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Is Ft Hood's commander setting up Hasan's acquittal?
Sense of Events —
... But that is where Lt. Gen. Cone's remarks go "off the reservation." Cone has made public comments about the shootings at Ft Hood that directly and specifically refer to the alleged shooter, Dr. Hasan. TheHill.com reports, for example, ...
Right-Wingers: “Political Correctness” to Blame for Ft. Hood Shootings
Firedoglake —
... all, Dr. Tiller’s murder was just an “isolated incident” — “kooks happen” — so it’s deeply unfair, they argued, to point fingers at anyone but the killer himself. Most importantly, they noted, jumping to score political points while the Tiller’s family was still grieving is crass, uncivil, beyond the pale.
Needless to say, they have done exactly the opposite in the face of the Ft. Hood tragedy.
They are, in fact, collectivizing the shooter’s guilt, smearing the entire Muslim religion, they did ...
Bringing out the worst in small, sad minds
Political Animal —
... " of Muslim officers in the U.S. military. It follows a certain child-like reasoning -- Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan went on a deadly rampage yesterday, shooting 43 people. Hasan is Muslim. Therefore, Muslims in uniform may be untrustworthy. Soon after, Allen West, a top recruit of the National Republican Congressional Committee in Florida, announced his belief that, in light of the Fort Hood tragedy, the " enemy is infiltrating our military ." West, one of 32 new members of the NRCC "Young Guns" program a congressional candidate in the Miami area next year, added, "Our soldiers are ...
Blood and bigotry: Conservatives attack Obama, scapegoat Muslims, and shamelessly use Fort Hood massacre to score partisan political points
The Reaction —
... -- Allen West, a retired colonel and rising Florida Republican, claims that "the horrible tragedy at Fort Hood is proof the enemy is infiltrating our military": "This enemy preys on downtrodden soldiers and teaches them extremism will lift them up. Our soldiers are being brainwashed." West has no evidence of this, and there is no evidence that Hasan was preyed upon and brainwashed by the "enemy." ...
