A lot of digital ink has been spilled in recent days following the horrific terror attack early Sunday morning in Orlando. But within hours, a predictable media narrative began to take root as news of the killer’s jihadist motives became clearer. The media expressed uncertainty over whether he had been inspired by radical Islam.

The following day, this came from the New York Times:

So let’s help the New York Times and the establishment media find some clarity. Here’s a quick rundown of what we know about the killer’s motive:

That’s what the New York Times has to go on right now.

All that, according to the establishment media narrative, leaves the matter of motive “unclear.”

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Now let’s see what information the FBI had, as the organization somehow also felt “unclear” on Mateen’s intentions prior to his attack.

The FBI has been quick to absolve itself of any responsibility for the largest terror attack in the U.S. since 9/11. And yet, as I noted here at PJ Media on the day of the attack, this incident is yet another case of what I have termed “Known Wolf” terrorism.

In this case, we don’t have a situation of missed “red flags.”

We have a willful ignoring of the 1,000,000 lumen spotlight shining on the terrorist killer:

As the investigation into the attack continues, there needs to be a corresponding investigation by Congress as to why these failures by the FBI and the national security establishment repeatedly continue to happen.