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Soldiers Massacred at Fort Hood in Texas; 12 Dead, 31 Wounded
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:03 am
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| Early reports say Major Malik Nadal Hasan was among the shooters |
Three soldiers went on a shooting rampage this afternoon at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. Initial reports say that at least a dozen are dead, with more than 30 others wounded.
So far, there's been no motive released in the case, but at least two soldiers have been arrested. The principal shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, is believed to have been killed. He's said to be a psychiatrist who was promoted to major only a few months ago, but was pissed about an upcoming deployment to Iraq.
Witnesses say they saw more than one shooter in the attack that took place about 1:30 p.m. at the Soldier Readiness Center, where servicemen get medical screening before being sent overseas...
Fort Hood is the U.S. Army's largest base, with 40,000 servicemen.
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| Major Nidal Malik Hasan was fighting his deployment to Iraq |
He's now in stable condition and under guard, shot four times. But as more details emerge, it doesn't sound like Hasan was cut out of the Army -- or the field of psychiatry, for that matter.
The suburban D.C. native had been transferred to Fort Hood in July from Walter Reed Medical Center, where he received a poor performance review. He'd been fighting his deployment to Iraq, and he frequently argued with other soldiers over the righteousness of America's two wars overseas.
While reasonable people can disagree over these things, Hasan also seemed to be a regular visitor to more radical Muslim web sites. The feds, who apparently have been watching him for six months, believe he may be responsible for certain posts asserting that suicide bombers were equal to soldiers who hurl themselves on grenades to save their platoons.
Which would be true -- if you left out the whole killing of innocent women and children part.
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