Suspect’s father was political TV host who claims to be the president of Afghanistan

Posted by | June 12, 2016 21:35 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics


Omar Mateen’s father is a supporter of the Taliban who posted a video Saturday claiming to be the president of Afghanistan.

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. He doesn’t always make much sense. Dozens of videos are posted on a channel under Seddique Mateen’s name on YouTube…

In one video, Mateen expresses gratitude toward the Afghan Taliban, while denouncing the Pakistani government…

Just hours before the Orlando shooting, Seddique Mateen posted a video on a Facebook page called Provisional Government of Afghanistan — Seddique Mateen. In it, he seems to be pretending to be Afghanistan’s president, and orders the arrest of an array of Afghan political figures.

“I order national army, national police and intelligence department to immediately imprison Karzai, Ashraf Ghani, Zalmay Khalilzad, Atmar, and Sayyaf. They are against our countrymen, and against our homeland,” he says, while dressed in army fatigues.

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17 responses to Suspect’s father was political TV host who claims to be the president of Afghanistan

  1. mea_mark June 12th, 2016 at 21:44

    Delusional nut jobs are everywhere. Being this guy’s son had to be a lifelong traumatic event with no end. So sad.

    • Ron Theison June 12th, 2016 at 21:49

      Oh, so now that’s the excuse for the killer, being this guys son? Poor baby. What is the point of letting all these Muslims into our country? Is there some sort of law that says we must do this?

      • mea_mark June 12th, 2016 at 21:51

        Really, we should stop this. Obama should get in his time machine, go back in time and keep his parents from entering the country and having a child here.

        • bpollen June 12th, 2016 at 23:17

          I know somebody’s parents who might need interrupted… Coitus interrupted.

      • whatthe46 June 12th, 2016 at 21:53

        it’s no different than when “christian” lunatics go on a rampage murdering people ’cause god, having been raised in a family of fundamentalist nuts that preach day in and day out the destruction of doctors who perform abortions. you live with being raised an ass, you’re bound to behave like an ass. also, he’s a born and bred American, no different than you white counterparts that are also born and bred Americans that murder. now the question is, where do we send every member (the child molesters, rapist, murderers, outright criminal) of the white supremacy groups?

      • bpollen June 12th, 2016 at 23:16

        Yes, it’s called the 14th Amendment. We cannot treat people unequally under the law. You should edumacate yourself about the Constitution. It’s kinda big in these here parts.

      • clemans June 12th, 2016 at 23:53

        Muslims have been here since the days of at least George Washington.

        But I think we don’t have a problem so much with Muslims. Timothy McVeigh and this killer were both born in NY. One was white and Christian republican, NRA supporter….. and the other was Muslim. Both had some kind of mental health issues, but both came from NY. One blew up over 169 people and the other killed 50 and wounded over 50 more. Our problem seems to be NY. Maybe we should ban all of them?

      • Red Mann June 13th, 2016 at 00:50

        Why in hell did we let in all those Irish, or those Italians, or Germans, or Chinese, or Japanese, or… Take you childish “logic” and shove it.

      • fahvel June 13th, 2016 at 04:41

        the disease wandering around in your head is a major part of the horror that is evolving in a once admirable country.

  2. Ron Theison June 12th, 2016 at 21:47

    Why was this man let into the country in the first place?

    • mea_mark June 12th, 2016 at 21:48

      He was born here and last I checked we still allow that.

      • Ron Theison June 12th, 2016 at 22:38

        His father I mean. And yes, he was born here, but if his parents hadn’t been allowed in, he would have been born in Afghanistan.

        • Red Mann June 13th, 2016 at 00:47

          You know, I’ll bet almost every murderer in the country had ancestors from some other country, same with rapists. The Native Americans let the Europeans in who then committed genocide against them. You are helping accomplish the terrorists’ main goal, the spread fear. Congratulations.

        • whatthe46 June 13th, 2016 at 01:06

          your ancestors are immigrants. if you don’t like it here you can leave, i prefer them over you.

    • bpollen June 12th, 2016 at 23:14

      Why were your ancestors let in?

    • whatthe46 June 13th, 2016 at 01:04

      try this on for size you immigrant.

  3. robert June 13th, 2016 at 04:07

    No other way to describe this fool but mentally ill who should not have children

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