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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 ...
Obama's Tucson Mission: Looking Ahead in Wake of Tragedy
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyPresident Obama and First Lady Michelle fly to Tucson today for a memorial service at the University of Arizona for the victims of Saturday's horrific shooting spree. The theme for the service, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. local time, is upbeat and forward looking, "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America." Fourteen people were injured in the rampage, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), and six were killed, among them, U.S. District Court Judge John Rolls and Giffords staffer Gabe Zimmerman. Arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder is Jared Loughner, 22. On Monday, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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