What Happened in Las Vegas?

10/8/2017

The Official Narrative

At about 10:08 p.m. on Sunday, October, 1, 2017 the Route 91 Harvest festival, an outdoor country music concert, was interrupted by the sound of gunfire, witnesses said. Police said the gunman fired on the crowd of about 22,000 people from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, several hundred feet southwest of the concert grounds. Police say the gunman fired for 9-11 minutes after the first 911 call came in.

The gunman had set up cameras inside his hotel suite and in the hallway, although police were not aware whether the devices were transmitting. Officers "breached the hotel room" where the gunman was and found him dead, police said. Authorities believe he killed himself. Authorities identified the shooter as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada. Police said they believe Paddock acted alone and that they have not determined Paddock's motives. As such, they are not calling the shooting an act of terrorism - an attack on civilians to intimidate or coerce society for political purposes. The FBI says it has determined no connection with an international terrorist group.

Image from NBCnews

Twenty-three weapons were found in the hotel room, including multiple rifles, and some had scopes on them, authorities said. In addition, several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a material used to make explosives, were found in Paddock's car. Authorities searched Paddock's home in Mesquite and found at least 19 more firearms, as well as explosives, several thousand rounds of ammunition, and some electronic devices. The event resulted in at least 58 dead and more than 500 people taken to area hospitals, and is being dubbed the deadliest shooting in modern US history (CNN, 2017).

A Shooter Connected to Intelligence Contractors

According to a statement released by Lockheed Martin, an aerospace contracting company, Stephen Paddock worked for a predecessor company of Lockheed Martin from 1985 until 1988 (Bromwich, 2017; Fox Business, 2017).

Furthermore, when redirected to the website flightaware.com (a website that states their data is pulled directly from the FAA) and search a tail number N5343M you will see that the number belongs to an SR20 aircraft that at one time was registered to the shooter Stephen C. Paddock of Mesquite, TX and Henderson, NV. Currently, the plane is registered to a company out of Roanoke, VA named Volant LLC (FlightAware, 2017).

According to their website, Volant serves the U.S. intelligence community and Department of Defense and provides national-security contractors the leaders critical to success in complex, large-scale, challenging projects (Volant-associates.com, 2017).

"High Indecent Project": A Warning 3 Weeks Prior

For what it is worth, a circulating forum indicated a warning to avoid going to the Las Vegas or Henderson areas 3 weeks before (September 10, 2017 [verified via carbondate.cs.odu.edu]) the Las Vegas shooting event. The message, posted by an anonymous user and signing off under the name of John, explained that the warning is due to an event dubbed the "high incident project". "John" elaborates and states that the purpose of the project is to make the American public think that places with extremely high security aren't safe, in an effort to create more regulations.

Screenshot from 4chan.org

The user goes on to predict that more laws will be proposed in the next few years to put up metal detectors and other security devices, and that places currently with high surveillance will need even more surveillance. The user further predicts that Nevada will begin to pass a law requiring all casinos have mandatory metal detectors and backscatter machines (a form of screening technology), and that eventually a federal law will require these screening technologies to be placed in universities, high school, federal buildings, etc. The user states that OSI systems (designer and manufacturer of specialized electronic systems and components for critical applications in homeland security, healthcare, defense and aerospace) and Chertoff, promoter of screen technology and former head of the Department of Homeland Security, are the main producers of these machines and may stand to reap massive profit. Lastly the user notes that Sheldon Adelson, owner the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, will be the first to install them in his casinos when the law passes.

Definitely take this post with a grain of salt. However, unfortunately enough, there are several people that may stand to benefit from an incident such as this. After all, in any crisis lies an opportunity.

Regardless of the Ballistics, the Action is in the Reaction

Whatever the truth may be, it is still important to ask questions. Either way one looks at this event, there are forces that may stand to benefit from this tragedy - not only by politicizing it, but by pushing political agendas. This significant event will create changes for the modern way of life. Even if the aforementioned warning is a coincidence, the fact does remain that people like OSI and Michael Chertoff do stand to profit from a security panic this incident will likely produce.

OSI Systems is one of the leading manufacturers of the backscatter systems. These manufacturers supply the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a subdivision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with backscatter units to airports nationwide(Accardo & Chaudhry, 2014).

