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Four veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan died this past week from what appeared to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds at Fort Hood in central Texas, raising the toll of soldiers who died there at their own hands to a record level and alarming Army commanders.Four veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan died this past week from what... more
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Barry Rubin brilliantly explains how Nidal Hasan's slide show explicates his motives in the Fort Hood jihad massacre:
How do we know that the attack at Fort Hood was an act of Islamist terrorism? Simple, Major Nidal Hassan told us so. You've seen reports of a long list of things he did and said along these lines. But what's most amazing of all is this:
Hassan is the first terrorist in history to give an academic lecture explaining why he was about to attack. Yet that still isn't enough for too many people--including the president of the United States--to understand that the murderous assault at Fort Hood was a Jihad attack.
It was reported that the audience was shocked and frightened by his lecture. He was supposed to speak on some medical topic yet instead talked on the topic: "The Koranic World View as it Relates to Muslims in the U.S. Military." All you have to do is look at the 50 Power Point slides and they tell you everything you need to know.
It is quite a good talk. He's logical and presents his evidence. This is clearly not the work of a mad man or a fool, though there's still a note of ambiguity in it. He's still working out what to do in his own mind and is trying to figure out if he has a way out other than in effect deserting the U.S. army and becoming a Jihad warrior. Ultimately, he concluded that he could not be a proper Muslim without killing American soldiers. Obviously, other Muslims could reach different conclusions but Hassan strongly grounds himself in Islamic texts.http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-i-murdered-13-american-soldiers-at.html?ut... more
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Does Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan's religion matter? Speculation as to Hasan's motive continue to center around Hasan's Islamic religion. Many want to insist that the actions of Hasan constitute proof that Islam, taken as a whole, is a violent, destructive, and ultimately corrupt religion.
http://bit.ly/1QWH1SDoes Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan's religion matter? Speculation as to... more
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American’s are deeply saddened by the shooting tragedy at Fort Hood, an attack by Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan on Thursday that killed 13 people and wounded 30 others on the Texas base. Fort Hood is the largest U.S. military facility in the world and a major center for soldiers being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. It also also houses the Army’s Warrior Combat Stress Reset Program, which helps soldiers deal with post-traumatic stress when they return. In both cases, upon deployment and return home, soldiers attempt to deal with serious emotional issues and many seek tattooing as a way to express them or even see the process as therapy.
“Tattooed Under Fire” is a documentary that follows the young men and women at Fort Hood who seek solace at the tattoo studio, confessing fears, expressing anger, sharing secrets and relaying personal stories about the war. Watching clips from the film now, seeing young, buzz-headed men and women describe their motivations for getting inked with caskets and corpses, one can’t help but to begin getting a feel for the intense experiences that become material for their body art.
The film was created long before Thursday’s mass shooting; isn’t a retroactive explanation for the shootings on Thursday. But the film may nevertheless offer some insight into the tragedy in its depiction of the stress and anguish of military duty, of the horrors of war even in the relative comforts of home. As one soldier explains, “The more times I go over, the more of Iraq’s going to come back with me.”
This piece includes a number of color photographs from the film, as well as two videos from the documentary, “Tattooed Under Fire.”
To view the photographs and watch the two very powerful videos from the documentary, please visit my website:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/tattooed-under-fire-fort-hood-war-experiences-inked-on-the-body/American’s are deeply saddened by the shooting tragedy at Fort Hood, an attack... more
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Was Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, an Islamic terrorist? Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was about to be deployed to Iraq. Early reports indicate he was unhappy about his deployment, and had no support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although Hasan had just been promoted to major in May, his family reports he was actively seeking a way out of the Armed Forces, even going so far as hiring an attorney.
Hasan allegedly armed himself with two guns and opened fire on the grounds of Fort Hood, the country's largest military base, killing 13 people and injuring 31 others. In the aftermath one searches for answers to why such an educated man, a physician dedicated to the healing arts, would commit such a heinous act.
http://bit.ly/1jrRrdWas Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, an Islamic terrorist? Hasan, an... more
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