Excerpt from CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/tex...ngs/index.html

(CNN) -- A soldier opened fire on a military processing center at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding 30, officials at the Army base said.

The gunman also was killed, Col. Benton Danner said.

Two other soldiers who were detained have been released, but another person of interest is in custody, said Christopher Haug, chief of public affairs at Fort Hood.

The gunman, slain by emergency personnel, was identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a law enforcement source told CNN.

:(:mad:

My thoughts and prayers go to our soldiers at Fort Hood and their loved ones.


I always look forward to the laconic wit of Billy L-bach's posts. I agreed with him on this point too, until today, yes America is responsible for Obama, choosing flash over substance, but we don't deserve this wretch. It makes the bile rise to think American blood is flowing, and this clown CIC is doing an Arsenio Hall imitation before addressing the situation.

Once again my prayers are with our troops.

No.. I don't think that is OK by no means..... My post was in response to the one quoted... I feel sickened by this whole situation..... I am sorry if there was any confusion.....

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/...07290111052009

Federal law enforcement officials say the suspected Fort Hood, Texas, shooter had come to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats.

The officials say the postings appeared to have been made by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was killed during the shooting incident that left least 11 others dead and 31 wounded. The officials say they are still trying to confirm that he was the author. They say an official investigation was not opened.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.

One of the Web postings that authorities reviewed is a blog that equates suicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades.

I don’t second guess anyone involved, but isn’t it just common sense that this guy was “just maybe, could be, gonna cause trouble”. Is it too PC to just question the man.
The religion of Peace my ass.
Sleep in peace my soldier lad’s, your battle's over
SnT


Federal law enforcement officials say the suspected Fort Hood, Texas, shooter had come to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats.
The officials say the postings appeared to have been made by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was killed during the shooting incident that left least 11 others dead and 31 wounded. The officials say they are still trying to confirm that he was the author. They say an official investigation was not opened…
One of the Web postings that authorities reviewed is a blog that equates suicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades.
The $64,000 questions: What was he doing at Fort Hood among the population if he thought suicide bombers were heroes?
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/0...-at-fort-hood/

It would appear that the Army he hated paid for his medical degree and specialty schooling as a Psych.

President Obama is a disgrace and our men and women in uniform deserve a better CINC, one who actually cares about them. I hope that the people who voted for him are proud of his actions.

TR

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33678801...e_and_courts//

Noting the Arabic nature of the gunman’s name, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington interest group, condemned “this cowardly attack in the strongest terms possible and ask that the perpetrators be punished to the full extent of the law.”

”No political or religious ideology could ever justify or excuse such wanton and indiscriminate violence,” the council said in a statement. “The attack was particularly heinous in that it targeted the all-volunteer army that protects our nation. American Muslims stand with our fellow citizens in offering both prayers for the victims and sincere condolences to the families of those killed or injured.”



Yeah, right.

Prayers out for our fallen warriors and their families.


Bandy

Wonder where the rest of the training came from...? No small feat to kill and wound that many folks with two pistols. That's a magazine change on each pistol and making almost every shot count.

To take SnT's question a step farther: What is a psychiatrist with ideations of suicide doing near anyone who might rely on his professional expertise?

It is my hope that those investigating this massacre take a close look at anyone the man may dealt with to see if he planted seeds for self destruction in their thoughts.

The F'ing f'er is still alive....

The shooter is not dead according to the Ft Hood CG,.....briefing now

He lives! Odd.

A single shooter kills 12, wounds 30. He had the wrong MOS. :rolleyes:

Pat

RIP to those who died...never forgotten.

That's what I'm wondering too. There must have been more resistance than just the LEO that took him down. Single shooter in an enclosed area with nothing but enemies. You have to have a lot of motivation to do something like this...generally more than a bad performance review.

That's a scary thought Sig. Glad I'm shipping to Benning, there's a couple of people at my station who I think were slated for Hood. They might've had somewhere else as a first stop for basic though.

Now the family will sue for leading them to believe he was dead....

Shame
 

A shame - now we will have to deal with the leftist pap during the trial.

Oh, and from the Islamist apologists - "he had mental problems."

May be it's time to conect the dots between Islam and ..........

RIP to all the victims who have passed, the wounded and the families affected; this breaks my heart. As far as the POTUS, (if he deserves the title), sickens my guts! I will keep all other opinions about the way this is being and has been handled thus far to myself. :mad::(

That IS bad news.

I would let the victims' families decide what to do with him.

Personally, I vote for feeding him to the hogs.

TR

Move along.

There is nothing to see here.

Theses aren't the 'droids your looking for....

AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood shooter, reviewed Web postings

By LARA JAKES and PAM HESS , Associated Press

Last update: November 5, 2009 - 8:26 PM


WASHINGTON - The Army psychiatrist suspected of carrying a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, had come to the attention of authorities six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats, law enforcement officials said Thursday.

