ah, he was profiled the jews at the ACLU will win his release
On Nov 5, 5:08 pm, "d.b.baker" <[email protected]> wrote: > "Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan" ... Bingo. > > On Nov 5, 6:00 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > (CNN) -- Eleven people plus a gunman were dead and 31 wounded after > > the gunman opened fire Thursday on a soldier-processing center at Fort > > Hood, Texas, officials said. > > > The gunman was a soldier, and two other soldiers have been detained as > > suspects, Army Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said. > > > The slain gunman was identified as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, according > > to a law enforcement source. The source believes he is 39 or 40 years > > old. > > > Ten of the other dead also were soldiers, while the remaining one was > > a civilian police officer who was working as a contractor on the base, > > Cone said. > > > Two of the injured were in "very serious" condition, Fort Hood > > spokesman Christopher Hogue said. > > > Watch developments live > > > More than one shooter may have been involved, Cone said. > > > "All the casualties took place at the initial incident, that took > > place at 13:30 [1:30 p.m. CT], at the soldier readiness facility," > > Cone said. > > > Video: Fort Hood, Texas shootings > > > Video: Shooting on base > > > Video: Shootings at Ft. Hood RELATED TOPICS > > Fort Hood > > Shootings > > U.S. Armed Forces > > The primary shooter had two weapons, both handguns, he said. > > > "The local police response forces were there relatively quickly and > > killed the confirmed shooter," Cone said. > > > President Obama called the shootings "tragic" and "a horrific outburst > > of violence." He expressed his condolences for the shooting victims. > > > "These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous > > decision to risk, and at times give, their lives to protect the rest > > of us on a daily basis," Obama said. "It's difficult enough when we > > lose these brave Americans in battles overseas. It is horrifying that > > they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil." > > > Officials at Fort Hood, which is the Army's largest U.S. post, were > > asking people there to stay away from windows, CNN affiliate KXXV > > said. The incident took place at the sports dome, now known as the > > soldier readiness area, the station reported. > > > A congressional aide said he was on the post to attend a graduation > > service when he saw a soldier with blood on his uniform near the > > building where the service was being held, the Austin American- > > Statesman reported. > > > Greg Schannep, an aide to U.S. Rep. John Carter, said the soldier ran > > past him and said a man was shooting. He said the soldier appeared to > > be injured in a shoulder, the American-Statesman reported. > > > FBI agents are headed to the scene to assist, said Erik Vasys, > > spokesman for the FBI office in San Antonio. He had no other details. > > > On the Fort Hood Web site, the word "closed" is posted with the > > statement, "Effective immediately, Fort Hood is closed. Organizations/ > > units are instructed to execute a 100 percent accountability of all > > personnel." > > > Fort Hood, with about 40,000 troops, is home to the Army's 1st Cavalry > > Division and elements of the 4th Infantry Division, as well as the 3rd > > Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 13th Corps Support Command. It is > > located near Killeen, Texas. > > > At least 25,000 people are at Fort Hood on any given day, an Army > > spokesman at the Pentagon said. > > > Fort Hood is home to the Warrior Combat Stress Reset Program, which is > > designed to help soldiers overcome combat stress issues. > > > In June, Fort Hood's commander, Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, told CNN that he > > was trying to ease the kind of stresses soldiers face. He has pushed > > for soldiers working a day schedule to return home for dinner by 6 > > p.m., and required his personal authorization for anyone working > > weekends. At the time, two soldiers stationed there had committed > > suicide in 2009 -- a rate well below those of other posts.- Hide quoted > > text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
