"Muslims should not be in the military because Muslims should not kill Muslims." That is what Maj. Malik Nadal Hassan told one of the members of his mosque and also a young man he was mentoring in Islam. I wonder if he came to that conclusion after attending Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia, in 2001 at the same time as two of the September 11 terrorists? I guess it's OK in Islam to shoot non-Muslims, according to Hasan's logic. From American Power Blog:
Nidal Malik Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter, Linked to September 11 Terrorists
I just finished an essay critical of President Obama's response to the Fort Hood attacks, "Obama Dishonors Commander-in-Chief Role." I feel even more strongly about this after clicking on the London's Telegraph's "Fort Hood Shooting: Texas Army Killer Linked to September 11 Terrorists" (via Memeorandum):
Major Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped at a mosque led by a radical imam said to be a "spiritual adviser" to three of the hijackers who attacked America on Sept 11, 2001.
Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia, in 2001 at the same time as two of the September 11 terrorists, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. His mother's funeral was held there in May that year.
The preacher at the time was Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born Yemeni scholar who was banned from addressing a meeting in London by video link in August because he is accused of supporting attacks on British troops and backing terrorist organisations.
Hasan's eyes "lit up" when he mentioned his deep respect for al-Awlaki's teachings, according to a fellow Muslim officer at the Fort Hood base in Texas, the scene of Thursday's horrific shooting spree.
As investigators look at Hasan's motives and mindset, his attendance at the mosque could be an important piece of the jigsaw. Al-Awlaki moved to Dar al-Hijrah as imam in January, 2001, from the west coast, and three months later the September 11 hijackers Nawaf al-Hamzi and Hani Hanjour began attending his services. A third hijacker attended his services in California.
Hasan was praying at Dar al-Hijrah at about the same time, and the FBI will now want to investigate whether he met the two terrorists. (continue)
Donald Douglas at American Power Blog points out an article in the Washington Post: Fort Hood Suspect Became More Devout After Mother's Death, Cousin Says" and in the New York Times this afternoon, "Obama Says Don’t 'Jump to Conclusions'." No let's don't jump to any obvious conclusions or take the shooter at his word.
Hasan had his camouflage cargo pant pockets were full of magazines or clips for one gun called the "cop killer", the FN Five-Seven, a semi-automatic pistol popular with SWAT teams, that can fire armour-piercing bullets. I read that the magazines hold 20 or 30 rounds and that Hasan replaced the magazine at least once. In fact, Fox News is reporting that he fired over 100 rounds.
At one point Hasan was shooting people who were already wounded and on the ground, apparently trying to make sure they were dead.
His handgun was pointed downward, he [Pvt. First Class Marquest Smith, who was first to treat both Munley and Hasan] said, as though he were methodically shooting the soldiers who had fallen or were crouching, seeking cover. [snip]
As she rounded a corner, she [Sgt. Kimberly Munley] saw Maj. Hasan chasing a wounded soldier through an open courtyard. He looked as though he was trying to "finish off" the wounded soldier, Mr. [Chuck Medley, director of emergency services on base] Medley said.
"He looked extremely focused," said Francisco De La Serna, a 23-year-old medic (WSJ)
Fox is reporting that Hasan was shooting people in the back as they were trying to run for cover.
In spite of all the blood, all the chaos, people were calm, quick to respond to those injured and in need. They promptly provided whatever medical assistance they could to save lives, including Hasan.
And the spin continues ....It remains unclear what role Maj. Hasan's religion played in Thursday's events.
Relatives say Hasan, a U.S.-born citizen of Palestinian descent, was a "calm" individual who had been taunted after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
...he felt harassed.
...he felt disrespected over his religion.
"There was racism towards him because he's a Muslim, because he's an Arab, because he prays,"
"They wouldn't treat him as if he is one of them.
'Yes, you are a major in the U.S. Army, but you are still an Arab, a Muslim, you have your own traditions and values and we have ours.' He was bothered by that a lot. He wasn't respected as he should have been."
The cousin added that he wanted to leave the Army, especially after getting deployment orders. (CNN)
***Toing***. He did not want to SERVE.
Dr. Val Finnell, a former medical school classmate of Hasan's, described him as "a very outspoken opponent of the war" in the classroom and in public settings.
"He equated the war against terror with a war against Islam," Finnell said.
Army officials have not indicated any evidence of Hasan being harassed among the ranks. (CNN)
Muslims should not kill other Muslims -- but Hasan thought it was OK to go out and slaughter non-Muslims, but let's not jump to any conclusions...
From Islam In Action:
NY Muslims: US Military Blood Will Spill in America!~Video
No surprise here, as the Muslims of NY based RevolutionMuslim.com, brag about the Islamic terrorist attack at Fort Hood. They do us one favor though, they explain how Islam justifies the Fort Hood attack. Islam is at war with us, it time that we wake up!
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Since Muhammad commanded and practiced, "kill the pagans wherever you find them . . . Fight against . . . the People of the Book [Jews and Christians] until they feel themselves subdued and pay the jizya [poll tax] . . . Paradise [belongs to] those who kill and are killed struggling in Allah's cause" (Qur'an 9), what is the difference between a "moderate" Muslim and a member of the "tiny minority of radical, extremist, Islamonazistic, fundamentalist, Islamofascistic, jihadist, Islamicistic perverters of the Great World Religion of Peace"?And since Muhammad declared, "War is deceit," and commanded, "Take not friends from among the Jews and Christians except by way of precaution," how exactly can you know which Muslims are trustworthy and forever reject jihad against "disbelievers" and will defend equality of rights for all people regardless of religion and gender?If a Muslim is aware of the numerous verses of blood in their Qur'an, ahadith, and sira -- but they do not admit and utterly reject and denounce that content -- what does that say about where their allegiance lies?By the way, those who admonish "Don't jump to conclusions," really mean, "Never draw the only rational conclusion based on obvious and undeniable facts. Don't acknowledge the Emperor's lack of garments. Don't glance at the mastodon in the room."Bombing after bombing, beheading after beheading, butchery after butchery -- even when a massive crater glows where towers once stood -- they never state the obvious.
Other reading, from The Last Crusade:
280 Christians Killed by Muslims in California
The debate will continue in the MSM and if no connections with other terrorist are found they will conclude this was the act of a deranged individual and has nothing to do with terrorist. Many are already saying this---its mental and has nothing to do with radical Islam. The links the MSM will go to protect Islam are unbelievable, but this is where we are.
Posted by: Ron Russell | November 08, 2009 at 05:17 PM
Read what Ralph Peters has to say, love that guy:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/obama_can_be_bothered_by_islamic_loKKYSELYC4rtNFCDtot9M
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Posted by: Debbie | November 08, 2009 at 08:26 AM
Good summary. I understand the need not to jump to conclusions, but darn, if it quacks like a duck it's most likely a duck. Many on the left are labeling those who see this as a terror attack as 'bigots'. Wow, just wow. Mohammed Atta was a pretty crazy guy, too--crazy enough to drive an airplane into a building while screaming for Allah. No difference here.
Posted by: A.C. McCloud | November 07, 2009 at 09:18 PM
American Power tracked-back with, 'http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/nidal-malik-hasan-fort-hood-shooter.html'.
Posted by: Americaneocon | November 07, 2009 at 07:24 PM