The postings appeared to have been made by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was wounded during the shootings at the Army post that killed 12 soldiers and wounded at least 30 others. A Fort Hood spokesman had earlier said Hasan was killed.

The officials say they are still trying to confirm that Hasan was the author of the Internet postings. They say an official investigation was not opened.

One of the officials said late Thursday that federal search warrants were being drawn up to authorize the seizure of Hasan's computer. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.

One of the Web postings that authorities reviewed is a blog that equates suicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades.

"To say that this soldier committed suicide is inappropriate. Its (sic) more appropriate to say he is a brave hero that sacrificed his life for a more noble cause," said the Internet posting. "Scholars have paralled (sic) this to suicide bombers whose intention, by sacrificing their lives, is to help save Muslims by killing enemy soldiers."

Military officials said Hasan, 39, had worked for six years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, where he had received a poor performance evaluation. He transferred to Fort Hood in July.

The officials, who had access to Hasan's military record, spoke on condition of anonymity because such records are confidential.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said Hasan was about to deploy overseas, but it was not known whether he was headed to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Retired Army Col. Terry Lee told Fox News that he worked with Hasan, who had hoped Obama would pull troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq. Lee said Hasan got into frequent arguments with others in the military who supported the wars, and had tried hard to prevent his pending deployment.

Hasan was single with no children. He was born in Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech University, where he was a member of the ROTC and earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry in 1997. He received his medical degree from the military's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., in 2001. He did his internship, residency and a fellowship at Walter Reed.

http://www.startribune.com/nation/69...tml?page=1&c=y

Just pull his teeth first....:D

It may not have been his skill set as a soldier alone that made him so effective as a killer.

One can browse a magazine like The California Psychologist and find numerous examples in the disciplinary section of mental health professionals manipulating their patients into serving as active participants in self-destructive acts.

Lethal Injection awaits... That seems to pleasant an end for this one.

According to his cousin, Nader Hasan, Malik Nadal Hasan (the jihadi shooter) is a "good American, has always been a muslim and was born and raised here" [The United States].

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video0...w.foxnews.com/

FOX just reported he didn’t act alone…:confused:

Actually 9mm, crowded area, over penetration and you get a kill and several wounds with each shot. I would not attribute too much to his skill as the shock factor and the rounds ability to strike multiple subjects.

I vote we wrap him in pig skin, smeared in pig blood, and place him in the sun for the rest of his "natural life". :munchin

Clealy allah protected him so he could tell his story... WTF!?

Maybe.

10-15 years from now. After millions spent on appeals, trials, and his defense.

TR

I'm praying for them to have strength as well as those those who are wounded, their families and the families of the fallen. I can honestly echo nearly every single sentiment said in this thread, I hope the Major gets what he deserves and rots in Hell. He hurt his own family as well and that pisses me off even more. Bury him with hogs and covered with their flesh, but does not even deserve that.

Rest In Peace and my condolences to the family and friend and a complete and speedy recovery for the wounded.

How long will we have to endure this type of incident while as a nation being forced to explain it away? Name calling, PTSD for a crazy shrink, he was a "good American" who was driven to...or some other form of crap. It takes no effort to see what's going on here. It's a shame it can't take place in a conventional environment. If it would only be that all these freaks would gather together and declare their intent. Then we could fight face to face instead of taking it in the back and unarmed.

It's difficult to endure when you are honest and will hold yourself to the boundaries you are given, unlike the monster who knows no bounds and respects no one.

God bless the innocent and their families who did nothing to deserve this. There's got to be a special place in hell for this evil monster disguised as a soldier.

Six months ago Malik Nadal Hasan was quoted as saying "Muslims have the right to rise up against the US military"
The MSM are making excuses for him, saying he didn't want to go to war. None dare mention Jihad or that Al Qaeda directed Muslims to infiltrate the military for these very types of attacks.

American lives are being sacrificed at the alter of political correctness :mad:

G, Thank you. That best describes my thoughts.

Prayers out for those lost, injured and the families of all.

My prayers for the slain and injured and their families.

Prayers and condolences.

#

What is meant by this? Maybe I'm reading it incorrectly.

And I don't think Obama has been as affected by this action as we would all expect him to be. After all, he was at a very important conference this afternoon that took precedence over the shooting, and there were a lot of important people he had to thank and shout out to before addressing the issue of the Muslim who shot up one of our bases.

I would think the investigation will determine if PTSD played a role.

Source is here.Source is here.And also <<LINK>>.

Understanding why these acts were committed does not mean we have to justify them.

Sincere condolences to friends and family of those killed.

A speedy and complete recovery to those wounded.

H