Missed out on martyrdom, taken down by American woman

Meet civilian Texas police officer Sergeant Kimberly Munley, who managed to hit Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan four times but was herself hit by a bullet that passed through both her legs, according to witnesses.  (Times Online)  Sergeant Munley managed to take down Hasan before he could kill and injure even more innocents.  It must be an insult to Hasan and his religion knowing that he was cheated out of his martyrdom by a tiny American woman.

(Twitter)  Kimberly Munley at the Fort Hood 'Freedom Fest' with Dierks Bentley

The heroine seems like a true American.  

Her Twitter biography reads: "I live a good life ... a hard one, but I go to sleep peacefully @ night knowing that I may have made a difference in someone's life."

Kimberly Munley made a difference in more than one life yesterday and God bless her for it.  Reports are that she will soon be released from the hospital.

There are many unanswered questions concerning the shooter Hasan.  First and most important, why was he not being investigated more seriously and why, if his superiors had questions about his abilities, was he still in line to be deployed to a war zone? 

Let me be clear, the one to blame here is Hasan himself.  I don't care if he was angry that he could not find a wife.  I don't care if he was ridiculed for his religion.  I don't care if he was doing poorly in his job.  I don't care that he suddenly felt too good to pay back his debt to the military and serve on the battlefield.  He chose to murder as many people as he could.

Today’s New York Times and Nation magazine online are on a cozy wavelength. Both present Major Hasan as a victim for whom we are meant to feel sympathy. Poor guy, being forced to deploy to a war with which he disagreed; poor guy, so religious he could not find a good-enough wife on American soil–one who would also pray five times a day and who would wear hijab; poor guy, he felt that he was being picked on because he was a Muslim, etc. (Apparently, Major Hasan had issues at work having to do with how he related to patients. Perhaps he is thin-skinned and resented any criticism, rejected all blame, decided that the criticism itself was “racist.”)

Reading the Times and the Nation their positions are clear: Let’s not blame the victim if the victim is Muslim. Never that. Let’s blame the dead and wounded victims: in this case, American soldiers on American soil, because they dared to fight back against Islamist Muslims with whom they–we–are at war.  (Dr. Phyllis Chesler)

Dave Gaubatz, the first U.S. civilian (1811) Federal Agent deployed to Iraq in 2003;  the owner of DG Counter-terrorism Publishing;   currently conducting a 50 State Counter-terrorism Research Tour (CTRT);  the co-author (with Paul Sperry) of the new book, Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld that’s Conspiring to Islamize America;  interviewed at Front Page Magazine by Jamie Glazov, says:

... The murders by Malik Nadal Hasan at Ft. Hood, TX are not a ‘lone wolf incident’ as being described by most media organizations. Hasan had been taught the ideology that is being advocated by hundreds of Islamic scholars and Imams in the U.S. We as a country can continue to deny there are numerous Islamic leaders and their supporting organizations such as CAIR, ISNA, MSA, and MANA, to name a few, who advocate killing innocent men, women, and children whom they allege ‘oppress Islam.’

The question has been raised by many, should we have Muslims in the US military?  Banning Muslims from the military is as likely to happen as banning Christians or Jews, it won't happen.  However, in Hasan's situation, when you list your nationality as Palestinian, rather than American, somebody should take note.  Hasan's family is Jordanian/Palestinian.  Hasan was born in the US, but still considered himself Palestinian.  This is a troubling thing and I doubt this is the only Muslim who feels this way.

Dr. Paul Williams at The Last Crusade answers the other question, "Why was Hasan in the military?":   

RECRUITING TERRORISTS FOR THE U.S. MILITARY  [snip]

He despised Christians and Jews and the principles of American democracy.

Why was a radical jihadist serving in the U.S. Army?

Why was he granted rank and privilege until he drew his weapons and proceeded to mow down 43 soldiers, killing 12 and wounding 31, on a “secure” military post.

The answers to these questions come from the 14th Annual Arab International Festival, which was held in Dearborn, Michigan from June 19 to 21.

The event was sponsored not only by the Ford Motor Company (we thought they were bankrupt) and the American Arab Chamber of Commerce but also (get this) by the FBI, the CIA and various branches of the U.S. Armed Services, including the Army.

