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2017 Fort Lauderdale airport shooting

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January 6, 2017 2017 Fort Lauderdale airport shooting  A mass shooting occurred at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida, United States, on January 6, 2017, near the baggage claim in Terminal 2. Five people were killed while six others were injured in the shooting. About 36 people sustained injuries in the ensuing panic. A suspect, Esteban Santiago-Ruiz, was taken into custody after surrendering to responding police officers.  He lived most of his life in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. He joined the Puerto Rico National Guard on December 14, 2007, and served in the Iraq War but become mentally ill after his tour in Iraq, had recently received psychological treatment, The Puerto Rico Police confiscated his firearms in March 2012.  After moving to Alaska, he became increasingly violent, was arrested and charged with assault in an incident involving his girlfriend in Anchorage Santiago visited the FBI field office in Anchorage in November 2016 and reported that the U.S. government was controlling his mind, was making him watch videos by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and that the CIA was forcing him to join the group. He stated that he was hearing voices in his head telling him to commit acts of violence, but an FBI investigation discovered no links to terrorism.

Alternative theory: Authorities and mainstream media are covering up obvious evidence that Fort Lauderdale airport was attacked by a Puerto Rican ISIS Islamist terrorist who has been radicalized and was known to FBI and law enforcement who investigated him but wrongly let him go and gave back his gun go after concluding he was not radicalized or connected to any terrorist organization or political beliefs. even after he told them he was being forced by the CIA to be a ISIS terrorist and watched radical videos.  Counterjihad punits believe the Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter is a Muslim convert who years before joining the U.S. Army took on an Islamic name (Aashiq Hammad).


*tags
  • FBI visit, said he was being forced by CIA mind control conspiracy to fight for ISIS left his child in car , FBI took his gun but gave it back seems to be same gun used in terrorist attack
  • GotNews.com, conservative site  which is owned by controversial media figure Chuck C. Johnson, claimed that Santiago may have used the name Aashiq Hammad,
  • mind control / electronic harassment 
  • Mosque  lived within walking distance of Alaska’s only mosque.
  • Muslim told FBI said he was forced to fight for ISIS FL Shooter Esteban Santiago Joined Myspace Under Name ‘Aashiq Hammad’ – Recorded Song w/Shahada
  • False narrative:  official story from authorities is that the gunman is a mentally ill, Hispanic Army veteran named Esteban Santiago that became unhinged after a tour in Iraq. Only one mainstream media outlet mentions the possibility of Santiago’s “jihadist identity,” (Judicial Watch) 
  • Shoebat: Photo Evidence Reveals Ft. Lauderdale Shooter Is A Muslim Terrorist  To have a Muslim pseudonym (Aashiq Hammad), like a song “no God but Allah,” raise his finger as an Islamic declaration (a favorite by Jihadis), have facial hair with a trimmed mustache and wrap his neck with a Qafiyyeh; the man is either an undercover agent masquerading as Muslim, or is indeed a Muslim convert. While the probability of an undercover agent to shoot Americans at an airport are extremely slim, if we add all our combinations and to top it all, this includes an actual killing of American civilians at an airport, one can bet top dollar that he is a Muslim convert and a terrorist lone wolf.
  • terrorist : not excluded but officials will not establish a motive. FBI eyes terrorism as motive in deadly Fort Lauderdale shooting NY Daily News Jan 07, 2017 have not ruled the possibility that terrorism inspired a gunman’s deadly shooting continuing to look at the terrorism angle in regards to potential motivation for this attack,” FBI said We have not ruled out anything.”
  • Voices and Targeted Individual Electronic Harassment Said He Heard Voices
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2017 Fort Lauderdale airport shooting - Wikipedia

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2017 Fort Lauderdale airport shooting - Wikipedia

A mass shooting occurred at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida, United States, on January 6, 2017, near the baggage claim in Terminal 2. Five people were killed while six others were injured in the shooting. About 36 people sustained injuries in the ensuing panic. A suspect, Esteban Santiago-Ruiz, was taken into custody after surrendering to responding police officers.

Attack[edit]


The attack happened near the baggage claim in Terminal 2.
The shooter opened fire with a Walther PPS 9mm semi-automatic pistol[1][2]in the airport at about 12:55 p.m. EST, in the baggage claim area of Terminal 2,[3] which is the host terminal for Delta Air Lines and Air Canada.[4] Video showed travelers rushing out of the airport and hundreds of people waiting on the tarmac as numerous law enforcement officers rushed to the scene.[4] Part of the panic occurred following "unfounded reports of additional gunshots"; the false alarm touched off a brief panic in other terminals.[3] Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer tweeted from the airport, "Shots have been fired. Everyone is running."[3]
The shooting lasted about 70 to 80 seconds.[5] The suspect lay down on the ground after he stopped shooting, having run out of ammunition. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel stated that law enforcement officers did not fire shots and that the gunman was arrested without incident.[4] Reports and court documents identified the gun as a model from Walther.[1][6][7]

Victims[edit]

Five people died in the attack, all of whom were passing through Fort Lauderdale to begin cruises with their spouses.[8] The number of people injured due to the shooting was six, with three admitted to intensive care units.[9] The sheriff said that in addition to the people injured by gunshots, about 30 to 40 others were "injured in the panic" during the event.[3]

Aftermath[edit]

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop notice, closing the airport to all but emergency flights.[10] Port Everglades, staffed by American Red Cross, assisted about 10,000 passengers who were bused there for food, shelter and to connect to transportation.[3] The airport remained closed for the remainder of the day, but reopened to commercial flights early the following day.[3] Following the shooting, more than 20,000 pieces of baggage were left at the airport amid the chaos.[5]
President Barack Obama was briefed about the shooting by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco. The then President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that he was monitoring the situation and that he had spoken with Florida Governor Rick Scott regarding the shooting.[11]President Obama later consoled the victims and stated that he had asked his staff to reach out to Mayor Jack Seiler in order to make sure efforts were coordinated between state and local officials.[12] Scott ordered flags of the United States and of Florida to be flown at half-mast throughout the state on January 7 and 8 to honor the victims.[13]

