Last week, I heard KFI's Bryan Suits, an Iraq veteran discussing the possibility that the Fort Hood victims wouldn't receive the Purple Heart because the award is only given to those who are injured as a result of enemy combat. I found that an appalling idea. Suit's point was' [...]
Nasan gave a fifty-point slide show, "The Koranic World View As It Relates To Muslims in the U.S. Military," (online at the Washington Post) in which he explains the necessity for Jihad, the duties of a Muslim, the concept of defensive Jihad, and also gives citations from the Koran to support his views. None [...]
The President looks back at a week where we honored those who serve on Veterans Day, and mourned those we lost at Fort Hood. He discusses the review he has ordered into the Fort Hood incident, and pledges to stand by our [...]
[Guest post by DRJ]
An Army CID spokesman announced today that murder charges have been filed against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan:
“Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in connection with last week’s shootings at Fort Hood, Chris Grey, a spokesman with the Army’s Criminal [...]
President Barack Obama took part in the memorial service yesterday at Fort Hood and also delivered an address, one of his best, on the enduring nature and value of military service in the changing world of the early 21st century.
** VETERANS DAY began as Armistice Day, proclaimed by President [...]
? Not really, California, but I (Brian) found this so offensive that I thought it worth a mention here. As we speak, David Horowitz, the "conservative" winger at frontpagemag.com, is going around writing stories that say "The Fort Hood killings are the chickens of the left coming home to" [...]
If the shooting at Fort Hood teaches one thing, it is this: The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Hassan gave signals early on that he was a few cards short of a deck, meaning that it was merely a matter of time before he did something crazy. In this [...]
I got a nasty e-mail this morning, presumably in response to this editorial, which I thought took a fairly measured approach to the Fort Hood massacre, building on what we knew as of Monday afternoon and reluctant to project further, even though I was pretty sure the evidence that [...]
What does this terror and tragedy mean, and what does it not mean?
(Note: This is a second look at this delicate but important topic)
The shooting rampage at Fort Hood was an act of terror, but we should not feel terrorized or lash out against Muslims. We should also not [...]
President Barack Obama, honoring the 13 soldiers slain in last week’s Fort Hood shooting rampage, discussed the long tradition of military service in this country.
** ** QUICK HITS. President Barack Obama is getting some rave reviews for his speech today at Fort Hood. It was delayed, as was his [...]
[Guest post by DRJ]
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan reportedly told senior Army physicians at Fort Hood Walter Reed that Muslim troops should be released as conscientious objectors:
“As a senior-year psychiatric resident at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Maj. Nidal M. Hasan was supposed to make a presentation on a medical [...]
Gerard at American Digest brought this tweet to my attention, and it strikes home as much for its perceptive analysis as for its pith. [Guest post by DRJ]
Ed Morrissey at Hot Air links to an ABC News report that “the FBI knew that Major Nidal Hasan had attempted to contact al-Qaeda and its associates months before Hasan went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, killing 13 people.” But it’s not clear whether [...]
AP. The funeral for Nidal Hasan’s mother in 2001 was held at a mosque in Virgina attended by two 9/11 hijackers and was headed by a radical iman.
The mosque has thousands of members and no links between Hasan and terrorists have been uncovered.
So, is this news or irresponsible speculation? [...]
"Tragedy" is an inaccurate word, as Atlas Shrugs and Donald Sensing point out. It was an act of war and it was an atrocity. It was not a tragedy for its victims; it was a field of courage and heroism for them and their rescuerers. It was not a [...]
Gary Varvel - Indianapolis Star
Rob Tornoe at Cagle is blogging editorial cartoons from across the country about the Ft Hood shootings. Here’s one. He has many more.
Bloggers roundup:
Ann Althouse: Tweet Message
Atlas Shrugs: An American Woman
Jawa Report: Hero
American Digest: Hero of Fort Hood
Gateway Pundit: Police Officer Hailed
Hot Air: The Woman Who Stopped
[...]
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 admirer sent a [...]
Major Hasan reportedly handed out copies of the Koran in the months preceding the massacre. He was also known for opposing US intervention in Iraq and for urging Muslims to fight against the US. During the shooting, he apparently was shouting in Arabic. Want to guess what he shouted?
Meanwhile, [...]
It is still way too early for me to have anything resembling a definitive response to the Fort Hood massacre, except to encourage all concerned to keep collecting information before opinions harden — something the news media do not always promote, per this Bruce Bawer post noting that several [...]
Ex-neighbors of the Army psychiatrist reported to have shot 13 people to death at Fort Hood, Texas recall him as a nice and giving person.
** CALIFORNIA 2010: THE DEMOCRATIC FIELD HAS BEEN CLEARED.
Lloyd: What do you think the chances are of a guy like you and a [...]
I'm waiting and seeing. I see that right-wing blogs are in an intense anti-Muslim hate frenzy.
This is a terrible tragedy.
' [...]
