Ian Carroll on America’s Deadliest Mass Shooting and Unanswered Questions They Don’t Want You to Ask
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Summary
Takeaways
- ❖The official story of Stephen Paddock as a lone gunman is contradicted by numerous pieces of evidence, including forensic details from his room and widespread reports of multiple shooters.
- ❖Police bodycam footage from Paddock's room showed no broken windows or shell casings, despite official claims of extensive firing.
- ❖Hotel door logs indicated impossible lock/unlock sequences, suggesting manipulation of the key card system.
- ❖Eyewitnesses, 911 calls, and police radio reported active shooters at multiple casinos (Bellagio, Tropicana, Mirage) and the airport, hours after Paddock's alleged suicide.
- ❖Autopsies revealed victims were shot from ground level and directly from above, inconsistent with a single shooter from the 32nd floor.
- ❖Unregistered helicopters, some with flashing lights resembling gunfire, were observed in the air during the shooting, with some turning off transponders over the Mandalay Bay.
- ❖MGM Resorts, owner of Mandalay Bay and other properties, imposed gag orders on employees and withheld all surveillance footage, actively fighting police narratives that implicated their security failures.
- ❖The Las Vegas Metro Police Department (LVMPD) repeatedly changed its timeline regarding security guard Jose Campos's encounter with Paddock, seemingly to protect MGM's image.
- ❖A leading theory suggests the shooting was an assassination attempt on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) by rival hardliner factions, utilizing AH6i combat stealth reconnaissance helicopters from a joint U.S.-Saudi training operation (Operation Red Dawn) that occurred shortly before the event.
- ❖The subsequent 'Saudi purge' by MBS, which included the torture and asset seizure from Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (part-owner of Mandalay Bay's Four Seasons), and the timing of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, are cited as circumstantial evidence supporting the Saudi theory.
Insights
1Official Narrative Debunked by Physical Evidence
The official story states Stephen Paddock was a lone gunman who fired from his 32nd-floor Mandalay Bay suite. However, photos of Paddock's body show two distinct bloodstains (one dry, one fresh), suggesting he was dead before the shooting. Police bodycam footage from the room entry shows officers unable to locate the alleged broken window and walking on a floor devoid of the thousands of shell casings and broken glass that should have been present. Additionally, the adjoining suite was found bolted from the inside, an impossible feat for a lone individual.
Two bloodstains on Paddock's body, lack of broken glass/shell casings in bodycam footage, internally bolted adjoining suite. (, , , , )
2Widespread Reports of Multiple Shooters and Locations
Contrary to the lone gunman narrative, numerous 911 calls, eyewitness testimonies, and police radio communications reported active shootings at various locations across the Las Vegas Strip, including the Bellagio, Tropicana, and Mirage casinos, and even at the airport. These reports continued for hours after Paddock was officially declared dead, with specific volleys of automatic gunfire recorded by police bodycams near the Bellagio at midnight.
Dozens of 911 calls and police bodycam footage reporting shots at Bellagio, Tropicana, Mirage, and the airport, hours after the main concert shooting. (, , , )
3Helicopter Involvement and Suspicious Flight Activity
Eyewitnesses reported helicopters shooting, and autopsies showed victims with trajectories consistent with shots from above. Flight radar data revealed unregistered helicopters in the air, some turning off transponders over the Mandalay Bay during the shooting. One aircraft, identified as a 'Southwest Boeing 747' on transponder data, exhibited flight patterns (hovering) characteristic of a helicopter, suggesting manipulated identification.
Witness reports of helicopters shooting, autopsy findings of shots from above, unregistered helicopters, and a 'Boeing 747' exhibiting helicopter flight characteristics on transponder data. (, , , , )
4MGM and Police Cover-Up
MGM Resorts, which owned the Mandalay Bay and other affected properties, issued blanket gag orders to employees and withheld all surveillance footage from the night of the shooting. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department (LVMPD) repeatedly changed its timeline regarding security guard Jose Campos's encounter with Paddock, shifting from 'after the shooting' to 'before' and then 'during,' seemingly to align with MGM's interests and avoid liability.