Suspect[edit]

Esteban Santiago-Ruiz
Esteban Santiago.png
Broward County Sheriff's Office mugshot
BornMarch 16, 1990 (age 27)
New Jersey, U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican
Employer
Children1 son[16]
Esteban Santiago-Ruiz (born March 16, 1990), a 26-year-old resident of Alaska and a military veteran,[17] was arrested immediately after the shooting.[3]
Santiago flew from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage on a Delta flight, connecting through Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Investigators say that he checked a declared 9mm pistol in his baggage before retrieving it in Fort Lauderdale and loading the gun in an airport bathroom just before the attack.[2][18][19]Santiago was reported to be carrying military identification at the time of the shooting.[20]
Santiago was born in New Jersey in 1990 and moved to Puerto Rico two years later.[21] He lived most of his life in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, and attended high school there.[22] He joined the Puerto Rico National Guard on December 14, 2007, and served in the Iraq War from April 23, 2010, to February 19, 2011, as a combat engineer. He later served in the Alaska Army National Guard from November 21, 2014, until receiving a general discharge in August 2016 for "unsatisfactory performance."[21] He was a private first class and received ten awards during his time in the military.[23] According to his family members, he had become mentally ill after his tour in Iraq and was severely affected by seeing a bomb explode near two of his friends while in service. They also stated he had recently received psychological treatment,[24][25] which was confirmed by federal officials.[26]
The Puerto Rico Police opened an investigation into his errant behavior and confiscated his firearms in March 2012. They were, however, returned in May 2014.[27][28] He also obtained a Florida driver's license in August 2012 even though he never lived in Florida per official records. He provided the license when he applied for a gun permit.[29][30]He later moved from Puerto Rico to Alaska in the same year along with his brother.[27][31]
While in Alaska, Santiago worked as a security guard for a private company,[16] where he was known to be "quiet and solitary". He became increasingly violent over the following year.[32] In January 2016, Santiago was arrested and charged with assault in an incident involving his girlfriend in Anchorage, Alaska. Police alleged that Santiago yelled at her, broke down the door, and strangled her. The case resulted in a deferred prosecution agreement.[33] He has since been reportedly scheduled to appear by telephone for sentencing in the case in mid-April 2017.[34][35]
Santiago visited the FBI field office in Anchorage in November 2016 and reported that the U.S. government was controlling his mind, was making him watch videos by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[36] and that the CIA was forcing him to join the group.[37] He stated that he was hearing voices in his head telling him to commit acts of violence, but he also said that he was in control and did not intend to hurt anyone.[3][4][38] Authorities urged the man to seek mental health treatment[4] and notified the local police who detained him and took him to a medical facility for a mental health evaluation. [3][39] He was later investigated by the FBI, who discovered no links to terrorism or any violation of laws occurring during the incident.[40] Alaska police took his handgun from him due to the incident, but returned it in December because Santiago had not been convicted of a serious crime, involuntarily committed to a mental institution, or adjudicated mentally defective.[41][42] He was also dismissed as a security guard at Signal 88 Security on November 15 due to his mental health problems.[43][44]

Investigation[edit]

Santiago was identified by multiple law agencies as the only suspect,[45] having fired a semi-automatic 9mm handgun at people in the baggage claim in Terminal 2.[46] Per court documents and a federal affidavit, Santiago admitted to planning the attack, buying a one-way ticket to the airport and checking a box with a Walther 9 mm semiautomatic handgun and the two ammunition magazines he used in the shooting. He stated that he later loaded his Walther handgun in a bathroom at the airport and "shot the first people he encountered" after coming out.[47][48][49]
The suspect made a flight reservation to New York City for December 31, 2016, which officials told ABC News might have been his preferred destination. However, he canceled the reservation, and investigators believe that the deployment of a large number of NYPD officers may have been the reason he did so. He booked a one-way ticket to Florida a few days later. Counterterrorism officials in New York meanwhile investigated his plan to visit the city and whether he planned to stay or transfer to another flight.[50] The FBI stated that he appeared to have arrived in the city specifically to carry out the shooting. Investigators found no specific reason why he chose the airport, nor had they determined a motive.[48]
The Qupqugiaq Inn, a motel in midtown Anchorage, was evacuated and searched on the day of the shooting as part of the investigation into the suspect.[51] He had recently been a resident of the Qupqugiaq Inn,[14] which offers monthly rentals. The FBI used a flatbed tow truck to seize the motel's dumpster, which was searched at their Anchorage field office.[52] They conducted interviews with 175 witnesses and people who knew Santiago.[22] According to government officials, Santiago had not been flagged for significant foreign travel or possible terrorism ties.[33] However, they did not rule out terrorism as a possible motive,[53] with the police investigating whether or not he was a homegrown terrorist or mentally disturbed.[54]
TMZ released a leaked video of the shooting on January 8 which led to the launch of an investigation into the leak.[55][56] A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy, identified as the individual who leaked the video, was put on paid suspension pending investigation.[57]
Investigators stated that during initial interviews, the suspect said that he had been under "government mind control" and "hearing voices" and that he had been "participating in jihadi chat rooms online" before the attack.[58] Federal sources however stated that investigators found no evidence so far on Santiago's computer, smart phone or elsewhere to support his claims; nor have they found any terror-related explanation for the attack from interviewing relatives and other witnesses.[58] During interviews with police after the attack, Santiago also stated that the gun used in the shooting was the same weapon seized and later returned by the police in Anchorage in 2016.[59][60]

