Apartment offers glimpse at suspect's everyday life (HASAN)

Washington Post ^ | Nov 12 2009 | Peter Slevin

[Presbyterian Reporter]

KILLEEN, TEX. -- A scarlet and gold prayer rug jumbled in a corner. A bath towel askew atop the bedroom door. A tube of "Age-Defying" toothpaste. "Dreams and Interpretations," by Dr. Allamah Muhammad bin Sireen. Jordanian coins. Israeli coins. Jumper cables. Black sandalwood cologne. A paper shredder and the box it came in.

This is Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan's apartment, and these are the things that remain. No longer here are the possessions the alleged Fort Hood killer delivered to his next-door neighbor or the bags of potential evidence hauled away by investigators.

Opened to reporters by a manager on Wednesday, the scuffed one-bedroom rental on Fourth Street presents a few scattered tiles in the mosaic of Hasan's life. Among them is a box of business cards, ordered from an Internet printer, that signal Hasan's profession and his faith:

"Behavioral Health -- Mental Health -- Life Skills

Nidal Hasan, MD, MPH

SoA(SWT)

Psychiatrist"

SoA refers to "soldier of Allah" or "slave of Allah," and "SWT" to an Arabic phrase meaning "glory to him, the exalted."

The walls are white and unadorned; the floor is a cheap linoleum the color of a pale moon.

On a folding table in the living room, near the coins and several pens, are two rubber stamps with Hasan's Army rank and position.

By the front door, where he shed it, is his footwear, including sandals, gym shoes and a pair of black patent leather dress shoes. A pair of desert camouflage trousers lie tossed across a storage bin near a blue T-shirt on the floor.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

The news media is reporting Hasan's business card and eveb the Washington Post is explaining what the terms SoA(SWT) mean:

a box of business cards, ordered from an Internet printer, that signal Hasan's profession and his faith:

"Behavioral Health -- Mental Health -- Life Skills

Nidal Hasan, MD, MPH

SoA(SWT)

Psychiatrist"

SoA refers to "soldier of Allah" or "slave of Allah," and "SWT" to an Arabic phrase meaning "glory to him, the exalted."

[BunnySlippers]

I noticed also in his Powerpoint presentation at Walter Reed that he made a point of differentiating between someone who was a “Muslim” and someone who was an “Islamist”.

This also should have set off bells. He clearly is an Islamist.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Click on this link for the Dallas Morning News slideshow of Hasan’s apartment.

Photo #9 is that of Hasan’s business card.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/pt/slideshows/2009/11/pho_111109_hasanapartment/

[Wally_Kalbacken]

What? He didn’t offer the paper shredder to his neighbor? Some neighbor he is!

[goldstategop]

But the media still refuses to connect all the dots and say outright this was an Islamic Jihadist. Or was that his Walter Mitty life?

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[GauchoUSA]

Note the headline for the photo gallery, it says “horrific outburst of violence”.

It’s as plain as Mabus’ incompetence.

[End Times Sentinel]

Did they find the large pornography stash under his mattress?

[CholeraJoe]

Did they find the large gay pornography stash under his mattress?

Fixed it for you.

[End Times Sentinel]

Arabs are NOTORIOUS for gay kiddie porn.

When you see an arab foreigner with a laptop, it's more likely he's got gay kiddie porn on there than it is he's got Microsoft.

[CholeraJoe]

Yeah, apparently there is no stigma or taboo associated with pedophilia of either sex in that culture. Once mature, men eschew homosexual activity.

[Billthedrill]

Saw the slide show. It's basically an empty apartment the guy cleared out prior to deployment...or whatever else he had in mind. Frankly, I stayed in worse places when I was in the military.

Nevertheless, a guy turning $90K (with medical pay) sleeping on an inflatable mattress? Point one - where'd the money go? And point two - the boy ain't right.

Two words, guys - rental furniture. Once you get rid of the fleas, it sure beats an inflatable mattress and a card table. I happen to know.

[colorado tanker]

This also should have set off bells

Yep, it sure should. The picture that is emerging to me is that to avoid the P.C. police defending a Muslim Walter Reed decided to ship their little problem off to Ft. Hood.

[AppyPappy]

One of my gay friends told me that Arabs (Muslims) were always good to go but they wouldn’t catch. They only wanted to pitch. Boys are catchers in that culture.

[winstonwolf33]

Time's website also has a slide show of photos. Here's the link:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1938378,00.html

If you're like me and hate annoying slide shows, I did you all a favor and shoved all the photos here in this post.

[winstonwolf33]

Sadly, the inside of his fridge looks similar to mine. :{