Image from OSI Systems

According to the predictive posts, Michael Chertoff, former head of the Department of Homeland Security, may appear to profit from the wave of new regulations set to spring up in response to the incident (archive.4plebs.org, 2017). Chertoff’s consulting firm, the Chertoff Group, represents OSI Systems, one of two companies licensed to sell full-body scanners to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Given that he has been accused of abusing the public trust by raising security fears among average American’s in an attempt to sell his companies body scanners before, in 2010, it’s not all that unreasonable to believe that Mr. Chertoff might seek to profit from a new security panic (Washingtonpost.com, 2017). Chertoff would have a lot to gain financially if some of the resulting measures are adopted. Between his private consulting firm, the Chertoff Group, and seats on the boards of giant defense and security firms, he sits at the heart of the giant security nexus created in the wake of 9/11, in effect creating a shadow homeland security agency. Chertoff launched his firm days after President Barack Obama took office, eventually recruiting at least 11 top officials from the Department of Homeland Security, as well as former CIA director General Michael Hayden and other top military brass and security officials (Baram, 2010).

Michael Chertoff. Image by Joyce N. Boghosian on Wikimedia Commons

James Murren, CEO of Mandalay Bay/MGM Resorts International is a sitting member of the Homeland National Infrastructure Advisory (DHS, 2017). He, and 29 other members part of the Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience National research and Development Group, is responsible for getting legislation and regulations passed for security & technology infrastructure in public places (DHS.NIAC, 2017). Technology such as x-ray backscatter machines. Interestingly enough, Murren divested himself of 80% of the shares he owned in MGM. The divestment came just days before the ex-dividend date on September 8th, 2017 (SEC, 2017).

James Murren. Image from MGMthink

George Soros, billionaire philanthropist, bought $42 million worth of puts (betting on the downfall) on the company, according to SEC filings from mid August, well before the Las Vegas incident (SEC, 2017).

George Soros. Image by Harald Dettenborn on Wikimedia Commons

Interestingly enough, Sheldon Adelson, who has an estimated worth of $35 billion and owns the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, was scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House on Monday before the shooting took place (Giaritelli, 2017). According to the predictive posts, Adelson "will become a huge sponsor of these machines and he will be the first in his casinos when the law passes" (archive.4plebs.org, 2017).

Sheldon Adelson. Image by Bectrigger on Wikimedia Commons

A Concerted Effort to Promote Screen Technologies

Naturally, the reaction to a problem, such as this incident, will provoke a solution. However, reflecting back in history, we should learn that the solution that the establishment is promoting may not necessarily be in our favor. Ironic enough, some media sources are promoting the installation of screening technologies in hotels (HuffPost, 2017). In fact, the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore have begun checking bags with handheld metals detectors as casinos try new security strategies following the mass shooting in Las Vegas late Sunday (Palmeri, 2017), (Prince, 2017).

Concerns With Backscatter Systems

The backscatter systems work by generating small amounts of X-rays that reflect off the skin of an individual placed in the scanner. The scattered ionizing energy of the X-rays is then picked up by sensitive detectors and processed by a computer to produce a two-sided image.

The public concern regarding privacy invasion from backscatter units has been an issue for years. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been sued in the past with allegations that the new passenger screening program was unlawful, invasive, and ineffective. It is commonly argued that the implementation of the full body scanners
is in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act, the Privacy Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Fourth Amendment (Accardo & Chaudhry, 2014).

Besides the disregard for privacy, a large concern regarding the mass installation of these backscatter machines is the safety of radiation. While the TSA has repeatedly claimed the scanners as 'safe,' it is well established that even low doses of ionizing radiation – the kind beamed directly at the body by the X-ray scanners – increase the risk of cancer. Not to mention there are certain subgroups of individuals who may be particularly vulnerable to the carcinogenic effects of this radiation (Richardson et al., 2015).

The Media Inconsistencies

If the public is to expect the official narrative of this incident to be accurate, then the story should remain consistent. However, digging deeper into the information, one may stumble upon many inconsistencies, two of which are presented below.