Prosecution[edit]

The day after the shooting, federal officials filed criminal charges against him including performing an act of violence at an international airport, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and causing the death of a person through use of a firearm. They have since announced that they will seek the death penalty against him.[61][62] If convicted, Santiago could also be sentenced to life imprisonment.[62]
Santiago made his first appearance in federal court on January 9, appearing before a United States magistrate judge. A federal public defender was appointed for him since he was unable to pay for a lawyer.[63][64] During a detention hearing on January 17, he was ordered detained without bond; his next court appearance was scheduled for January 30.[65] He was formally charged with 22 federal charges on January 26.[66] He pleaded not guilty to all the charges during a court hearing on January 30.[67][68] He was ordered to take psychotropic medication while in custody for his psychological problems. However, during a court hearing on February 4, it was reported that he was refusing to take them. Santiago's public defender declined a court intervention to ensure he took them.[69][70]
The suspect's defense team later submitted a report which stated that while he was mentally ill and was diagnosed with schizophrenia as well as schizoaffective disorder, he was legally competent to stand trial.[71][72]

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Judicial Watch finds link to radical Islamic terrorism[edit]



I'm not sure if judicial watch qualifies as a source and I have not verified any of this information with any other sources but I thought it would be appropriate to leave it here in the talk page so those more knowledgeable about wiki policies can review it and use it appropriately. This is the link to the judicial watch article: http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2017/01/airport-shooter-converted-islam-identified-aashiq-hammad-years-joining-army/ Cloaked Dagger (talk) 20:19, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

I already added its claim, but its claims are very shoddy. Even I managed to point out a few mistakes of it without having much knowledge of technological information. FBI have however stated that they gound no such evidence had become a radicalized terrorist. Judicial watch cannot be qualified as reliable or non-neutral as it seems to cling on to one side of the story for political purposes. The article is not for claim of any website regardless of who it is. Details of investigatiors are used here. However using a neutral reliable source Miami Herald (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article125781844.html) which reported of all claims, I have mentioned the claims of Judicial Watch and other such conservative websites as well as FBI stating they found no evidence for these claims. MonsterHunter32 (talk) 22:48, 11 January 2017 (UTC)I don't think the information should be added until it's reported by more sources, per WP:UNDUE. WP is supposed to follow the news, not lead it (cannot remember the guideline for that, though, but could find it if needed).—CaroleHenson (talk) 23:27, 11 January 2017 (UTC)(edit conflict)WP:NOTNEWS is probably what you're thinking of. As for the link to radical islam, at best this is WP:TOOSOON, but most likely it is WP:UNDUE. {MordeKyle} ☢ 23:31, 11 January 2017 (UTC)I've actually already added it since it was included in a source and investigators analyzed whether it was true or not. They didn't find any evidence and I added that as well as other major investigation details. Only neutral reliable sources covering all possible sides should be used which Miami Herald was and I used the source. MonsterHunter32 (talk) 23:57, 11 January 2017 (UTC)I have removed the paragraph. First of all, the section is about investigations surrounding the incident, not what source that does not meet WP:RS is saying about the guy. Second, just because a WP:RS does report on something, with no apparent proof of anything, doesn't mean we have to, or should, include it. Even if NBC was reporting something, it doesn't mean it isn't WP:OR or that it isn't WP:FRINGE or WP:UNDUE. Wikipedia is also WP:NOTNEWS and we have no WP:DEADLINE to include something. Especially in cases such as this, we have to abide closely to WP:BLP and [[WP::BLPCRIME]]. {MordeKyle} ☢ 00:19, 12 January 2017 (UTC)Well, if it doesn't fit the rules for addition of material, then I it cannot be added. I guess there's no real opposition to what you're saying and I agree the article is for investigative details made by law enfoecement and federal investigators. We should wait until it can fulfill all Wikipedia rules for addition. MonsterHunter32 (talk) 00:33, 12 January 2017 (UTC)I have removed some paras which only were report by a very few respurces and cannot be added per WP:UNDUE and WP:NOTNEWS and doesn't fulfill WP:BLP as well as WP:NOTABILITY. Nor they benefitted the article in real. If there's something else that doesn't fit the rules or doesn't really contribute to the article, please feel free to remove it. I hope the article seems ok now. MonsterHunter32 (talk) 01:01, 12 January 2017 (UTC)


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*Mind control


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*Muslim

January 10, 2017 Airport Shooter Converted to Islam, Identified as Aashiq Hammad Years Before Joining Army - Judicial Watch  they suspect he was inspired by islamist leaders in florida JANUARY 10, 2017 The Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter is a Muslim convert who years before joining the U.S. Army took on an Islamic name (Aashiq Hammad), downloaded terrorist propaganda and recorded Islamic religious music online, according to public records dug up by the investigative news site of an award-winning, California journalist. Information is slowly trickling out that links the Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter to radical Islam while the official story from authorities is that the gunman is a mentally ill, Hispanic Army veteran named Esteban Santiago that became unhinged after a tour in Iraq. Only one mainstream media outlet mentions the possibility of Santiago’s “jihadist identity,” burying it in a piece about New York possibly being his initial target. A paragraph deep in the story mentions that investigators recovered Santiago’s computer from a pawn shop and the FBI is examining it to determine whether he created a “jihadist identity for himself using the name Aashiq Hammad…” The rest of the traditional mainstream media coverage promotes the government rhetoric that omits any ties to terrorism even though early on a photo surfaced of Santiago making an ISIS salute while wearing a keffiyeh, a Palestinian Arab scarf.  The public records uncovered in the days after the massacre suggest Santiago (Hammad) is a radical Islamic terrorist that’s seriously committed to Islam. Besides taking on a Muslim name, he recorded three Islamic religious songs, including the Muslim declaration faith (“there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger”) known as the Shahada. He also posted a thread about downloading propaganda videos from Islamic terrorists on a weapons and explosives forum. The investigative news site that unearthed this disturbing information connected the dots between Santiago, who is of Puerto Rican descent, and Hammad, an identity he created in 2007. why this Muslim terrorist chose Ft. Lauderdale out of all the nation’s airports and who Santiago knows in Broward county, which has a large and growing Islamic community. In 2015 Judicial Watch obtained records from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) that show and Al Qaeda terrorist who helped plan several U.S. attacks lived in Broward County and graduated from the local community college with a degree in computer engineering. His name is Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, but he also had a Hispanic identity, Javier Robles, and for years he appeared on the FBI’s most wanted list. Back in 2012 Judicial Watch reported on a terrorist front group’s demands that Broward County public schools close twice a year to celebrate Islamic holy days, illustrating the influence that Muslims have in the region.


