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Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen worked for G4S – a security company who provides services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other agencies.
G4S also states on its website: “Every G4S security officer participates in a training program that far exceeds industry standards, becoming a specialist trained to both recognize and react to unique hazards of an assigned post.”
So let’s explore:

In 2007, [Mateen] was hired by G4S, a private security firm based in Jupiter. His assignment at the time of his death: working as a security guard at a gated retirement community in South Florida, the company reported.
However, before that, G4S assigned him, for a time, to the St. Lucie County Courthouse in Fort Pierce, a gig that ended in 2013, according to court Administrator Thomas Genung. –link–

County Courthouse security ended in 2013?
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Interesting developments.  If you look at Mateen’s apartment pictures shared via Daily Mail, it would appear nothing was amiss.  No obvious signs of packing up, no removal of personal items, nothing which would suggest a long-term pre-planned exit for either Omar Mateen or his wife Noor Zahi Salman and their 3-year-old son.
The apartment appears as if someone was just gone to work, etc. – SEE HERE –
Now witness reports are surfacing that Omar Mateen was a regular visitor to the Pulse nightclub [Orlando Sentinel], and the LA Times has a witness report from a patron who exchanged messages with him via a Gay Dating App.
(LA Times)  […]  Kevin West, a regular at Pulse nightclub, said Omar Mateen messaged him on and off for a year before the shooting using the gay chat and dating app Jack’d.
But they never met – until early Sunday morning.
West was dropping off a friend at the club when he noticed Mateen – whom he knew by sight but not by name – crossing the street wearing a dark cap and carrying a black cellphone about 1 a.m., an hour before the shooting. (more…)

There has been some confusion as to what exactly took place in Orlando Florida at the Pulse nightclub and the exact sequencing of events.  While the specific details of the attack are still cloudy, today during a press conference Police Chief John Mina provided a little more clarity.
The video is prompted to Mina’s remarks (03:43).

It is very common for businesses to hire ‘off duty’ uniformed police officers for various security needs. Typically officers sign up for these private sector jobs as additional income.
Businesses pay overtime rates and the police departments coordinate the logistics and send the billing.   It appears Pulse nightclub had one of these uniformed, armed, yet off-duty officers at the entrance when the attack began.  This officer engaged Mateen and called for additional officers. (more…)

Many people are critical of FBI Director James Comey today for conflating the attack and obfuscating the motives and intent of terrorist Omar Mateen.  Many seem shocked by what seems to be Comey’s lack of willing recognition.

IF YOU HAVE WATCH THAT VIDEO – Most of the shock behind the criticism can then be reconciled when you remember the FBI and DHS were warned about the attack at least three days in advance,  -AND-  additionally the terrorist Omar Mateen was working for a security contractor G4S, which is also a contractor for The Department of Homeland Security.
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Presidential Candidate Donald Trump appeared on several morning talk and news broadcasts today including: Fox and Friends, NBC Today Show, ABC Good Morning America and CNN’s New Day.
Here is a video containing all of those interviews:

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After the horrific Pulse nightclub terrorist attack in Orlando Florida, presidential candidate Donald Trump cancelled two campaign events in New Hampshire.
In lieu of a campaign rally Mr. Trump will be delivering a combating terrorist/extremist policy speech at Saint Anselm College – New Hampshire Institute of Politics Auditorium. Coverage begins at 2:30pm EDT and is closed to the public.
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

FULL TRANSCRIPT ADDED BELOW:
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Anticipating there will be considerable interest, and numerous angles for conversation, consider this an open discussion thread for anything to do with the Orlando Nightclub Terrorist Attack.

The Jihadist  – The Ideological Imam – Their Terrorist Target

This wasn’t the first targeted at gays, and it won’t be the last.  Nightclubs have been a historic target for Islamic terrorists for decades.  La Belle 1986 – Bataclan 2015

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