Like a broken record, the official narrative stated Paddock acted alone in the incident. However, it has been reported by officials that Paddock had access to the service elevator as a perk for high rollers (ABC7 Chicago, 2017). If he truly acted alone, there should be some video footage clearly revealing Paddock as the culprit. To date, no video footage has been released. In contrast, there has been a video, a taxi driver recorded, displaying what appears to show multiple shooters.
Police “updated the narrative” for the shooting, admitting that a Mandalay Bay security guard who had been shot in the leg by Paddock was shot before – not after – Paddock carried out the deadly assault. Previously, authorities had maintained that the guard, Jesus Campos, had been responsible for stopping the attack. Now, they’re saying Paddock shot Campos through his door after detecting him on cameras he had set up in the hall – a full six minutes before Paddock started raining bullets on the crowd below (Berman, 2017).

The opinion of the host in following video may come off strong and seem to display confirmation bias, but he, as stated, is simply telling a potential story of the timeline of events that took place given the information that is provided. It is encouraged to remain skeptical and question everything, all sides, including the official narrative. As Aristotle once said, "it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

A Potential False Flag?

Given all of this information, is it possible that this event may have been a false flag attack? Decide for yourself.

What is a False Flag Attack?

A Bigger Issue at Hand: "The News" is a Social Construct

While this event was relatively catastrophic, it should be acknowledged that this event is covered widely among the mainstream media. It is purposely attracting attention. Could this a part of the agenda? Of course there are events that one can't avoid speaking about, especially those the change people's perception of the world. A word of advice: Don't get caught up in "the news". It available for your consumption. The news that is trending may be purposely distracting, those who consume it, away from news that is more important and not trending.

References

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Accardo, J. and Chaudhry, M. (2014). Radiation exposure and privacy concerns surrounding full-body scanners in airports. Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 7(2), pp.198-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2014.02.005

Archive.4plebs.org. (2017). /pol/ - Politically Incorrect » Thread #141096258. [online] Available at: https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/141096258 [Accessed 8 Oct. 2017].

Baram, M. (2017). HuffPost. Fear Pays: Chertoff, Ex-Security Officials Slammed For Cashing In On Government Experience. [online] Available at: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/23/fear_pays_chertoff_n_787711.html [Accessed 17 Oct. 2017].

Berman, M. (2017). Las Vegas gunman shot security guard minutes before massacre, police say. [online] Washington Post. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/10/09/las-vegas-gunman-shot-security-guard-minutes-before-massacre-police-say/ [Accessed 24 Oct. 2017].

Bromwich, J. (2017). Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas Suspect, Was a Gambler Who Drew Little Attention. [online] Nytimes.com. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/stephen-paddock-vegas-shooter.html [Accessed 8 Oct. 2017].

DHS. (2017). NIAC Members | Homeland Security. [online] Available at: https://www.dhs.gov/niac-members [Accessed 17 Oct. 2017].

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FlightAware. (2017). N5343M (2004 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 owned by VOLANT LLC) Aircraft Registration ✈ FlightAware. [online] Available at: https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N5343M [Accessed 8 Oct. 2017].

Fox Business. (2017). Las Vegas shooter worked for predecessor of Lockheed Martin. [online] Available at: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooter-worked-for-predecessor-lockheed-martin.html [Accessed 8 Oct. 2017].

Giaritelli, A. (2017). Trump, Sheldon Adelson talked Las Vegas shooting, policy at White House meeting Monday. [online] Washington Examiner. Available at: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-sheldon-adelson-talked-las-vegas-shooting-policy-at-white-house-meeting-monday/article/2636405 [Accessed 17 Oct. 2017].

HuffPost. (2017). Do U.S. Hotels Need Metal Detectors?. [online] Available at: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/do-us-hotels-need-metal-detectors_us_59d281d1e4b092b22a8e388f [Accessed 17 Oct. 2017].

Palmeri, M. (2017). Guests Scanned at the Wynn in Glimpse of Las Vegas’s Future. [online] Bloomberg.com. Available at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-03/guests-inspected-at-the-wynn-in-glimpse-of-las-vegas-s-future [Accessed 24 Oct. 2017].

Prince, T. (2017). Wynn Las Vegas, Encore begin checking bags with metal detectors. [online] Las Vegas Review-Journal. Available at: https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/wynn-las-vegas-encore-begin-checking-bags-with-metal-detectors/ [Accessed 17 Oct. 2017].

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