The 250,000 people who attended the event munched on rolled pita sandwiches, shawarma, tabouli, hummus and baklava. The men, in many cases, wore throbs and ghutras; the women were draped in black burqas, or western jeans, accented with veils.

The ribbon cutting, which got the festival underway, was conducted by State Senator Irma Clarke Coleman, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, and Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly.

Representatives from the all branches of the U.S. Military – – Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force Armed forces – – promised American citizenship to every Mid-Eastern immigrant willing to enlist – – as long as they were Muslims – – Christians and Jews were excluded from the offer. G.I. Issued uniforms were emblazoned with Arabic script in case prospective recruits could not understand terms such as “United States Army”.

The FBI, not to be undone, set up a booth to recruit Muslim agents, and the CIA conducted raffles in order to entice young Islamists to enter the cloistered world of U.S. Intelligence.

The few Christians, who dared to venture forth on Warren Street to attend the festive gathering, were prohibited by law from distributing religious tracts and materials.

The order, which prohibited religious freedom to the Christians, came from U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmonds.  (continue)

The questions mount, was Hasan kept in the military because he was a Muslim?  How many were recruited through the "get free citizenship"  plan?  How many more like him are out there?  Many questions, no answers.

One thins is for sure... There are many more fine Americans like Sergeant Kimberly Munley.  We can take comfort in that. 

Comments

[R.J. Godlewski]

Debbie,

It is interesting to note that in my current course on Middle Eastern culture, our very first week was devoted to studying how Muslims are taught to deceive others for upwards of ten years or "until they are in power" (a startling admission given that our professor is both of Middle Eastern descent and a Muslim).

So the question becomes, if people claim to be Muslim then they must lie to achieve their goals and if they are claiming to be good Americans, how do we know that they are not presently lying?

It is also interesting that one of our fellow classmates brought this up yesterday and asked how many of us remember that lesson. It was my very first thought once I heard what was transpiring down at Ft. Hood (Sara and I used to moved soldiers down there when we ran household goods and my heart and prayers go out to them).

As for Christians and Jews being banned from the military -- during WWII, Europe was decidedly Christian and yet we fought there with distinction. Hell, we fought against each other during the Civil War and then went back to being "one nation". Muslims who refuse to fight other Muslims prefer sympathey over patriotism.

R.J.

[Steve Harkonnen]

My brother in law knew of him in college but didn't like his rhetoric against our forces being in the Middle East.

Travis doesn't want to go public; I wanted to interview him. He knew of him as an acquaintance in one of his classes. At the time, Travis was a year behind but both have the same BS major.

[Debbie]

R.J.: Excellent point, lying or "Al-Taqiyya" is the Muslim principle of deceiving or lying for the sake of Allah. Dissimulation, an
integral part of Islam,...

The word "al-Taqiyya" literally means: "Concealing or disguising one's
beliefs, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions, and/or strategies at a
time of eminent danger, whether now or later in time, to save oneself from
physical and/or mental injury." A one-word translation would be
"Dissimulation."

"...the CONCEALMENT of one's beliefs does NOT necessitate an ABANDONMENT
of these beliefs."

It's OK to lie about everything, even your religion, if it suits a Muslim's purposes.

[Debbie]

Steve: That would be a very interesting interview.

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Immediate Citizenship if they enlist? Since when?

Full background checks on everyone enlisting, not just Muslims.

[Maggie Thornton]

This is not the first time I've heard of our military and CIA recruiting Muslims at events like this - even street fairs.

Hasan likely did not foresee war, but did see a free education. His cousin said he was making a "6-figure" income.

[Ron Russell]

Jordanian first and American second that is hard to understand. I could relate to Muslim first and American second as I put by Christianity before my nationalism. This guy was a muslim extremist and there is no way around that and the attack on his fellow was motived by hate.

[MK]

Thank heavens for that brave woman, God bless her and all those who resisted and died.

I hope people are seeing and understanding that there is no escape from islam, this isn't some BS about him being treated badly and all that, it's islam as it always was and always will be, until we wake up and fight back.