Orlando gunman's father posts new video message

[boston bean]

The Orland gay club gunman's father has well-known anti-American views and is an ideological supporter of the Afghan Taliban. A new message posted by the father on Facebook early Monday morning also makes it clear he could have passed anti-homosexual views onto his son.

Seddique Mir Mateen, father of Orlando suspect Omar Mateen, who died in a shootout with police after allegedly killing at least 50 people early Sunday morning, regularly attended Friday prayers at a Florida mosque with his son.

In the video posted early Monday, Seddique Mateen says his son was well-educated and respectful to his parents, and that he was "not aware what motivated him to go into a gay club and kill 50 people."

The elder Mateen says he was saddened by his son's actions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

He then adds: "God will punish those involved in homosexuality," saying it's, "not an issue that humans should deal with."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/orlando-shooting-omar-mateen-father-seddique-mateen-taliban-god-punish-gays/

If possible, this guy needs to be deported back to Afghanistan.

[cali]

1. fuck him.

I know that's lame, but it's all I got.

[SoCalNative]

2. Apparently the apple

didn't fall far from the tree.

[FLPanhandle]

3. Why the hell did the US allow him to immigrate here in the first place?

The vetting process isn't working obviously.

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. He emigrated here in the 1980's, no doubt as part of Reagan's "outreach" to Afghanistan

The "vetting process" of 30+ years ago was, however, as you suggest, likely less rigorous than it might be.

[AngryAmish]

16. Deep State stuff

The departs of state, CIA etc try to allow a certain number of people from each country to emigrate here. We try to have options when there is a change of government.

Karzai ran a restuarant in Wrigleyville, and he was scooped up to run Afghanistan.

The Boston Bombers were allowed in because US Deep State types allowed their Uncle Ruslan in to by the US Chechen stooge in waiting.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. His first statement was vile bigotry and DU ate it up and touted him as a valid source while

also claiming neither father nor son was at all religious. Pack of liars.

[boston bean]

6. I saw that and made attempts to squelch it.

it was obvious to me it was a point of deflection made by him to further victimize victims and the LGBT community.

[Bluenorthwest]

10. I saw your comments. You understood the nature of this bigot's language instantly.

Most on DU took up the father as if he was an authority 'see, it's not religion' they said citing a religious fanatic engaged in self defense.

[Happyhippychick]

7. Sounds like he could be running for the Republican ticket

And he would get the nomination with that rhetoric

[romanic]

8. Send this sob back to Afganistan.

It's obvious he condones his son's actions, for that he can get a one-way ticket out of the U.S.

[boston bean]

9. I wish we knew what his status is.

[Odin2005]

11. Fuck this guy.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[cwydro]

12. Why is this asshole living here if he hates it so much?

[melman]

13. What will his fan club from yesterday say?

Nothing. They'll hide from this and say nothing.

[trotsky]

14. "God will punish those involved in homosexuality"

But it's not about religion. Riiiight.

[cwydro]

15. Exactly.

Lots of DUers with their heads stuck in the sand.

[malaise]

17. There was no Taliban when he was welcomed to the US with

open arms in the 1980s - ask Reagan and his goons. You see my enemy's enemy is not always my friend.

[Bluenorthwest]

18. The OP does not assert that there was.

So what point do you think you are making?