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Federal law enforcement officials told Associated Press that Hasan had come to their attention at least six months ago because of his web postings, which discussed suicide bombings and other threats. One of the web posts that authorities reviewed is a blog that equates suicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades. "To say that this soldier committed suicide is inappropriate. It's more appropriate to say he is a brave hero that sacrificed his life for a more noble cause," said the post. "Scholars have paralled [sic] this to suicide bombers whose intention, by sacrificing their lives, is to help save Muslims by killing enemy soldiers."

What's phenominal is that the FBI didn't track this statement back to Hasan and that he wasn't arrested and court martialed.

Or was it considered too politically sensitive to act upon? The guy is a US soldier. He doesn't get the same freedom of speech rights as a civilian does!