Stephen Paddock efterlader mange løse ender

Der er noget underligt ved Stephen Paddock. Han passer ikke på profilen på af massemorder eller en terrorist. Hvad var motivet? Mysteriet er kun blevet større.Det er endnu ikke fremkommet nogt,e som kan give en «aha»-erkendelse. Paddock var regnskabsfører. Han boede i en lille by, Mequito i Nevada, med 17.500 indbyggere, lille nok til, at en mistænkelig person skulle have en record. Det havde han ikke. Paddock har ikke noget generalieblad hos politiet.

Han havde et arsenal af våben, men selv hans nærmeste familie var ikke klar over det. På hotelværelset fandt politiet 19 håndvåben og rifler. Hjemme hos ham selv, var der også våben.

Hvordan havde han formået at skaffe sig alle disse våben? De helautomatiske våben koster en formue, og hvis man skal skaffe dem ad lovlig vej, er det en lang proces. Nu forlyder det, at han selv havde ændret halvautomatiske våben, så de blev helautomatiske – det kan ikke have været en helt enkel proces.

Paddock var ingen «gun guy», han havde ingen militær løbebane. At skyde nmed automatvåben kræver træning. Hvor har han fået den?

David French i National Review:

…So, a person who’s “not a gun guy” has either expended untold thousands of dollars to legally purchase fully-automatic weapons, somehow found them on the black market, or purchased and substantially modified multiple semi-automatic weapons — and did so with enough competence to create a sustained rate of fire. This same person also spent substantial sums purchasing just the right hotel room to maximize casualties. I cannot think of a single other mass shooter who went to this level of expense and planning in the entire history of the United States.

A St. Louis gun expert says to purchase one fully automatic weapon could cost around $30,000.

Paddock had 10 weapons in his room.

Fox News:

Machine guns in the U.S. can cost upwards of $15,000 and require the buyer to undergo a personally intrusive and months-long application process with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Det særlige med et helautomatisk våben er, at det har været forbudt at sælge til private siden 1986.

The contention, if true, that the Las Vegas shooter used a full-auto firearm in his crime makes the act even more mind boggling than other tragic mass shootings. It means that the shooter somehow had access to extraordinarily rare and difficult-to-obtain weapons.

Så var der den omhyggelige planlægning. Paddock havde bestilt to værelser i god tid. Han vidste lige præcis, hvilken fysisk position, han ville have.

Han havde rigget kameraer til, som fortalte ham, hvornår SWAT-teamene var på vej.

Det er meget lidt, medierne har formået at grave frem: Han havde en jagtlicens i Alaska og et pilotcertifikat, som han tog i 2003. Det er betydningsfuldt, for det kræver mentale og fysiske prøver at få et certifikat.

IS-påberåbelse

IS kom stort set med det samme med en erklæring via bureauet Amaq, hvor de tog æren for udåden og sagde, at Paddock var deres mand. Det blev mødt med vantro. Der har endnu ikke været oplysninger fremme, der understøtter den teori.

Men så gik der nogle timer, og IS udsendte en ny erklæring:

In another statement released hours later, Isil referred to Paddock by the nom de guerre Abu Abd al-Barr al-Amriki and said he had answered a call to arms by its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

In an audio message released on Thursday Baghdadi exhorted his followers to wage attacks against the West and «besiege them in every corner».

Observatører peger på, at IS sædvanligvis taler sandt. Der har været en række angreb, som de ikke har taget ansvar for.

“Despite popular opinion, they do not claim everything,” said Shiraz Maher, a lecturer in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. “They have not, for example, said anything about the Edmonton attack at this stage. By contrast, Marseille was claimed very quickly. When ISIS does claim something, there’s usually some degree of actual connection.”

Dem som holder muligheden åben for, at det kan være IS siger, at der må være en eller anden forbindelse, et eller andet bevis for, at det er sandt.

Amarnath Amarasingam, a senior research fellow at the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue, told the Telegraph that the way in which Isil claims attacks was based on an established methodology.

“A lot of fighters I’ve asked were clear that there needs to be some connection, some contact and so on,” he said. “This makes logical sense, because their claims have to have some legitimacy. Their news agencies require credibility like any news agency.

“What I think is happening these days is that the linkages are getting sloppier and less rigorous.”

IS udsendete en video i maj, hvor de eksplicit opfordrede til angreb i Las Vegas og viste de casinoer og gader, de ville have som mål.

A propaganda video by ISIS that emerged in May called for a lone wolf attack on the Vegas Strip.

Rukmini Callimachi er ekspert i IS-propaganda:

Hvilket vil sige, at hvis Paddock konverterede for nogle måneder siden, vil der være elektroniske beviser på det.

Faderen var bankrøver

Faderen var i sin tid en kendt bankrøver, som var efterlyst af FBI:

Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, the father of the Las Vegas shooter, was a serial bank robber and con-man who a 1960s FBI escaped prisoner poster described as «psychopathic» and «extremely dangerous.» In fact, he was so dangerous that he was put on the FBI’s most-wanted list for a number of years after escaping prison in the midst of a 20-year sentence for robbing a series of Arizona banks.

Hvor blev han arresteret?

Patrick Paddock was arrested on July 28, 1960, in Las Vegas, where he had fled after the bank robbery in Phoenix. “The FBI said Paddock tried to resist arrest and attempted to run down an agent with his car,” reports a July 28, 1960, article in the Citizen. “A shot was fired and Paddock surrendered.” The FBI agents found nearly $3,000 and a loaded .38 caliber revolver in his car.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/452117/based-early-reports-las-vegas-shooting-very-very-strange

Police and counter-terrorism officials in Las Vegas were on high alert after the chilling 44-minute video emerged from the terror group urging followers to strike.

The video the terrorist group that showed footage of Caesar’s Palace, the Bellagio Hotel and other icons from the casino row on South Las Vegas Boulevard.