Posted on 11/08/2009 12:46:25 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Sen. Joe Lieberman called the Fort Hood massacre an act of "Islamist extremism" - even as top Army brass warned Sunday against guessing at a motive, fearing backlash against Muslim soldiers.
"There are very, very strong warning signs here that Dr. Hasan had become an Islamist extremist and, therefore, that this was a terrorist act," Lieberman (I-Conn) told Fox News on Sunday.
"If the reports that we're receiving of various statements he made, acts he took are valid, he had turned to Islamist extremism."
Lieberman, the former Democratic vice presidential candidate, chairs the Senate Homeland Security committee.
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and wounding 30 more on Thursday, reportedly expressed moral concerns about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lieberman's comments were in stark contrast to U.S. Army chief of staff George Casey, who told CNN he's deeply worried "that the speculation could cause something that we don't want to see happen."
"It would be a shame - as great a tragedy as this was - it would be a shame if our diversity became a casualty as well," Casey said.
The former Iraq war commander said on ABC that focusing on Hasan's religious roots might "heighten the backlash" against all Muslims serving in the armed forces.
Some 3,500 people who identify themselves as Muslim serve in the U.S. armed forces. Experts suggest there are actually many more Muslim soldiers, but they are too fearful to openly declare their faith. An Army chaplain asked worshipers at Fort Hood to pray for the victims of the tragedy - and also for Hasan and his family.
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He has now alienated any few stragglers, I believe, in the military that had retained any respect for him.
He disdains our troops, he has no loyalty to this country (has stated it himself) - is but a Pretty, polished, programmed puppet. Put that together with a narcissistic personality - and we have nothing less dangerous than a Nero at the helm.
That aught to put me on the list for the reeducation camps, if I'm not already there. Ask me if I care.
Wake up America, we were hit once again.
If there are “backlash” incidents, deal with them. So far, the only backlash I see is the knee-jerk “no terrorism/Islamist basis” psuedo-explanation for this attack.
It insults soldiers to lecture them (and the public) on backlash — when the media, FBI, and the military command structures fall over themselves NOT mentioning that Hassan was a Muslim.
PTSD “caught” from other soldiers? Is that in the diagnostic manuals? Sheesh.
As I've been saying on other threads, don't hold your breath for Fox to address the Islamist angle.
Saudi Prince AlWaleed Bin Talal currently owns 5.7% of Fox News parent company News Corp. This share is all that's keeping Murdoch from losing control of News Corp. Alwaleed also owns Rotana Media, the company that has the exclusive rights to broadcast FOX News Channel in Saudi Arabia.
Do not expect any enthusiasm from Fox News producers to go there.
Let's see if our weekday regulars step up to the plate.
A leftist actually telling the truth? Will wonders never cease.
thanks
Never knew that
Fox
this has been your worst moment in reporting , you have ignored many facts on this .
Your viewership is higher because folks are fed up of hearing crap and not getting the news and now you are doing the same.
Joe is PO’d! He is telling the truth even when knows that Bambi and the LibDems don’t want to hear it! GO JOE!
Joe gets it and he’s not afraid to say it. Unlike the rest of the cowards who’d just as soon see us all slaughtered for the sake of PC.
Joe talks a lot. Joe talked about morality and Clinton till they took him to Camp David and offered him the VP candidacy. Joe left the party but still votes with the party. Joe speaks a lot of truth but can be bought.
Good for Joe, but does he really believe it?
So far Joe is the only one to step up to the plate and call it what it is. The response by our weak CIC is an invitation to sleepers everywhere to crawl out from under their rocks and carry on. Who is next, FL, VA, CA, NJ, NY again? Come on out and slaugher us while we analyze the incident on cable TV.
FNC is part owned by Saudis
At least, in the least, at least this is one Jewish person that knows a terrorist when he sees one.
“Army brass warned ... fearing backlash against Muslim soldiers.”
Run away, run away......great lot this is, where they cowards before or are they just cowards now? Let’s see this guy was all dressed up for an outing, had prepared the way and did it in the name of perdition. So, what are these guys afraid of really, the facts or Bobo from the Clown Universe and his religion?
Any stress he had over hearing our soldiers horrific battle stories is because they were fighting HIS people - not because of what happened to our troops - and that is also the reason he didn't want to deploy.
He was a freaking psychiatrist. He would not see combat. He was a Major, he would not be patrolling the streets or mountains. He was freaked out because he would be in the field WITH his enemy as they fought HIS people, the Muslims.
And how about the Muslim garbed man that visited him in his apartment JUST before he went on his rampage? Absolution for the mayhem he was about to commit? It's against Islam to commit murder - UNLESS you murder infidels in the act...then it's glorious.-
There are reports that he tried to teach his patients - our traumatized troops who had been in battle with those Cretins - how wrong they were to have been fighting muslims! He preached Islam to them for years. He saw them as infidels who had been killing HIS people.
Can you imagine how much deeper their depression will be, after coming home and having a freaking Major tell them how wrong they were!
Is the army going to follow up on those patients and help them - or would that be 'insensitive' to Islam.
If this Marxist group in DC ever declares Martial Law (we know they want to) for any trumped up reason and orders the military to turn on Americans - how many now do you think will obey THAT order.
We well may see a for real revolution before the current reign is over...but there will be a lot of trained veterans that weren't so trained 8 years ago.
This gang of thugs better think long and hard before they take that one step too far.
Don’t forget the new indoctrination word ‘Inclusive’
Which really means to embrace every strange and deviant
thing that comes down the pike. People are not allowed
to reject anything except traditional values and ideas
that have been proven to work. Gotta make trannies and
crossdressers and whatever they call themselves welcome.
Joe knows what terrorism is, but unfortunately I feel he will soon be replaced on the Homeland Security Committee.
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