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Fort Lauderdale Airport terrorist Esteban Santiago registered on MySpace under the name “Aashiq Hammad” and recorded Islamic religious ...

Fort Lauderdale Suspect First Planned NYE Trip to NYC: Authorities
ABC News July 10, 2017

Debunked conspiracy theory: Fort Lauderdale Shooter Esteban Santiago Used a Muslim Name?
snopes.com July 10, 2017 Some reports indicate the suspected Florida shooter may have used an Arabic-sounding name web sites began claiming that the shooting suspect, who has been identified by authorities as Esteban Santiago Ruiz, 26, used Arabic-sounding names, and that he was a radicalized terrorist who had converted to an extreme form of Islam. Some said that he used the name Emir Mohamed Sikkim, while others claimed he had assumed the name Aashiq Hammad.  An unnamed law enforcement official told ABC News on 9 January 2017 that Santiago may in fact have used the name Aashiq Hammad:  Since the attacks, investigators recovered Santiago’s computer from a pawn shop, and the FBI is examining it to determine whether the alleged shooter created a jihadist identity for himself using the name Aashiq Hammad, according to officials familiar with the case. conservative site GotNews.com, which is owned by controversial media figure Chuck C. Johnson, claimed that Santiago may have used the name Aashiq Hammad, and was a fan of the Japanese animation art form known as anime. The GotNews team used the Nexis public records database search results of proof for their claim:  A search of public records database Nexis reveals that Puerto Rican Esteban Santiago has a brother named Bryan Santiago and two e-mails registered to his name... The second e-mail, “Naota33@hotmail.com”, is how GotNews exclusively visually identified Santiago before every mainstream media outlet and discovered he was posting on an explosives/weapons forum about mass-downloading Islamic terrorist propaganda videos in 2007 yesterda The account user lists the city of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico as their home and has Muslim religious song listed under "songs." (We have e-mailed both the accounts to see if they are in use, and have not received a response).

Their claim hinged on whether e-mail addresses and other personal information ascribed to Santiago by the Nexis search were in fact correct. Information gleaned from such searches can contain errors, because such databases pull information from multiple available records. They have in the past been known to conflate information belonging to individuals with similar names.

The article continues with a claim that Santiago was recording "Islamic religious music" online:

That song was recorded in 2007, 3 years before Esteban Santiago went to Iraq as a U.S. soldier in 2010, destroying the lying mainstream media’s narrative that he was a “mentally disturbed veteran”, although even they admit Santiago went into an FBI office in 2015 and told agents he was being forced to watch ISIS videos by voices in his head (or something).

2007 was also the year that “Naota33” was posting on an explosives/weapons forum about mass-downloading Islamic propaganda videos, as GotNews exclusively revealed yesterday.

Santiago was definitely mentally disturbed, but if he was calling himself “Aashiq Hammad”, recording Islamic religious music online, and downloading Islamic terrorist propaganda all in 2007, 3 years before his first deployment to Iraq, what do you really think is the root cause here?

Investigators are looking at terrorism as one possible motive, but have not decisively established it as such. George Piro, FBI special agent in charge out of Miami, told reporters during a 7 January 2017 press conference:

We continue to look at all angles and motives and at this point we are continuing to look at the terrorism angle.


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*Wikipedia does not even include the words terrorist or ISIS

2017 Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1/7/2017



2017 Fort Lauderdale airport shooting



Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
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Location Terminal 2, Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Broward County, Florida, United States
Coordinates 26°04′22″N 80°08′36″WCoordinates: 26°04′22″N 80°08′36″W
Date January 6, 2017
12:55 p.m. (EST)

Attack type Mass shooting
Weapons Semi-automatic pistol
Deaths 5

Non-fatal injuries 6

Suspected perpetrator Esteban Santiago-Ruiz


A mass shooting occurred at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida, United States, on January 6, 2017. The attack occurred at about 12:55 EST (UTC-5) near the baggage claim in Terminal 2. The suspect traveled to the airport from Anchorage, Alaska and checked a semiautomatic 9mm handgun as his only luggage. After he completed shooting, he laid down on the ground. He was arrested without incident, is under federal custody, and has been questioned about the case.

Five people were killed, six others were taken to the hospital, and a suspect was taken into custody. There were 30 to 40 people who sustained other injuries. About 10,000 stranded passengers were bused to Port Everglades, where they received shelter, food, and travel assistance. The airport remained closed for the remainder of the day, but reopened to commercial flights early the following day.



Contents [hide]
1Attack
2Aftermath
3Suspect
4Investigation
5References


Attack[edit]

The attack happened near the baggage claim in Terminal 2 (in red on map).

