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11-05-2009, 11:11 PM
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Ft. Hood
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire at a military processing center at Fort Hood around 1:30 p.m. Central Time. He killed 12 people and wounded over 30 others. It is unclear why he did this. Maj. Hasan is a pyschiatrist.
This news just shocked me. I'm a mental health professional and in the Army Reserve. He murdered and wounded civilians and Soliders. I can't imagine what the families are going through. And his family, also. In a real sense, they "lost" their son, brother, cousin as well. It's a tragedy however you look at it. He was born in the US but his family comes from Jordan. I understand he is also Muslim. At first, there was concern this was a terrorist attack, but it appears to be another "random" shooting. I think people are going to continue to make assumptions based on his ethnic background and religious beliefs. I hope it doesn't give way to more hatred and violence... Complete article here: Officials: Fort Hood shootings suspect alive; 12 dead - CNN.com 
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11-06-2009, 02:45 AM
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My heart goes out to all the victims and their families, and to the family of the perpetrator. What a terrible tragedy.
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11-06-2009, 08:20 AM
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He apparently was going to Afghanistan. Or Iraq. My Army sister and brothers knew people who would deliberately injure themselves so they wouldn't have to go until healed...maybe he decided to make sure he'd never get sent there.
Last edited by talisyn; 11-06-2009 at 09:05 AM. Reason: forgot Iraq lol
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11-06-2009, 09:11 AM
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It could be... Logic doesn't play into these types of things. He may never deploy but if he's convicted by courts martial, at the least, he'll spend the rest of his life in Ft. Leavenworth. He could get the death penalty. There's a huge difference between injuring yourself and killing others.
I've known Soldiers who self-injured to avoid deployment. Usually, the end up getting in trouble and deploying anyway. Of course, that depends on the severity of the injury. I can understand why Soliders are getting tired. It's been a hard 8 years, with multiple deployments. I'm not sure what the answer is but we need to figure out a way to start bringing more troops home without destabilizing the area any more than it already is.
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11-06-2009, 12:50 PM
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One of the soldiers killed is from Utah.
ksl.com - Soldier from Utah killed in Ft. Hood shooting; Ogden man injured
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11-06-2009, 01:12 PM
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Foxnews is saying the guy was heard to shout "Allahu akhbar" (my spelling is probably off) during the shootings. Will be interesting to see if this is verified.
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11-06-2009, 01:12 PM
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Okay forgive my ignorance. What does that mean?
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11-06-2009, 01:18 PM
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"God is Great" . . . it's the same thing that was recorded in the black boxes of the 9/11 planes before they went down.
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11-06-2009, 02:04 PM
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It's a common phrase in the Islamic world. It's also something that militant islamic folks shout as they detonate their suicide vests, or fire their mortars into a US army base. Basically, if you figure the act of violence you're about to commit is sanctioned by Allah, you shout that phrase as you set it into motion.
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11-06-2009, 02:19 PM
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Edit: Never mind, I found it as a "related story" link on the page. Sad.
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