Mass shooting and hostage taking at Orlando gay nightclub appears to be Islamic terrorism

From Thomas Lifson at The American Thinker Blog:

Update: The attacker has been identified as Omar Mateen, a US-born citizen whose parents came to the US from Afghanistan. The Daily Beast:

Omar Mateen of Port Saint Luice, Florida has been identified as the gunman who killed 20 people at a Orlando nightclub, CBS News, the Washington Post, and NBC News report, citing law enforcement officials. Mateen is a U.S. citizen; his parents are from Afghanistan, CBS News reports. FBI Agent Ron Hopper told reporters Mateen may have leanings towards Islamic extremism.

If the early indications of Islamic terror being the motivation for a mass slaughter of homosexuals prove to be true, jihad should become a top concern of the LGBT political movement. The evidence is quickly mounting that Islamic terror was at the root of shooting 20 dead (as far as is currently known) and wounding 42 others, as well as taking hostages.

Let's see if this shooting meets the radical jihadi checklist.

1.) Shooter - Muslim - Check

2.) Target - Gay night club - check

3.) weapons - rifles, pistol, and IED - Check

4.) casualties - massive - check

So, the answer is yes!