The assailant opened fire with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun[1][2] in the airport at about 12:55 p.m. EST, in the baggage claim area of Terminal 2,[3] which is the host terminal for Delta Air Lines and Air Canada.[4] Video showed travelers rushing out of the airport and hundreds of people waiting on the tarmac as numerous law enforcement officers rushed to the scene.[4] Part of the panic occurred following "unfounded reports of additional gunshots"; the false alarm touched off a brief panic in other terminals.[3] Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer tweeted from the airport, "Shots have been fired. Everyone is running."[3]

The shooting lasted about 70 to 80 seconds.[5] The suspect laid down on the ground after he finished shooting. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel stated that law enforcement officers did not fire shots and that the gunman was arrested without incident.[4]

The Broward County Sheriff's Office reported that five people were killed. Originally, eight people were have said to have been injured,[3] but the sheriff clarified on January 7 that the number of people injured due to the shooting was actually six, with three admitted in intensive care units.[6] The sheriff said that in addition to the people injured by gunshots, about 30 to 40 others were "injured in the panic" during the event.[3]
Aftermath[edit]

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop notice, closing the airport to all but emergency flights.[7] Port Everglades, staffed by American Red Cross, assisted about 10,000 passengers who were bused there for food, shelter and to connect to transportation.[3] The airport remained closed for the remainder of the day, but reopened to commercial flights early the following day.[3] Following the shooting, more than 20,000 pieces of baggage were left at the airport amid the chaos.[5]

The media in Alaska reported that the Qupqugiaq Inn, a motel in midtown Anchorage, was evacuated on the day of the shooting as part of the investigation into the suspect. Authorities would not specify what connection he had to the lodge.[8]

President Barack Obama was briefed about the shooting by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco. President-electDonald Trump tweeted that he was monitoring the situation and that he had spoken with Florida Governor Rick Scott regarding the shooting.[9] President Obama later consoled the victims and stated that he had asked his staff to reach out to Mayor Jack Seiler in order to make sure efforts were coordinated between state and local officials.[10] Governor Scott ordered flags of the United States and of Florida to be flown at half-mast throughout the state on January 7 and 8 to honor the victims.[11]
Suspect[edit]
Esteban Santiago-Ruiz
Born March 16, 1990 (age 26)
New Jersey
Citizenship American
Years active 2007–2016
Employer

Puerto Rico National Guard
Alaska Army National Guard

Killings
Date January 6, 2017
12:55 p.m.
Location(s) Terminal 2, Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Broward County, Florida, United States
Killed 5
Injured 6
Weapon Semi-automatic pistol

Date apprehended January 6, 2017


Esteban Santiago-Ruiz (born March 16, 1990), a 26-year-old resident of Alaska and a military veteran,[12] was arrested immediately after the shooting.[3] Because the attack took place at an airport, it falls under federal criminal jurisdiction. Santiago-Ruiz was put in federal custody after the incident.[3]

Santiago flew from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage on a Delta flight, connecting through Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Investigators say that he checked a declared 9mm pistol in his baggage before retrieving it in Fort Lauderdale and loading the gun in an airport bathroom just before the attack.[2][13][14] According to law enforcement officials, he had purchased Glock 9mm and .40 caliber pistols in the past, but it was unknown whether these were the firearms used in the attack.[15] Santiago was reported to be carrying military identification at the time of the shooting.[16]

Santiago was reportedly born in New Jersey in 1990, having moved to Puerto Rico two years later.[17] He joined the Puerto Rico National Guard on December 14, 2007, and served in the Iraq War from April 23, 2010 to February 19, 2011 as a combat engineer. He later served in the Alaska Army National Guard from November 21, 2014, until receiving a general discharge in August 2016 for "unsatisfactory performance."[17] He was a private first class and received ten awards during his time in the military.[18] According to his family members, he had become mentally ill after his tour in Iraq and had recently received psychological treatment following a number of incidents.[19] Federal officials confirmed that he was undergoing treatment for mental health problems.[20]

In January 2016, Santiago was arrested and charged with assault in an incident involving his girlfriend in Anchorage, Alaska; in the criminal complaint, police said that Santiago had attempted to strangle her; the case resulted in a deferred prosecution agreement.[21]

Officials said that Santiago visited the FBI field office in Anchorage in November 2016 and reported hearing voices in his head telling him to commit acts of violence. He also said that he was in control and did not intend to hurt anyone. These statements are similar to the suspect of the Washington Navy Yard shooting.[3][4] Officials later told the Associated Press that during his visit, he claimed that the US government was controlling his mind and making him watch videos by the [terrorist group ISIS ]Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[22] He reportedly stated that the CIA was forcing him to join the group.[23] Authorities urged the man to seek mental health treatment[4] and notified the local police who detained him and took him to a medical facility for a mental health evaluation.[3][24] His handgun was taken from him due to the incident, however was returned in December after the authorities found no wrongdoing on his part.[25]
Investigation[edit]

