They are killing a lot of innocent people," Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen told a crisis negotiator in transcripts of 911 calls released today. They need to stop the U.S. air strikes, okay?”The negotiator explained to Mateen he was “not a politician” or government. As the negotiator told Mateen he was attempting to ensure "no one else suffers any further injury," Mateen said he had "a vest." Mateen told the negotiator his explosives were undetectable by bomb dogs. In a bizarre exchange, Mateen told the negotiator that “air strikes need to stop” and repeatedly answered questions with “No.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 23, 2016 15:53 UTC