the US. He was ordered by the BHO administration to not only stop doing this, but to destroy all of his notes.
Unfortunately, the DHS and DOJ are still full of BHO and GWB era appointees and hires that refuse to recognize the threats that we face from Islam. Add to that the current appointees by DJT do not seem very motivated to help clear the swamp. I think that just as in the DOD and military apparatus, most are interested in a salary, perks, and an inflated retirement courtesy of you and I the working stiffs.
abad says
Deport Salman back to Syria.
She is a very dangerous Muslima.
Karen says
Yes, deport after serving whatever prison time she might get. And, if she has somehow managed to get citizenship, it should be stripped.
LeftisruiningCanada says
That this statement was written without a lawyer strikes me as odd, but if it’s reliable then this woman is surely guilty and probably a risk to the USA (especially if she marries another muslim), whatever the surrounding circumstances might be.
Guy Forester says
She may have thought that cooperating would get her off the hook. At the very least, she needs to have her citizenship removed and get deported.
Whats2tolerate says
Maybe she knows some other devout brothers and sisters of the faith and identified them? I hope the FBI got something valuable from her. How come she’s not wearing the veil? The testimony she gave is slam dunk incriminating. Strange case.
Kepha says
A risk to the USA, and anyone else nearby, However, she’s probably speaking because she got some kind of immunity deal–at least that’s my guess.
gravenimage says
Agreed, Kepha.
Guy Forester says
Marquez and the families of the San Bernardino terrorists knew what was going down. They not only said nothing, they actively aided these scumbags. ALL of the family members here in the US should be indicted for aiding terrorists, immigration fraud, accessory to murder, and be put in prison. After serving prison terms, all should lose citizenship and be deported. Marquez needs to be put in LWOP at the very least.
Karen says
This is interesting. I’ve heard very little about what the family of these two jihad killers knew, and when they knew it. I also wonder why Katherine Russel Tsarnaev has never been charged with anything, or if she was ever investigated. Seems very unlikely to me that she was seriously looked at as an accomplice.
Guy Forester says
The 201 SBD massacre was covered closely locally, I doubt that the national news carried much. Of course, the targets were “only” hard working average taxpayers at a Christmas party. Can you imagine the coverage if it was a mosque attacked by some white guy claiming Jesus told him to do it?
Marquez and Farook went back to at least 2011. Farook’s mother lived with the couple and babysat, yet claimed no knowledge. Wiki has a rather extensive write up on this. I am still going through it, but it seems to jive closely with what was reported publicly.
As for Russel/Tsarnaev, it looks like there was not enough conclusive evidence to link her to anything. I have a hard time believing she knew nothing, but may have been abused into compliance. Not a good excuse, but she does not have the same kind of connection to the bombing that Farook’s family members may have had.
Guy Forester says
That should be 2015, missed the typo.
LeftisruiningCanada says
” I have a hard time believing she knew nothing, but may have been abused into compliance”
That’s the only thing that makes this current case more complicated.
We know how bad women have it within islam……
Singh the Sikh says
Muslim takeover of the US – something they have been actively working on and accelerating, thanks to helpful immigration policies. Look forward to more rather than fewer bombings, knifings and vehicular assaults as Mulsims, emboldened by their growing numbers, go on the warpath and ramp up the pressure.
Muslims May Become America’s Second-Largest Religious Group By 2040, Pew:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/muslims-may-become-america-second-165357315.html
gravenimage says
Wife of Orlando jihad mass murderer says she knew attack was close when he spoke about jihad
…………………..
And she did not even call in an anonymous tip…
J D S says
“Authorities remain in denial”
The key here is DENIAL
Authorities refuse to act because off denial. Oh our law enforcement people thwart some attacks and some officials mouth words but in reality they are still in denial they refuse to, in most cases,
call the brutal killings what they are, radical Islam. Or could it be just plain old Islam.
..The Muslims deny that terrorism is “terrorism” No they say it’s “jihad” jihad is just Islamic for terrorism and it’s in their book of hate, supposedly ordered by muhammad, who no one can historically prove ever existed but followed by millions. There is no way of proving it…but I wonder how many Muslims, Christians and others have been killed during “jihad”
s says
and to recall the three different LIES put forth by the communist media about “why” he did what he did… and then to have his wife go to San Francisco in order to be in a “Sanctuary City”… something really needs to be smacked with Reality!
Hogdude says
There is far too much PC in the U.S.A. and around the world. Better to be offended than dead.