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Originally posted by notreallyalive
The Seattle police chief and CNN have decided to label the man who killed Brenton, and also believed to be behind the bombing of four police cars, a Domestic Terrorist.
Was he really a terrorist? What were his motivations. Do I deserve to be called a Domestic Terrorist because I read ATS??
[edit on 7-11-2009 by notreallyalive]
Hasan's relatives who live in the Palestinian territories have said they had heard from family members that Hasan felt mistreated in the Army as a Muslim.
"He told (them) that as a Muslim committed to his prayers he was discriminated against and not treated as is fitting for an officer and American," said Mohammed Malik Hasan, 24, a cousin, told the AP from his home on the outskirts of Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the West Bank. "He hired a lawyer to get him a discharge."
The Army major also had previously questioned the U.S. war on terror.
(snip)
"In retrospect, I'm not surprised he did it," Finnell said. "I had real questions about what his priorities were, what his beliefs were."
(snip)
"As a Muslim, you come into a community and the way you integrate normally -- I didn't see that kind of integration," he said. Danquah, a retired Army 1st sergeant and Gulf War veteran, did not tell the military about his conversations with Hasan.
"I didn't think it rose to that level of concern," he said, adding that he thought the military "chain of command should have picked it up" if Hasan had issues.
Originally posted by ELECTRICkoolaidZOMBIEtest
Originally posted by notreallyalive
The Seattle police chief and CNN have decided to label the man who killed Brenton, and also believed to be behind the bombing of four police cars, a Domestic Terrorist.
Was he really a terrorist? What were his motivations. Do I deserve to be called a Domestic Terrorist because I read ATS??
[edit on 7-11-2009 by notreallyalive]
...if he was blowing police cars up, then yes. he was a domestic terrorist.
if a guy who goes around bombing things and killing police isnt a domestic terrorist then i want to know what qualifies you as one.
[edit on 7-11-2009 by ELECTRICkoolaidZOMBIEtest]
Originally posted by chiron613
The ATS post you cited refers to a news item from 2006, during the Bush administration. Back then, everyone was considered a terrorist, except for Mr. Bush and Dick Cheney.
Originally posted by Seiko
Terror is a state of mind, anyone who induces this could be called a terrorist.
The problem is in the redefining of our language. Fear is something that will be with us always. Fear is defined as a forward looking apprehension. So to label a freethinker a terrorist is like saying their thoughts could lead to actions that would inspire fear.
People that blow up cop cars are terrorists as they use violence in a coercive way(not saying this specific guy was). Terror or fear of the unknown future and what it brings is a very different part of our emotional consciousness.
These things are not equal.
Originally posted by Libertygal
Another interesting article:
Muslim leader found talks with Ft. Hood suspect disturbing
Hasan's relatives who live in the Palestinian territories have said they had heard from family members that Hasan felt mistreated in the Army as a Muslim.
"He told (them) that as a Muslim committed to his prayers he was discriminated against and not treated as is fitting for an officer and American," said Mohammed Malik Hasan, 24, a cousin, told the AP from his home on the outskirts of Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the West Bank. "He hired a lawyer to get him a discharge."
The Army major also had previously questioned the U.S. war on terror.
(snip)
"In retrospect, I'm not surprised he did it," Finnell said. "I had real questions about what his priorities were, what his beliefs were."
(snip)
"As a Muslim, you come into a community and the way you integrate normally -- I didn't see that kind of integration," he said. Danquah, a retired Army 1st sergeant and Gulf War veteran, did not tell the military about his conversations with Hasan.
"I didn't think it rose to that level of concern," he said, adding that he thought the military "chain of command should have picked it up" if Hasan had issues.
www.suntimes.com...
So this "muslim leader" throws reesponsibility right back to the military. They should have picked up on the fact that he had issues. Where does the shooter take the respnsibility to seek help for himself? I would think a psychiatrist that found himself troubled would seek help for himself.
Instead, he was found to be "clinging to his guns and religion."
Where have I heard that before?
The Ever present Commander in Chief chose to play golf or something rather than to go to Ft. Hood, but The Bush's showed up to go visit the wounded soldiers