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6 Red Flags in Fort Hood Case
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Nov. 12) -- Hindsight is always 20/20, especially as investigators and reporters try to connect the dots following a tragedy as stunning as the Fort Hood massacre. In the week since the attack that left 13 dead, these possible warning signs about Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with killing his fellow soldiers, have come to light. 1. Colleagues and patients complained about his religious proselytizing Hasan, who was about to be sent to Afghanistan, frequently claimed that the U.S. was waging war on Islam and argued that Muslims should not be sent to kill fellow Muslims. "He ...
Comparing Obama to Previous Mourners in Chief
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Nov. 11) -- When Barack Obama made his debut as consoler in chief during a service for shooting victims at Fort Hood, Texas, he joined a long line of presidents who have sought through words to salvage something, anything from the depths of national tragedy. "Every evening that the sun sets on a tranquil town; every dawn that a flag is unfurled; every moment that an American enjoys life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness -- that is their legacy," Obama said in eloquent words that echoed the cadences of the migrant worker Tom Joad in John Steinbeck's classic "The Grapes of ...
Fort Hood Killings Revive Controversial Book
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(Nov. 11) - A book that claims to expose a rising Muslim threat in the United States is gaining unexpected popularity amid the fallout from the Fort Hood massacre. "The Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America," by P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry, has shot up in Amazon's ranking since the shooting spree allegedly carried out by a Muslim Army officer, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. The shootings at Fort Hood, which left 13 dead and 42 wounded, has led to a heated debate about whether Hasan's deadly rampage was related to his contacts with Islamic extremists, a ...
Opinion: Conflating Fort Hood and Terror Fight
By Ozzie Nelson - AOL News(Nov. 11) - There is an understandable urge to label the Fort Hood shooting suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an "Islamist terrorist." But such pronouncements, rather than aiding America's struggle against al-Qaida and other terrorist groups, would weaken it. Next week, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to examine the Fort Hood shootings. This sort of investigation could prove valuable if it reveals how someone could kill 13 people in a heavily guarded Army base. But committee members should avoid using the hearing, as Sen. Joe Lieberman ...
Arabs in Military Try to Rise Above Massacre
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Nov. 6) -- The shooting rampage at Fort Hood could make life noticeably more difficult for Arabs and Muslims serving in the U.S. military. Soon after the killings, witnesses said that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged gunman, had shouted "Allahu Akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great," as he fired. Meanwhile, a video played repeatedly on cable television of him wearing the white dishdasha and skullcap of an observant Muslim. The clip was recorded just hours before the attack that killed 13 people and wounded at least 28 others, reports said. For those who believe Muslims ...
Obama Visits Wounded Soldiers At Walter Reed Army Medical Center
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe day after a massacre at Fort Hood, President Obama visited the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington late Friday. The visit was planned before a shooting rampage left 13 people killed and 30 wounded. Still, the contrast is striking: soldiers hurt while fighting two wars, and those killed and hurt Thursday at a Texas military post, where the suspect is an Army major. The visit was private and lasted 30 or 40 minutes longer than the hour Obama had been expected to spend visiting wounded soldiers. Deputy Press secretary Tommy Vietor told the print pool, ``While at Walter Reed, the ...
Soldiers 'Confused and Shocked' by Fort Hood Shootings
By Christina Dowsett - Politics DailyFORT HOOD, Texas -- Lindsey Berryman, a 22-year-old in the military reserves, was going to do errands on base Thursday, but decided against it and stayed home. It wasn't until her phone exploded with calls from friends and family making sure she wasn't hurt that she found out about the shootings."Even coming home, there were neighbors that you never see out talking to each other," she said. "We needed to start figuring out who was around us." At first, she found it hard to believe what was happening. "Where do I start?" she said. "Who do I call? What do I do? Do I need to go pick my son ...
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