Army Doctor Murders 11 Soldiers, Wounding 31 Others In Fort Hood Texas

Twelve people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting spree at a Texas military base in a murderous rampage that officials believe was carried out by an Army doctor.


Gunman kills at least 7 and wounds 12 at Fort Hood.The suspected gunman was identified by ABC News as Major Nadal Malik Hasan, who is psychologist or a psychiatrist.
He was promoted to major status in May, according to the Army Times.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, told Fox News that military sources informed her that the gunman was about to be deployed to Iraq.

The shooter was killed and two other suspects, who are also soldiers, have been apprehended, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone said.

Hasan allegedly opened fire and killed 11 people on the base before he was shot dead, bringing the total number of fatalities to 12.

The general said there were "eyewitness accounts of more than one shooter," and the others were tracked to an adjacent facility.

Cone called the attack "a terrible tragedy, stunning." He said the community was "absolutely devastated."

President Obama called the Fort Hood shootings a "horrific outburst of violence."

"It is difficult enough to lose" soldiers overseas, but it is "horrifying that they should lose their lives at an Army base in the U.S.," he said.



The Senate and the House of Representatives held a moment of silence this evening for the victims of the Fort Hood massacre.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry ordered flags be flown at half mast until Sunday.

Cone said the motive for the attack, which took place just after 1:30 p.m. CT, is unclear.

According to sources, Hasan, who is either 39 or 40, attended the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. He graduated in 2003 with a degree in Osteopathy and later finished his residency as a psychiatrist.

In 2009, Hasan completed a fellowship in Disaster and Preventive Psychiatry at the Center for Traumatic Stress.

Fort Hood, located just 60 miles north from Austin, is the largest U.S. military installation in the world, and has suffered the greatest number of casualities of all American bases in the war on Iraq.

The base is a 340 sq. mile facility located in Killeen, Texas and is home to the 1st Cavalry Division, which was one of the first groups of soldiers deployed to Iraq.

Cone said that a gunman entered a facility known as the Soldier Readiness Facility, where soldiers who are preparing to deploy go for last minute medical check ups and dental treatment. Sources told ABC News that the soldiers gathered there were getting ready to deploy to Iraq.

The gunman used two handguns, Cone said. He wasn't sure if the shooter reloaded the weapons during the attack.

"The gunman opened fire and essentially due to the quick respond of the police forces was killed," said Cone.

The shooter was killed by civilian law enforcement and one police officer died in the shootout, Cone said.

The gunman's suspected accomplices were taken into custody in an adjacent facility known as the old SportsDome Complex.

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/soldiers-killed-fort-hood-shooting/story?id=9007938

Here is video of Fox News' Shepherd Smith interviewing a co-worker of Fort Hood, Texas Shooter - Major Nidal Malik Hasan.

Col. Terry Lee told Smith he had worked with Hasan in the Psych Unit at Fort Hood.

Lee said Hasan had made comments at a conference that "maybe the Muslims should stand up and fight the aggressor" in Iraq. According to Lee, Hasan made similar comments several other times, including repeatedly saying "we should not be over there." He also said Hasan seemed "almost sort of happy" about the shooting at a Little Rock recruiting office.

  [url]http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2009/11/shepherd-smith-interviews-co-worker-of.html[/url]

This is stereotyping at its worst. Why should the murderous actions of one individual be collectivized as Islamist or Jihadist? Let us not go there

why should they think twice about letting american muslims in the military?

he was an american citizen born in the US.  It would be wrong to generalize his action as representative of Muslims in the army.  He isn't dead by the way.   He is in stable condition and would have a chance to tell his story.   it's strange the military had warning signs for 6 months and did nothing.

Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was said to be angry about a forthcoming Iraq deployment


A Muslim army psychiatrist opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan opened fire on fellow soldiers at the world's largest military base last night, killing 13 people dead and wounding at least 30. His family said that he had been due to be deployed to Iraq – a posting they described as "his worst nightmare".

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6905823.ece

ah ah, good to see u. Keee kwanu? 

There is now evidence that the man was angry about shipping to Iraq to kill his fellow Muslims
Hmm
Jihad in the army

He wont be killed, America don't favor death penalty or am i wrong? the worse is to be jailed for life.

I am not surprised first he is a Muslim/ opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Is there another name for this apart from Jihad? This week an Afghanistan police under training opened fire and killed five British soldiers, this guy has been under training with them for long and he suddenly killed the Soldiers and ran.

If you are in a war without knowing it, it gives your enemy an edge over you.

  Prez sir, my point is simply this: 'All' terrorists so far have been muslims BUT not all muslims are terrorists. And no amount of political correctness can soften that truth.

  And you will see I ended by inviting the peaceful muslims to condemn this tragedy becos they are so often incredibly silent when these kinds of terrorist acts occur. I will never forget 9/11 . . .  they were celebrating on the streets of the middle eastern countries, their clerics did not speak out against it, their ayatollahs remained silent, yet we are to swallow the propaganda that theirs is a religion of peace?

  Why join the army if you're against wars? if you know your conscience will not permit it, then leave. I don't recall there being any mandatory draft that robbed him of his right to not join the armed forces. But no, he decides to take the lives of 11 people, somebodys son, daughter, father, mother all because he was upset - its quite unfortunate that he survived - now he'll become a hero of sorts to aspiring terrorists everywhere.

There is more to this news


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33704314/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/?GT1=43001

So here is a guy who joined the Army and they put him through school then Medical school at no cost to him except that he must serve 6 years in the Army.  When it came time to pay the piper he decided it was unfair.  This crime happened on an Army base so Federal law decides his punishment.

Good one. I am glad you too know these guys this way.


I am absolutely stunned.

I wonder where some peoples' intelligence goes when it comes to anything "religious".

That's why the Muslim will continue hating the west because of their stereotyping.

   I wonder. His conscience was not bothering him when he was collecting and using OUR tax dollars to educate and better himself. I have seen his type, who simply join the army for the benefits and then cry foul when they're asked to fulfil their obligations.