Santiago was identified as the lone gunman by multiple law agencies and as the sole suspect.[26] FBI stated that he appears to have arrived in the city specifically for carrying out the shooting. But according to them, investigators found no specific reason why he chose the airport nor had determined any motive.[27] Per authorities, the shooting was carried out for 70 to 80 seconds. State and local law officials stated that Santiago had fired with a semiautomatic 9mm handgun at the baggage claim in Terminal 2.[28]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ Erik Ortiz; Tracy Connor (January 7, 2017). "Fort Lauderdale Shooting: Five Killed at Airport Shooting, Gunman ID'd as Esteban Santiago". NBC News. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b Zachary Fagenson (January 7, 2017). "5 people dead, 8 wounded in shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport; suspect had gun in checked bag". Alaska Dispatch News. Reuters. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k David Fleshler; Susannah Bryan; Paula McMahon; Linda Trischitta, Contact Reporters (January 6, 2017). "Details emerge of suspect in Fort Lauderdale airport shootings". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e Lizette Alvarez; Richard Fausset; Adam Goldman (January 6, 2017). "Florida Airport Assailant May Have Heard Voices Urging Violence, Officials Say". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b Ryan Van Velzer; Adam Sacasa; Paula McMahon (January 7, 2016). "Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: New details on shooting suspect, victims' conditions". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  6. Jump up^ "Ft. Lauderdale airport shooting suspect charged; feds won't rule out terror". Fox News. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. Jump up^ "Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Five people shot dead by Florida gunman". BBC News. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  8. Jump up^ Chris Herz, Nathaniel; Chris Klint; Suzanna Caldwell; Jerzy Shedlock (January 6, 2017). "Esteban Santiago, the suspect in Florida airport shooting, was an Anchorage resident". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  9. Jump up^ "Obama briefed on Florida shooting, Trump speaks with governor". Fox News. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  10. Jump up^ Nicki Rossoll (January 6, 2017). "President Obama 'Heartbroken' for Victims' Families After Fort Lauderdale Shooting". ABC News. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  11. Jump up^ WPBF web staff (January 7, 2017). "Gov. Rick Scott orders flags at half-staff for lives lost in airport shooting". WPBF. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  12. Jump up^ "Esteban Santiago Identified as Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooter". New York, New York: WNBC. January 7, 2017.
  13. Jump up^ Hayes, Christal (January 6, 2017). "Who is Esteban Santiago?". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  14. Jump up^ "5 dead after shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport". KIRO-TV. Seattle, Washington. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  15. Jump up^ Simon, Darran (January 7, 2017). "What we know about the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect". CNN. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  16. Jump up^ Fischer, David (January 6, 2017). "US veteran arrested in Florida airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  17. ^ Jump up to:a b Mazzei, Patricia; Nehamas, Nicholas; Rosenberg, Carol; Weaver, Jay (January 6, 2017). "Suspected Fort Lauderdale shooter was a troubled Army vet". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  18. Jump up^ "Private First Class Esteban Santiago's service record". Document Cloud. Deputy Division Chief Media Relations Division Army Public Affairs. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  19. Jump up^ Luscombe, Richard (January 7, 2017). "Suspect in Florida airport shooting 'lost his mind' after Iraq tour, family says". The Guardian. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  20. Jump up^ "Esteban Santiago Identified as Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooter". NBC New York. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  21. Jump up^ Laura King; Nina Agrawal; Del Quentin Wilbe; Alexandra Zavis (January 7, 2017). "Fort Lauderdale shooting suspect was an Iraq war veteran with delusions of being forced to fight for Islamic State". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  22. Jump up^ "US veteran arrested over Fort Lauderdale shooting". Al-Jazeera. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  23. Jump up^ Kyle Clayton; Christopher Brennan; Jessica Schladebeck; Denis Slattery (January 7, 2017). "Suspected Fort Lauderdale Airport gunman Esteban Santiago, 26, told FBI that CIA was forcing him to join ISIS". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  24. Jump up^ Chris Johnston; Richard Luscombe (January 7, 2017). "Fort Lauderdale suspect was treated for mental health issues, say relatives". The Guardian. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  25. Jump up^ "Fort Lauderdale shooting suspect's gun 'given back after health tests'". BBC. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  26. Jump up^ Watkinson, William (January 7, 2017). "Who is Esteban Santiago, the man accused of mass murder at Fort Lauderdale airport?". Yahoo! News. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  27. Jump up^ Winsor, Morgan; Caplan, David; Foster, Matt; Proto, Dominick (January 7, 2017). "Suspect Seems to Have Had 'No Specific Reason' for Choosing Florida Airport for Attack". ABC News. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  28. Jump up^ Van Velzer, Ryan; Sacasa, Adam; McMahon, Paula (January 7, 2017). "Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: New details on shooting suspect, victims' conditions". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
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January 10, 2017 Airport Shooter Converted to Islam, Identified as Aashiq Hammad Years Before Joining Army - Judicial Watch  they suspect he was inspired by islamist leaders in florida JANUARY 10, 2017 The Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter is a Muslim convert who years before joining the U.S. Army took on an Islamic name (Aashiq Hammad), downloaded terrorist propaganda and recorded Islamic religious music online, according to public records dug up by the investigative news site of an award-winning, California journalist. This is pertinent information that the Obama administration apparently wants to keep quiet, bringing up memories of the Benghazi cover up, in which the president and his cohorts knowingly lied to conceal that Islamic terrorists attacked the U.S. Special Mission in Libya.

Information is slowly trickling out that links the Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter to radical Islam while the official story from authorities is that the gunman is a mentally ill, Hispanic Army veteran named Esteban Santiago that became unhinged after a tour in Iraq. Only one mainstream media outlet mentions the possibility of Santiago’s “jihadist identity,” burying it in a piece about New York possibly being his initial target. A paragraph deep in the story mentions that investigators recovered Santiago’s computer from a pawn shop and the FBI is examining it to determine whether he created a “jihadist identity for himself using the name Aashiq Hammad…” The rest of the traditional mainstream media coverage promotes the government rhetoric that omits any ties to terrorism even though early on a photo surfaced of Santiago making an ISIS salute while wearing a keffiyeh, a Palestinian Arab scarf.

The public records uncovered in the days after the massacre suggest Santiago (Hammad) is a radical Islamic terrorist that’s seriously committed to Islam. Besides taking on a Muslim name, he recorded three Islamic religious songs, including the Muslim declaration faith (“there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger”) known as the Shahada. He also posted a thread about downloading propaganda videos from Islamic terrorists on a weapons and explosives forum. The investigative news site that unearthed this disturbing information connected the dots between Santiago, who is of Puerto Rican descent, and Hammad, an identity he created in 2007.

