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O Knows: “We cannot fully know what leads a man to do such a thing.”
Cold Fury —
... of undertone, widespread resentment and prejudice and discrimination that’s happened really since 9-11. That’s a damn lie. This country has bent over backwards NOT to offend Muslims—while liberating Muslim countries! Indeed, Hasan got as far as he did precisely because we not only refused to prejudge him, we refused to judge him at all , even when the situation cried out for the exercise of common sense judgment. And unlike Geraldo, I feel most sorry for these families (via Jules Crittenden ): Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis., joined the Army after the 2001 terrorist ...
A Traitor Not A Victim -- By: Mark Steyn
The Corner on National Review Online —
Jules Crittenden on the killer within:
[Major Hasan] probably deserves desertion, treason and terrorism charges if, as all indicators seem to very strongly suggest, he was engaged in jihad, from his violence-inciting, hateful rants about the Koran, his denunciation of the United States as “the aggressor” in arguments with fellow soldiers, to his shouts of “Allahu Akhbar,” to what they believe were his Internet defenses of suicide bombings, to his choice of targets, the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood. If al-Qaeda is an amorphous enemy, an idea ...
In search of Hasan's syndrome
Power Line —
... was personal to Hasan. He was "mortified" (that's cousin Nader speaking again) about his pending deployment to Iraq.
The Times (of London) reports that Hasan appears to have posted thoughts online expressing his regard for suicide bombers. In the post at issue he compared the actions of an American soldier who threw himself on a grenade in Iraq with the actions of Islamist suicide bombers.
And so on, as Mark Steyn and Ralph Peters and Jules Crittenden demonstrate in some detail.
Fort Hood base commander Robert Cone ...
On the Terror and the Terrorist at Fort Hood
The Wide Awake Cafe —
... Jules Crittendon suggests that purple hearts should be awarded to the dead and wounded at Fort Hood because they were attacked by a a traitor who should be charged with desertion, treason and terrorism charges. (as well as murder) ...
The 11th hour...
Acute Politics —
... and to the rest, thank you for supporting us. I was walking from class today. The air was crisp, and the flag in the quad fluttered gently at half mast. In that moment, I felt more melancholy than I have all week. Let's take a moment to remember a few veterans. Staff Sergeant George Nickel. He's still in jail, looking at a possible plea deal being offered by the prosecutor (I refuse to speculate that she has realized she has an unwinnable case). The combat wounded, combat dead at Fort Hood. I completely agree with Jules' take here. ...
