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Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:38:31 +0000

Major Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped at a mosque led by a radical imam said to be a "spiritual adviser" to three of the 9/11 hijackers who attacked America.

Say Anything found this 11 hours ago on telegraph.co.uk

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George W. Bush Secretly Visits Fort Hood Victims

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:10:06 +0000

Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura secretly visited Fort Hood last night and spent "considerable time" consoling those who were wounded in Thursday's shooting spree, Fox News has learned. The Bushes entered and departed the sprawling military facility in secret, having told the ...

Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler found this 14 hours ago on foxnews.com

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George W. Bush Visits Fort Hood, Wounded Soldiers

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:20:19 +0000

Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families near the site of the worst mass shooting on an Army post in the United States. The Bushes made their private visit to Fort Hood's Darnall Army Medical Center on Friday night. Bush spokesman David ...

The Corner on National Review Online found this 18 hours ago on cbs11tv.com

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Facts Leak Out

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:31:48 +0000

Reporters are interviewing friends and acquaintances of Nidal Malik Hasan, and troubling facts are beginning to come out . Troubling, but frankly not very surprising: His fellow students complained to the faculty about Hasan's "anti-American propaganda," but said a fear of appearing ...

Instapundit found this 5 hours ago on powerlineblog.com

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Air Force vs Army

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:36:08 +0000

First this : COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy will hold a moment of silence in honor of the shooting victims at Fort Hood before Saturday's Army-Air Force football game. Academy spokesman Troy Garnhart says the observance will also honor soldiers from nearby Fort Carson ...

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Thank You, Markos Moulitsas

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:51:00 +0000

On MSNBC’s “Ed Show” just now, substitute host David Shuster’s guests were Markos “Kos” Moulitsas, the founder of Daily Kos, and Tom Tancredo, the former Colorado congressman and 2008 Republican Presidential hopeful. After Tancredo expressed his ...

Ben Smith's Blog found this 8 hours ago on newyorker.com

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Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:45:00 +0000

Associated Press Writers FORT HOOD, Texas A neighbor says an Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage. Neighbor Patricia Villa (VEE'-uh) says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan came over to her apartment on ...

Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate found this 2 days ago on statesman.com

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Boxer, the U.S. Senator, Chides Brigadier General for Calling Her 'Ma'am'

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:13:12 +0000

In case you forgot, Barbara Boxer is a senator. The feisty California lawmaker felt the need to remind an Army brigadier general of that fact Tuesday during a hearing before her Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, where the military officer testifying had the apparent gall to call ...

Pirate's Cove found this 11 hours ago on foxnews.com

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Shooting Raises Fears For Sanity Of Entire Western World -- By: Mark Steyn

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:19:00 +0000

The Headline of the Day, from the BBC : Shooting Raises Fears For Muslims In US Army Really? Right now the body count stands at: Non-Muslims 13 Muslims 0 I was reading from some of this kind of coverage on the Rush Limbaugh show today. Even if you take the view that it would be grossly ...

Dr. Sanity found this 32 hours ago on corner.nationalreview.com

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Military Demotivators Results

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:17:34 +0000

Thanks for your patience, guys. Due to the good auspices of my two Mystery Demotivator Judges, the Editorial Staff is pleased to announce the results of last week's contest: EMBRACING THE SUCK CATEGORY: First prize: DL Sly Second prize: Retriever...

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He's not a Democrat so there's no need for a photo op

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:05:00 +0000

George W. Bush Visits Fort Hood, Wounded SoldiersFORT HOOD , Texas (AP) ― Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families near the site of the worst mass shooting on an Army post in the United States.The Bushes made their private visit to Fort ...

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Was Stress a Factor in Major Hasan's Fort Hood Attack?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:25:33 +0000

Major Nidal Malik Hasan the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas

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Suspect in Fort Hood shooting, a Muslim, asked Army to discharge him, aunt said

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:10:00 +0000

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Robert Cone: Nidal Malik Hasan Shouted "Allahu Akbar" Before Shooting (VIDEO)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:05:00 +0000

FORT HOOD, Texas -- The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed a shooting rampage that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" before opening fire at the Texas post. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone told NBC's "Today" show on Friday that suspected shooter, ...

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Ft. Hood massacre: Did Army miss warning signs?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:15:46 +0000

Some reports suggest the alleged shooter in the Ft. Hood massacre, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was troubled. That raises questions about how well-equipped the Army is to spot disturbed individuals. By Gordon Lubold | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the November 7, 2009 edition

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Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:28:39 +0000

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, a neighbor said Friday. The neighbor, Patricia Villa, said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan came over to her apartment ...

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Army IDs Sgt. John M. Russell as the shooter who killed 5 fellow soldiers at Iraq base

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:10:35 +0000

Military officials Tuesday identified the soldier accused of killing five of his comrades at a U.S. base in Iraq . Sgt. John Russell , 44, of Sherman , Texas , is in custody at Camp Liberty in Baghdad . He is accused of opening fire at a combat stress clinic Monday, killing five U.S. soldiers. ...

Political Animal found this 37 hours ago on nydailynews.com

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Former President George W. Bush -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:31:48 +0000

visited Fort Hood families last night: FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) ― Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families near the site of the worst mass shooting on an Army post in the United States. The Bushes made their private visit to Fort ...

Cold Fury found this 16 hours ago on corner.nationalreview.com

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Aftermath (part 2)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:21:25 +0000

The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is pushing back a trip to Capitol Hill aimed at discussing the proposed health care overhaul with lawmakers. Obama had planned to head to the Capitol on Friday. Now the White House schedule shows Obama planning to visit the Capitol ...

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The Hero of Fort Hood

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Kimberly Munley, the police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman, with the country singer Dierks Bentley. "Prayers and thanks flooded the apparent Twitter feed of Sgt. Kimberly Munley, the civilian police officer hailed as a hero for stopping the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. "One ...

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 19 hours ago on americandigest.org

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