FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper delivers remarks before ringing the closing NASDAQ bell for Veterans Day in New York, New York, November 11, 2019. DoD/Lisa Ferdinando/Handout via REUTERS
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was not prepared at this point to label as “terrorism” the attack a day earlier at a U.S. Navy base in Florida, where a Saudi airman is accused of killing three people. “No, I can’t say it’s terrorism at this time,” Esper told the Reagan National Defense Forum in California, adding he believed investigators needed to be allowed to do their work.
A group that monitors online extremism says the suspect appeared to have posted criticism of U.S. wars and quoted slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on social media hours before the shooting spree.
I am beyond disgusted.
Last I heard the Fort Hood shooting was considered “workplace violence.” Were you expecting this to be treated differently?
7 KSA nationals. WTF is it then?
The crime without any doubt is outrageous. The criminal is evil and terrorist. 9-11 terrorists just like this one are all coming from either ISIS or Alqaedah backgrounds But certainly can Not be linked to Saudi Arabian govt. terrorism has no country or religion.
Cause my handlers over in dubai said it wasnt so they must be telling the truth.
yeah, i suppose not! what with U.S. Imperialism's love for Saudi oil, & our resident authoritarian's envy at the zeal with which its medieval, theocratic ruler had a journalist cut-up into suitcase-sized chunks.
You don't have to be a genius to know it's terrorism.
Wonder who told him not to.
yah right...
Idiot
He's been told not to.
Because his boss depends on Saudi money to keep his criminal enterprise afloat.
Oh common, give me a break, how stupid do you think we all are.
Bull
Narrator: It’s terrorism.
9/11 wasn't either, was it? 🙈🙈
Oh Lordy, not another cover-up for the MbS crew.
Remember they would not call Charlottesville domestic terrorism either. This looks like a nut w a gun but who knows? Not us. Cannot get a straight answer from this administration. What we do know is they say what benefits this president and his family.
Sounds like another fake 9-11report where nobody ever figured out Saudis flew the planes....instead blamed Sadamn and his Wmds that did not exist
it's terrorism clearly by ur own ally...
The Demons are brethren.
But I can
We can
Reuter’s is like McDonald’s “loving it!”
Trump re-election financial bundler had a bad day?
Because it came from the Saudi’s - another one trump has his lips firmly attached to their ass.
How about now ? trumpet
Because of lack of evidence or because of political reasons?
This guy was one of those creepy unknowns AdelAljubeir, just being SaudiArabian doesn't mean you're genetically immune to PTSD.
Just like we can’t say MBS murdered Khashoggi because Jared and Trump still need/want MBS money
When the colours of Saudi Arabia's 'Benjamins'' becloud ones judgement
I’m sure it was just a lovers quarrel gone awry—right, Mark? Time for everyone to move on.
There won’t be a point at which Esper states definitively that the attack is terrorism. Esper is the Defense Secretary for Saudi Arabia and MBS.
MBS will pull all his money from trump properties. Never forget anyone? What happened to 9/11 victims who died on the hand of Saudi’s trained in flight schools in the USA?
Because that would upset Trumps bestie, the crown prince.
We will never know what made a nice little Saudi airman go on jihad & murder Americans because that would be 'islamophobic' .... or something?
Tяump will fire him.
If a Saudi man made a attack it is terrorism .
Why Just callit like it is. We All Know it was domestic terrorism!! So sick of political correctness in our country!!
The entire administration is pathetic.
Why not? What would YOU call it...your average, everyday see-who-you-can-kill shooting spree perpetrated by your average, everyday ISIS, Islamic supporter?
Another pompeo...
He's right. It wasn't 'terror.: It was a Muslim killing infidels, which they are sworn to do. It's another incident in a war that goes back 1,400 years. Time to start calling it what it is.
MBS won't allow it.
How desperate are we for Saudi cash?
They’re still investigating, but I think he could say it seems pretty likely. If this corrupt and treacherous administration will not acknowledge terror on our military bases, we have a way bigger problem. Get this enemy regime out of office immediately.
No you cant lable it! Because US is training Saudi officials! Who is to blame? Uhhhhhhggg? Saudi? No! AMERICA
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It's not terrorism, it's a mental patient with a gun.
Got_It 🤙🏻 'But, it was møstly accident, nø☭' 🖕🏻🇷🇺
Discruttled student?
Wow.
Saudis are Trump's allies, make sense.
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