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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 ...
Senate Inquiry: FBI, Army Could Have Prevented Fort Hood Massacre
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe FBI and military officials had information that Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan had become radicalized and was a "ticking time bomb," but failed to act on evidence that could have prevented the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, according to a Senate inquiry. The report, released today by Sens. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, found that a "string of failures" by officials meant no action was taken to neutralize Hasan, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent who is accused of opening fire at the military base. Thirteen people were killed and 32 ...
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 ...
YouTube Yanks Videos of Radical US-Born Cleric
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 4) -- Under pressure from U.S. and British officials, YouTube has removed sermons by a radical U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida in Yemen who's accused of using the video-sharing site to seduce young Muslims into committing terrorist attacks. Anwar al-Awlaki, 39, is believed to have trained Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian charged with trying to blow up an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. He also allegedly exchanged e-mails with Maj. Nidal Hasan, who faces charges that he gunned down 13 fellow U.S. soldiers at a Texas military base a year ago. The New Mexico-born ...
Yemen Charges US-Born Cleric Al-Awlaki
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 2) -- The U.S.-born radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who's believed to have inspired the underwear bombing suspect and other young al-Qaida devotees, went on trial in absentia today in Yemen, charged with plotting to kill foreigners and being a member of the terror group. Born in New Mexico, al-Awlaki is known for his YouTube videos that aim to attract young Muslims to violence. He's believed to be hiding in Yemen, training al-Qaida operatives like Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian charged with trying to blow up an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. Al-Awlaki is also ...
US Hunts Saudi Suspect in Attempted Cargo Bombing
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 1) -- U.S. officials and their allies in the Middle East are hunting for al-Qaida in Yemen's top bomb-maker, a Saudi man who is suspected of crafting the sophisticated cargo bombs discovered last week and is believed to have outfitted suicide bombers before -- including his own brother. The mail bombs intercepted in Dubai and England were addressed to Chicago synagogues, but U.S. and British officials say they believe the devices were meant to blow up planes in flight. One of them was unwittingly flown on two passenger flights before being discovered. Both bear similarities to the ...
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 ...
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