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Opinion: Not Mental. Not Muslim. Just a Killer
By not in system - AOL NewsOver a hundred years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt launched a profound concept of social justice by stating: "I shall see to it that every man has a square deal, no more and no less." And now with the release Thursday of a Senate report on Maj. Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood shooting, and the tragic shootings in Tucson, Ariz., a month ago, it's time to address a deeper question: Why do we label one killer as "mental" and the other a "Muslim"? AP U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan, left, is accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in November 2009; Jared Loughner, right, is accused of ...
Nidal Hasan a 'Ticking Time Bomb': 4 Key Conclusions from the Senate Inquiry
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsMaj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood in 2009, was known as a "ticking time bomb" who could have been stopped by the military or the FBI. That's the conclusion of a Senate inquiry led by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. In an 89-page report released today, Lieberman and Collins criticized the Army, the FBI and the Department of Defense for failing to act on worrisome information about Hasan. Thirty-two people were wounded and 13 were killed during the Fort Hood massacre. Although previous investigations have ...
Calling Dr. Love: Dallas Giving Key to City to Kiss' Gene Simmons
By Linda Jones - AOL NewsDALLAS -- Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is legendary for his musical talent and for the tongue wagging, fire breathing and blood spitting of his alter ego, the Demon. But when the rocker and reality show celebrity comes to Dallas today to be honored by city officials, it will be for activities that are more in keeping with his other nickname: Dr. Love. On Wednesday, during Super Bowl week, Simmons will be showing his love and continued support for American troops by throwing a fundraising party for them at Centennial Hall in Fair Park. As a show of appreciation, Dallas officials will toss him a ...
Fort Hood Remembers: One Year After Rampage
By Deborah Hastings - AOL News
(Nov. 5) -- One year ago, a gunman went on a rampage at Fort Hood, killing 13 and wounding more than 30 in a tragedy that was memorialized today by the Army's highest-ranking officer and its top civilian. Gen. George Casey, the Army's chief of staff, and Army Secretary John McHugh led a remembrance ceremony this afternoon at the massive installation near Killeen, Texas. More than 50 soldiers and civilians whose actions "went above and beyond the call of duty" were honored. "It's a chapter in this Army that no matter how many tears may fall will never, ever be washed away and will be part of ...
Soldiers Say Work Helped After Fort Hood Shootings
By not in system - AOL NewsMADISON, Wis. (Oct. 30) -- For nearly a year in Afghanistan, a tightly knit Army Reserve unit kept the memories of their comrades killed during a shooting rampage Fort Hood close. But not too close. The Madison-based 467th Combat Stress Control Detachment wore black wrist bands and dedicated field clinics to their fallen friends. At the same, they poured themselves into their jobs, blocking out their grief by helping combat troops deal with theirs. "It was a relief to be there (in Afghanistan)," Sgt. Kara Kortenkamp said Saturday. "We could sort of throw ourselves into that and focus on that ...
Testimony to Resume at Fort Hood Suspect's Hearing
By not in system - AOL NewsFORT HOOD, Texas (Oct. 18) -- Soldier after soldier rose from the witness chair, stared and pointed to an Army psychiatrist seated a dozen feet away, never wavering as they identified him as the man who went on deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood last year. "He's here, sir." "That man is right there, sir." Twenty-nine witnesses testified last week, and more soldiers are expected on the stand Monday at the start of the second week of a military hearing to determine whether Maj. Nidal Hasan will stand trial. Hasan, 40, an American-born Muslim, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder ...
Court Witnesses Recall Terror of Fort Hood Massacre
By Mara Gay - AOL News
(Oct. 14) -- A portrait of a hero emerged today as witnesses recounted the horror that unfolded during last year's deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Spc. Alan Carroll told a military court hearing that he was shot in the arm during the carnage at the Texas base but decided he needed to help a more seriously wounded comrade instead of trying to escape, The Associated Press reported. "The only person I could see from the ground was Pfc. (Aaron Thomas) Nemelka," Carroll testified, speaking via a video link from Afghanistan, where he has been stationed for the past 10 months. "I told him it ...
Evidence Hearing Delayed for Accused Fort Hood Killer
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Oct. 12) -- The evidence hearing in the case of an Army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 people at Fort Hood last year has been put on hold for at least a day while defense lawyers prepare a request to have the proceedings delayed until next month. Col. James L. Pohl, the investigating officer in the case involving Maj. Nidal Hasan, said he will consider the request when both sides return to the Texas military base Wednesday morning, The Associated Press reported. Hasan is accused of opening fire on his comrades at Fort Hood last year in America's worst-ever military base shooting. His ...
'Inspire' Title of Jihadist Magazine Not Very Inspired
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News
(Oct. 12) -- Al-Qaida of the Arabian Peninsula released the second edition of "Inspire," its online jihadist magazine, today. The English-language webzine made a splash when it was launched this summer with catchy headlines ("Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom") and exclusive interviews with Islamist superstars like Anwar Al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric whose online teachings were thought to be behind the Fort Hood shootings and failed underwear bomber last year. The publication is allegedly the work of 24-year-old Pakistani-American Samir Khan, who even penned an editorial in the new ...
Fort Hood Shooting Puts Focus on 'Internal Threat'
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(Aug. 20) -- More than nine months after the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a series of changes meant to prevent such incidents. In a 26-page memo released today and signed Aug. 18, Gates ordered a series of procedural and policy changes that focus on identifying, responding to and preventing potential workplace violence. On Nov. 5, 2009, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, allegedly shot and killed 13 people and wounded dozens more at the Texas base. Hasan, a psychiatrist, had been scheduled to be deployed to ...
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