This week a prominent Ft. Lauderdale businessman and longtime resident addressed a letter to the city’s mayor and commissioners blasting county and federal officials for covering up that “Aashiq Hammad, not Esteban Santiago, attacked our city and county.” The businessman, respected Ft. Lauderdale real estate entrepreneur Jim Morlock, specifically names Broward County’s elected sheriff Scott Israel, Florida senator Bill Nelson, the first to identify Santiago as the shooter on national television, and congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ousted last summer as Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair over a scandalous plot to damage Bernie Sanders during the primary.

“Since when does a US Senator (Bill Nelson), not law enforcement, be the one to so quickly release this terrorist’s Hispanic name but nothing about his more relevant Islamic background?” the letter asks. Obama must have told Sen. Nelson to keep this from looking like a Muslim Terrorist attack during the last 12 days of his watch. Bad for his legacy.” Morlock goes on to state that it’s “better to portray this atrocity as white Hispanic Alaskan mental Iraq war vet gun violence.” The real estate entrepreneur proceeds to reveal that Santiago lives in walking distance to the only mosque in Alaska, was radicalized before he entered the military and was knowingly allowed to serve despite his Islamic sympathies thanks to “Obama’s PC military.”

The letter poses interesting questions, including why this Muslim terrorist chose Ft. Lauderdale out of all the nation’s airports and who Santiago knows in Broward county, which has a large and growing Islamic community. In 2015 Judicial Watch obtained records from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) that show and Al Qaeda terrorist who helped plan several U.S. attacks lived in Broward County and graduated from the local community college with a degree in computer engineering. His name is Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, but he also had a Hispanic identity, Javier Robles, and for years he appeared on the FBI’s most wanted list. Back in 2012 Judicial Watch reported on a terrorist front group’s demands that Broward County public schools close twice a year to celebrate Islamic holy days, illustrating the influence that Muslims have in the region.


Fort Lauderdale shooter Emir Mohamed Sikkim was posting on Jihadi ...
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July 6  He adopted the name Emir Mohamed Sikkim shortly after and whilst he was using Jihadi forums/radical Islamic communities

Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooters name is Emir Mohamed Sikkim a ...
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Jan 7 Fort Lauderdale shooter Emir Mohamed Sikkim was posting on Jihadi forums when he was 17 years old in 2007. 🤔 twitter Team Trump 45™ ‏@Team_Trump45 Jan 6  UPDATE: Fort Lauderdale shooter Emir Mohamed Sikkim was posting on Jihadi forums when he was 17 years old in 2007.


#EmirMohamedSikkim hashtag on Twitter  https://twitter.com/hashtag/EmirMohamedSikkim?src=hash Real name of #FortLauderdale shooter is #EmirMohamedSikkim - all records of ... Emir Mohamed Sikkim, which he's used in jihadi forums as far back as…
  1.  Jan 7
    . Are you looking into claims is actually Islamist sympathizer active on forums since '07?
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  3.  Jan 7
    better known as Emir Mohamed Sikkim must be given soon!
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  4.  Jan 7
    It has come to my understanding that the important name of today is: Can anyone verify?
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  5.  Jan 7
    Joined MySpace As “”, Recorded Islamic Music ?
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  6.  Jan 7
    a/k/a Recorded a/k/a
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  7.  Jan 7
    That fucker aka needs to die.

    FBI promised Santiago family 2take death penalty off table as long as thy agree 2say he mentally ill etc 2change narrative away from Islam
    2 replies8 retweets5 likes





  9.  Jan 7
    FBI, DHS, &CIA need to be totally revamp. Looks like Shooter on social media JIHAD sites since 2007

    Is Ft. Lauderdale Shooter: Let Go......
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  10.  Jan 7
    Who is ?????
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  11.  Jan 7
    Failure: Did Not Vet San Bernardino Shooter & Let Ft. Lauderdale Shooter GO


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5 days ago - UPDATE: Fort Lauderdale shooter Emir Mohamed Sikkim was posting on Jihadi forums when he was 17 years old in 2007. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ ...


Case Of Air Rage? Esteban Santiago Deliberately Shot Those He Got Into Argument With On The Plane?
https://romancatholicimperialist.blogspot.com/#!/2017/01/fbi-failure-did-not-vet-san-bernardino.htmlhttps://romancatholicimperialist.blogspot.com/#!/2017/01/fbi-failure-did-not-vet-san-bernardino.html  Looks like Esteban Santiago deliberately shot those who he had a hatred toward. Santiago did not indiscriminately target those around him, it does look as if he specifically targeted his victims

