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The father of Omar Mateen, identified by police as the man behind the carnage at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, is an Afghan man who holds strong political views, including support for the Afghan Taliban.
Seddique Mateen, who has been referred to as Mir Seddique in early news reports, hosted the Durand Jirga Show on a channel called Payam-e-Afghan, which broadcasts from California. In it, the elder Mateen speaks in the Dari language on a variety of political subjects. Dozens of videos are posted on a channel under Seddique Mateen's name on YouTube. A phone number and post office box that are displayed on the show were traced back to the Mateen home in Florida. Mateen also owns a nonprofit organization under the name Durand Jirga, which is registered in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
In one video, Mateen expresses gratitude toward the Afghan Taliban, while denouncing the Pakistani government.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/12/orlando-shooting-suspects-father-hosted-a-political-tv-show-and-even-tried-to-run-for-the-afghan-presidency/
BlueNoMatterWho
(880 posts)FarPoint
(12,254 posts)Discrimination is learned behavior.
Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts):sigh:
cali
(114,904 posts)about his son being so outraged over seeing two men kissing, looks like diversionary bullshit. Not saying the murderous fuckwad wasn't homophobic, but that appears to be secondary.
tenderfoot
(8,425 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)is not 'right'.
tenderfoot
(8,425 posts)isn't he a "little" correct?
I'm being facetious btw?
Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)...right? It just mean's he's a dick trying to capitalize on a problem he has no real solution for.
cali
(114,904 posts)renate
(13,776 posts)Any time is a good time to shill a book:
https://twitter.com/DineshDSouza/status/742050461277028352
tenderfoot
(8,425 posts)and it will be a raging success as always.
Right up there with the war on drugs and terrorism, labor, women, gays. Rinse. Repeat.
boston bean
(36,207 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,294 posts)Angel Martin
(942 posts)to deport he would have to be stripped of his citizenship.
what would be the grounds ? encouraging jihad ?
Southerncomfy
(117 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)nt
cali
(114,904 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Which would mean that he is proud of what his son did this morning.