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FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Horribly Predictable Islamophobia Posted by John Nichols On 11/05/2009 @ 7:23pm Courtesy of The Nation Thursday's shootings at the Fort Hood army base in Texas -- which left at least 12 people dead and more than 30 others wounded -- were of course the "horrific outburst of violence" that President Obama bemoaned and condemned. But, because a soldier identified...
Aftermath News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas. Associated Press | Nov 5, 2009 FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas. Hutchison says she was told [...]
A Day in the Thoughts of... (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Many of you reading this will have heard over the weekend about the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, where Major Nidal Malik Hassan, and Amry psychiatrist, shot and killed 13 people in what appears to be a random act of violence. Federal investigators are point blank refusing to release information on the details of the shooting to the public, fuelling reports that the shooting may have been carried...
The Swamp (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by Mark Silva President Barack Obama plans a stop today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where some of the most wounded casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are being treated -- and where the Army psychologist accused of killing 13 and wounding 30 at Ft. Hood, Texas, worked for several years before reassignment in Texas. The visit was planned before Thursday's shooting -- "horrific,''...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas. Hutchison says she was told about the upcoming deployment by generals based at Fort Hood. But it was unclear if he was headed to Iraq or Afghanistan and exactly when he was scheduled to leave. • See related story: Twelve dead, 31 injured in Fort Hood...
The Observer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
US army psychiatrist is unconscious in hospital under military guard after being shot four times during Texas base rampage The US army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people and wounded 31 when he went on a rampage at Fort Hood military base in Texas is alive in a hospital under military guard. The killer, identified as Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was initially reported to have been killed. But it...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By the end of the day, some confusion had been cleared up from the varying reports about the Fort Hood Army base shooting in Texas on Thursday, including news that the military doctor shot at the scene, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, was the only gunman involved in the attack, and that he was still alive in its aftermath. —KA The New York Times: The gunman, who was still alive after being shot four...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States. The gunman, first said to have been killed, was wounded but alive and in stable condition under military guard, said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone at...
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F this. You're either a religious zealot or you're not, and if you're a Muslim you're a religious zealot first and foremost apparently. Doctor, soldier,...
F this. You're either a religious zealot or you're not, and if you're a Muslim you're a religious zealot first and foremost apparently. Doctor, soldier,...
Black Horizon (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The gunman, who officials initially said was killed, is wounded but alive. Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said that man is believed to be the only shooter. Two other soldiers briefly taken into custody after the incident were later released, a spokesman said. The gunman, who officials said was wounded by emergency personnel, was identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a law enforcement source told CNN. A graduate...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
• Shootings suspect named as Major Nidal Malik Hasan • Barack Obama calls attack 'horrific outburst of violence' Twelve people were killed and 31 wounded yesterday when a US soldier went on a rampage at Fort Hood military base in Texas. It is believed that among the dead were troops making their final arrangements for deployment to Iraq. The killer was identified by the army as Major Nidal...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Army major accused of the Fort Hood shooting that left 12 people dead and 31 others injured was to be sent soon to Iraq or Afghanistan, says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.
Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
[Trigger warning.] As many as 9 killed in Fort Hood shootings : Two gunmen in military uniforms shot and killed as many as nine people and wounded as many as 20 at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, officials said. One of the shooters has been apprehended, Fort Hood spokesman Sgt. Maj. Jamie Posten told CNN. "At this point we're looking for the other shooter," Posten said. Asked for a description,...
An American Lion (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Fort Hood, Texas [the circular structure is where the shootings are believed to have taken place] There has been a shooting incident on the main base at Fort Hood, Texas: A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of handgun fire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. The commander of the Fort Hood Army post, Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, had said in a 5...
distributorcap NY (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Have you ever tried to slice a cake with a chainsaw? In Texas they do. Around Christmas time in 1991, Cameron Todd Willingham was in his Corsicana, Texas home with his three daughters. When a fire broke out in the house, Willingham said the smoke was so thick he could not find any of his daughters before fleeing the flames. Willingham was nonetheless brought up on murder charges. At his trial, investigators...
Pondering Penguin (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
“I am so pleased. I respect the former Vice President so much. We’ve worked together. He knows my record as a conservative in the Senate.” That was the quote released by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison upon the endorsement of former Vice President Cheney of her bid for Texas governor. Some may say this is no big deal. The fact is, it is. Former VP Cheney is a respected conservative and...
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