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Jan 6  Muhammad said “Qussu Al-sharib wa-A'immu al-Liha” (cut short the ..... /2017/01/07/is-emir-mohamed-sikkim-esteban-santiago-muslim-name/.
To have a Muslim pseudonym (Aashiq Hammad), like a song “no God but Allah,” raise his finger as an Islamic declaration (a favorite by Jihadis), have facial hair with a trimmed mustache and wrap his neck with a Qafiyyeh; the man is either an undercover agent masquerading as Muslim, or is indeed a Muslim convert. While the probability of an undercover agent to shoot Americans at an airport are extremely slim, if we add all our combinations and to top it all, this includes an actual killing of American civilians at an airport, one can bet top dollar that he is a Muslim convert and a terrorist lone wolf.  If we apply the laws of probability, the chances of this being wrong are extremely slim.
We don’t know a motive at this point,” Nelson said. “This could well be someone who is mentally deranged, or in fact it could be someone who had a much more sinister motive that we have to worry about every day, and that is terrorism. We can’t conclude that.”
And now they say that he has “no connection with Islam”. This is completely false. The dead giveaway in Ruiz’s photo below is not just the Kaffiyeh around his neck, even more particular, is him raising his index finger, his facial features and his MySpace account with his choice of Muslim song that declares “no god but Allah” and his acquiring of a Muslim pseudonym leaves a set probabilities impossible to ignore, unless we conclude him at least a convert to Islam. And with killing American civilians at an airport of all places, this should top it all for a self-made lone wolf Jihadi.
The Muslim calls the index finger sabbabah, to proclaim “there is no god but Allah,” a single unique god is the Tawhid (declaration that one is Muslim). This is a sign that he believes that Allah is the unique absolute one (not the Trinity). To Muslims, Allah sent Muslims to destroy the concept of the Trinity which would be three fingers raised as Orthodox Christians do. This is the signal of the anti-Christian belief.
And if the Nazi has a Seig Heil and cutting their sides of their hair, the Islamist uses the sabbabah (index finger) and lets the beard go while trimming the mustache. This can be seen including raising the index finger on photo with a Middle Eastern headscarf shows his allegiance to Allah and Islam.

An Afghan ‘Hajji’ (pilgrim) raises his index finger to denote a central precept of Islam, while holding a Quran in the other hand, during a scene from Parvez Sharma’s film “A Sinner in Mecca.” Photo courtesy of Haram Films, 2015
UPDATE: I have had too many naive Americans doubt my observation so let me certain things clear. Besides the index finger, here we have the facial features and demeanor.
A convert ends up looking Muslim and a tracker like myself can easily tell, for all this dispenses an ora in the eyes and facial features. This takes time to acquire. Ruiz was obviously Muslim for a while. His appearance and dress, like donning a middle eastern headscarf, and letting his beard go (even if it is peach fuzz) while keeping the mustache trimmed is a dead giveaway. And after finding out his MySpace account with the Islam loving (more on that later), all this reveals he is definitely Muslim.
Naive Americans do not research. Trimming the mustache (not shaving it, just cutting it short) and letting the beard go are signs. This goes to show these know the Hadith. Muhammad said “Qussu Al-sharib wa-A’immu al-Liha” (cut short the mustache and let the beard go, see Sahih Muslim 260).
“Trim mustaches, lengthen/leave beards and do not imitate the Jews.” (Tahawi, Sharh Ma’ani al-Athar, 4/230)

And lest Americans don’t get it, showing the index finger is to go against the Christians, trimming the mustache and elongating the beard, is to denounce the Jews and the Magi (Persians who trimmed their beards). This is well referenced in Islam as the reason; to look different and set Muslims aside from Christians, Jews and Magi. One thing Ruiz erred is that he also trimmed the hair below the lower lip for it, according to Islam, belongs to the beard. However, many Muslims miss that one.
But there is more. The song “La ilaha illAllah” selected on his MySpace account while giving himself the name “Aashiq Hammad” which means “Lover of the Blessed” (Allah), while the song is an Arabic recitation of the Muslim declaration of faith “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger” nails everything we need to know. This is someone who knows some Arabic and knows that a convert needs to change his name to something like Lover of the Blessed (Allah). But the fact that all this was well hidden reveals he knew how to go dark making it more suspect that what we have is an ISIS lone wolf.
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Obviously Ruiz drank the Muslim pill and was converted durning his service in the Middle East. His brother, Bryan Santiago told the Associated Press that “He was deployed to Iraq in 2010 and spent a year there with the 130th Engineer Battalion, the 1013th engineer company out of Aguadilla, according to Puerto Rico National Guard spokesman Maj. Paul Dahlen.”


As far as the “mental illness” is concerned, this rampage was carefully planned. He flew for Alaska to FLA via MPS-St Paul. The act was too cold and calculating for someone with mental issues. The attack compares to the summer 2016 attack on Ataturk Airport in Turkey and ISIS terrorist channels knew Esteban’s name before the news reported it. A U.S. senator gave Esteban’s name out live on MSNBC. It is unclear if ISIS channels spread his name before MSNBC.

If claimed by ISIS, the attack would be the second ISIS attack this year, with the first being the Reina Nightclub attack in Istanbul, Turkey. In that attack, a gunman shot and killed a policeman and a civilian around 1:45 a.m. on January 1 before entering the club and opening fire, reports the New York Post. 39 people were killed.
While Tennessee GOP states that Santiago-Ruiz “was posting on Jihadi forums when he was 17 years old in 2007” the evidence to this can be found here where Ruiz was fiddling with Islamic nasheed songs registered on MySpace under the name “Aashiq Hammad” and recorded Islamic religious music on the site, 3 years before he ever deployed to Iraq as a U.S. soldier …
A search of public records database Nexis reveals that Puerto Rican Esteban Santiago has a brother named Bryan Santiago and two e-mails registered to his name (ARCHIVE HERE):
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Ruiz did obtain Global War on Terrorism Medal. But all this means was that he was deployed overseas for service in the global war on terrorism like Operation Iraqi Freedom. Their, in Iraq, soldiers tend to mingle with the local population which can be a reason why he caught the Islam flue bug.
So now we come to the probabilities. To have a Muslim pseudonym (Aashiq Hammad), like a song “no God but Allah,” raise his finger as an Islamic declaration (a favorite by Jihadis), have facial hair with a trimmed mustache and wrap his neck with a Qafiyyeh; the man is either an undercover agent masquerading as Muslim, or is indeed a Muslim convert. While the probability of an undercover agent to shoot Americans at an airport are extremely slim, if we add all our combinations and to top it all, this includes an actual killing of American civilians at an airport, one can bet top dollar that he is a Muslim convert and a terrorist lone wolf.  If we apply the laws of probability, the chances of this being wrong are extremely slim.
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