Omar Mateen: Difference between revisions

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==Other information==

*As a child, Mateen idolized [[Osama bin Laden]] and cheered in support of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. There is even ~~one incident~~ where he claimed that bin Laden was his uncle ~~(this~~ was ~~untrue~~.)

*As a child, Mateen idolized [[Osama bin Laden]] and cheered in support of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. There were even incidents where he claimed that bin Laden was his uncle.

*His father Zir Siddique was an FBI informant and a [[Taliban]] supporter who tried to run for President of Afghanistan.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting-father/father-of-orlando-shooter-hosted-political-show-on-afghan-pakistan-issues-idUSKCN0YY109</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/orlando-nightclub-shooters-father-was-fbi-informant-court-documents-say/2018/03/26/71527862-3119-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html</ref>

*There are multiple documented incidents of Mateen bullying classmates in elementary, middle, ''and'' high school.

*He reportedly began bringing a gun to college classes in the wake of the Virginia Tech Shooting.

*He was reportedly physically and verbally abusive towards his first wife, Sitora Alisherzoda Yusufiy.

*Though he was never formally diagnosed, his first wife believed that he was bipolar and also reported that he had been addicted to steroids for a period of time.

*Some believe that Mateen may have been a closeted homosexual or bisexual, and that a secondary motive for the shooting may have been out of self-hate. This has never been proven and is merely speculation. Though Mateen had shown signs of [[homophobia]], it has been confirmed that he did not pick Pulse for the shooting because of its clientele, and that his sole motivation for the attack was on behalf of ISIS.

*Some believe that Mateen may have been a closeted homosexual or bisexual, as he allegedly had accounts on apps such as Grindr and that a secondary motive for the shooting may have been out of self-hate. This has never been proven and is merely speculation. Though Mateen had shown signs of [[homophobia]], it has been confirmed that he did not pick Pulse for the shooting because of its clientele, and that his sole motivation for the attack was on behalf of ISIS.

*Prior to pledging allegiance to ISIS, Mateen claimed to be a member of [[Hezbollah]].

*He had originally considered Walt Disney World Resort to perpetrate the shooting before settling on Pulse.

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 ==Other information==
-*As a child, Mateen idolized [[Osama bin Laden]] and cheered in support of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. There is even one incident where he claimed that bin Laden was his uncle (this was untrue.)
+*As a child, Mateen idolized [[Osama bin Laden]] and cheered in support of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. There were even incidents where he claimed that bin Laden was his uncle.
+*His father Zir Siddique was an FBI informant and a [[Taliban]] supporter who tried to run for President of Afghanistan.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting-father/father-of-orlando-shooter-hosted-political-show-on-afghan-pakistan-issues-idUSKCN0YY109</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/orlando-nightclub-shooters-father-was-fbi-informant-court-documents-say/2018/03/26/71527862-3119-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html</ref>
 *There are multiple documented incidents of Mateen bullying classmates in elementary, middle, ''and'' high school.
 *He reportedly began bringing a gun to college classes in the wake of the Virginia Tech Shooting.
 *He was reportedly physically and verbally abusive towards his first wife, Sitora Alisherzoda Yusufiy.
 *Though he was never formally diagnosed, his first wife believed that he was bipolar and also reported that he had been addicted to steroids for a period of time.
-*Some believe that Mateen may have been a closeted homosexual or bisexual, and that a secondary motive for the shooting may have been out of self-hate. This has never been proven and is merely speculation. Though Mateen had shown signs of [[homophobia]], it has been confirmed that he did not pick Pulse for the shooting because of its clientele, and that his sole motivation for the attack was on behalf of ISIS.
+*Some believe that Mateen may have been a closeted homosexual or bisexual, as he allegedly had accounts on apps such as Grindr and that a secondary motive for the shooting may have been out of self-hate. This has never been proven and is merely speculation. Though Mateen had shown signs of [[homophobia]], it has been confirmed that he did not pick Pulse for the shooting because of its clientele, and that his sole motivation for the attack was on behalf of ISIS.
 *Prior to pledging allegiance to ISIS, Mateen claimed to be a member of [[Hezbollah]].
 *He had originally considered Walt Disney World Resort to perpetrate the shooting before settling on Pulse.