ADDING to post no. 2436:
Thanks to Ernest_at_The_Beach for pointing to this blog entry:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/06/why-was-hasan-still-in-the-army/
“Why was Hasan still in the Army?”
POSTED AT 9:30 AM ON NOVEMBER 6, 2009 BY ED MORRISSEY
(OFF TOPIC: Oh my gosh, this is simple math. It’s so hard to comprehend why anyone in their right mind would want the government to take over our health care.)
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UPDATE:
There are 13 deceased persons, 30 wounded, AND 8 more hospitalized for stress.
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Quote:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gu7SCSArjgC8Y38j1nKgA2l3b_-wD9BQBR382
“Lawmakers’ briefing causes confusion on wounded”
(AP) – 48 minutes ago
WASHINGTON —
SNIPPET: “In addition to the 30 wounded in the shootings, lawmakers were told that eight additional people were taken to the hospital to be treated for stress and trauma in the hours immediately following the event, said Lindsey Mask, a spokeswoman for Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif.”
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "THE VICTIMS OF FORT HOOD" by Bob Owens (SNIPPET from page 2: "But postings that are thought to be Major Hasan's don't match the portrait of a soldier who was conflicted. They present us with a picture of someone who housed beliefs that established him as a lurking enemy. U.S. Representative Michael McCaul attended a military briefing this morning and found out that Hasan had taken "a lot of extra classes in weapons training, which seems a little odd for a psychiatrist." In retrospect -- and combined with information that Hasan had started yesterday by giving away some of his personal effects, such as furniture -- it appears that his assault at Fort Hood wasn’t the result of a man under extreme pressure suddenly snapping. Instead, it looks like a calculating murderer took the time to prepare for his attack well in advance.") (November 5, 2009)
Note: The following post is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380692/posts
‘Islam does not justify this act of terrorism’
The Times ^ | 11/7/2009 | Richard Kerbaj, Ruth Gledhill and Andrew Norfolk
Posted on November 6, 2009 10:31:59 PM PST by bruinbirdman
Worshippers at one of Britain’s biggest mosques reacted to the Fort Hood shooting yesterday by saying Muslims who serve in the Armed Forces are complicit in killing their “brothers and sisters” in Afghanistan.
However, a Muslim ex-soldier who twice served in Afghanistan said that the shooting could not be justified by any mainstream interpretation of Islam. Speaking to The Times after Friday prayers at East London mosque, young Muslim men said the lives of those who follow Islam were of more value than those of non-believers. They gave only their first names, claiming that the authorities might place them under investigation.
Mustapha, 26, from South London, said that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were wars against Muslims and he would not consider joining the Army nor encourage fellow Muslims to. “I would not fight against my friends and brothers,” the house-builder said. “The Koran says even if you make allies with non-Muslims and join them to kill Muslims, then you die as a non-believer.”
Asked his views on the killings at Fort Hood, he said: “Killing military members is all right. If you are killing people who are fighting against Muslims then that’s okay.”
Abdul-Hakim, 17, who was born in Britain but spent his formative years in Tanzania, said it was a bigger crime to kill Muslims than non-Muslims such as the soldiers at Fort Hood: “For you to go and kill your own brother, that’s more of a crime than killing them.” Ashraf, a Somali-born A-level student, said that only God could judge the murders committed by Major Hasan. “I’m not saying I justify it,” said the 17-year-old. “But maybe if he was alive he could justify what he done.”
But their views contrasted with those of other Muslims. Zeeshan Hashmi, 30, who was born in Pakistan and served
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