MGM's blanket gag orders and withholding of all surveillance footage. LVMPD's multiple revisions of Jose Campos's timeline. (, , )
5Saudi Geopolitical Theory
A theory posits the shooting was an assassination attempt on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who was allegedly in Las Vegas at the time. This occurred amidst a significant power struggle within the Saudi royal family, where MBS was consolidating power against hardliner factions. The presence of the Saudi Royal Air Force, conducting a joint training operation (Operation Red Dawn) with newly acquired AH6i combat stealth reconnaissance helicopters near Las Vegas just prior to the shooting, provides a plausible source for the military-grade firepower and air support observed.
MBS's power consolidation and 'Saudi purge' post-shooting, including the torture of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (Mandalay Bay stakeholder). Operation Red Dawn training involving Saudi Royal Air Force and AH6i helicopters near Las Vegas. (, , , , )
Bottom Line
The CEO of MGM Resorts sold 80% of his stock six months before the shooting, and later headed the COVID task force in Las Vegas.
This raises questions about potential insider knowledge or forewarning of the event, and suggests a pattern of individuals involved in the cover-up being rewarded with influential positions.
Investigate financial transactions and career trajectories of key figures in the aftermath of major 'unexplained' events for patterns of reward or pre-emptive action.
The Las Vegas shooting occurred during a period of intense geopolitical realignment, specifically a power struggle within the Saudi royal family, with implications for U.S.-Saudi and U.S.-Israel relations.
The cover-up might be driven by national security concerns to protect sensitive U.S. foreign policy objectives or to avoid exposing the involvement of a key ally's internal conflicts on American soil.
Analyze major domestic 'false flag' or 'unexplained' events in the context of concurrent international geopolitical shifts to identify potential hidden motives or actors.
Key Concepts
Facts Driving Explanation vs. Explanation Driving Facts
The guest emphasizes that a true explanation of an event must account for all available facts, rather than forcing facts to fit a predetermined narrative. In the Las Vegas shooting, the official story fails this test, as numerous facts are ignored or contradicted.
The Absence of Evidence is Not the Evidence of Absence
Despite the lack of official evidence supporting alternative theories, the systematic suppression of information (e.g., withheld surveillance footage, gag orders) is itself a form of evidence, indicating a deliberate cover-up rather than a simple lack of alternative events.
Lessons
- Utilize open-source platforms like vegasshootingmap.com to independently review primary evidence (911 calls, bodycam footage, reports) related to unexplained events.
- Practice critical thinking by evaluating whether official narratives fully account for all available facts, rather than accepting explanations that ignore or contradict evidence.
- Demand transparency from government agencies and corporations regarding critical public events, especially when surveillance footage or other key evidence is withheld.
Quotes
"Most Americans have forgotten about the Las Vegas shooting because it just got poofed right out of the news after like a week and they just never brought it up again basically. Um and then there was actually disinformation poured in to try to stop journalists and investigators and regular citizens from uncovering basic truths from getting basic disclosure."
"When you know the real explanation, everything fits. Um, and it can be bizarre. It can be anomalous sometimes, but it has to be that that real explanation will suddenly click into place. And in other words, the facts have to drive the explanation rather than the explanation driving the facts."
"Surprise, a number of the witnesses that were most vocal about the fact that there was more than one shooter actually died. Strange deaths in the weeks following, like people that were taking to Twitter or uh uh Facebook and being very vocal about their testimony that no, I guarantee you it was more than one shooter."
"The FBI signed off on the totally absurd official conclusion. Yeah, they did."
"It is still not a legitimate argument to say that like a CIA officer is going to get onto that helicopter and shoot a minigun at civilian not a chance. Nope. And if I start believing that, I'm leaving."
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