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Tragedy at Fort Hood in Texas
Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate —
Grave news this afternoon: An Army officer opened fire Thursday with two handguns at the Fort Hood military base in an attack that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base. There was no immediate word on a motive. The shooting began around 1:30 p.m., said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone at Fort Hood. He said all the casualties took place at the base's Soldier Readiness Center, where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning ...
Oops
Suburban Guerrilla —
I wonder how long it will take the cable news networks to notice this:
Officials are not ruling out the possibility that some of the casualties may have been victims of “friendly fire,” that in the mayhem and confusion at the shooting scene some of the responding military officials may have shot some of the victims.
That’s proof that it’s always a great idea to carry a loaded gun!
Fort Hood Reax
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... Ft. Hood’s commander, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, said today
that there are unconfirmed reports that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shouted
“God is great” in Arabic before opening fire yesterday at the Army
base. ...
The Narrative: Hasan Was Suffering From Mental Problems. Subtext: So Are All Soldiers And It's Bush's Fault
Ace of Spades HQ —
... . Whatever you do, ignore the potential for jihad. Things like ... Soldiers reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" an Arabic phrase for "God is great!" before opening fire, said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, the base commander. He said officials had not confirmed that Hasan made the comment. Or ...
More on Hasan
Dean's World —
Yes, this attack was a case of Muslim extremism:
A former classmate has said Hasan was a “vociferous opponent of the war” and “viewed the war against terror” as a “war against Islam.” Dr. Val Finnell, who attended a master’s in public health program in 2007-2008 at Uniformed Services University with Hasan, said he told classmates he was “a Muslim first and an American second.”
And yes, this should have been caught earlier:
“In retrospect, I’m not surprised he did it,” Finnell said. “I had real ...
More on Hasan
Classical Values —
More on Hasan Yes, this attack was a case of Muslim extremism : A former classmate has said Hasan was a "vociferous opponent of the war" and "viewed the war against terror" as a "war against Islam." Dr. Val Finnell, who attended a master's in public health program in 2007-2008 at Uniformed Services University with Hasan, said he told classmates he was "a Muslim first and an American second." And yes, this should have been caught earlier: "In retrospect, I'm not surprised he did it," Finnell said. "I had real questions about what his priorities were, what his beliefs were." ...
