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Originally posted by Stormdancer777
Why do some of you guys deny this was an act of terrorism?
What planet are you from?
I don't understand the denial I see all over this forum, they sure have you brainwashed,
Police believe gunman NOT part of terrorist plot
FORT HOOD: Investigators examining the massacre at the military base at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday have concluded that the army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan acted alone when he gunned down his colleagues and have tentatively concluded that his actions were not part of a terrorist plot.
The military announced initial conclusions as the 60,000-strong army population at Fort Hood prepared for an emotional few days, beginning with church services yesterday and a memorial service tomorrow that will be attended by the President and first lady, Barack and Michelle Obama.
In a briefing at the base on Saturday night, a spokesman for the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Chris Grey, said: ''All evidence collected so far indicates that the suspect acted alone in the actual shootings at the readiness centre. We have no evidence so far that contradicts that finding.''
He said investigators had not yet established a motive for the shootings, but The New York Times reported they had tentatively concluded that this was not part of a terrorist plot.
Citing federal officials briefed on the inquiry, the Times said investigators had come to believe that Major Hasan acted under a welter of emotional, ideological and religious pressures.
They have not ruled out the possibility that he believed he was carrying out an extremist's suicide mission but, working with behavioural experts, they think it is more likely he may have long suffered from emotional problems that were exacerbated by the tensions of his work with veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who returned home with serious psychiatric problems.
A Fort Hood spokesman, Colonel John Rossi, confirmed that Major Hasan was due to be deployed to Afghanistan late this month.
Colonel Rossi was asked whether the wounded included five members of the mental health team where Major Hasan worked, which would point to the conclusion that he was acting out against pressures in his workplace. He confirmed that there were several combat stress team members - the area where Major Hasan worked - among the casualties.
Investigators have Major Hasan's computer and have interviewed members of his family, which has helped come to this early theory.
There have been numerous reports from colleagues, though not from the army officials, that the psychiatrist had been showing increasing signs of erratic behaviour.
He was Islamic, and attended a mosque, so he must be a filthy terrorist, right?
Originally posted by Britguy
And yet, despite all of the surveillance of the population, costing hundreds of Billions of taxpayers money, all of the police state actions, they still didn't prevent this happening. Kinda looks like just one big failure on the part of the government, Homeland Security, the FBI, CIA, NSA and the armed forces.
This story just looks like a desperate attempt to create a link where one doesn't exist. Why are they not addressing all of the credible reports of multiple shooters on the day? Looks like there is certainly a lot more to this event that is being covered up and they are pushing a patsy on us. I wonder if he'll ever regain consciousness and get to tell his side of things?
Originally posted by americanwoman
He was Islamic, and attended a mosque, so he must be a filthy terrorist, right?
You're damn right. Instead of having a ridiculous argument over whether he is a patsy or a terrorist, we ought to be going through every other military base in the country and discharging any muslims found there. Religion of peace my ass....they obviously can't be trusted for ANY job besides maybe fry cook, then again it would suck to have hot oil splashed in your face while Omar screams Allah Akbar at you. Maybe janitor? No, involves caustic chemicals....they would probably use them to make a bomb. Ok, I'm out of ideas...let's just round them up and deport them!
Now THAT would be change I could believe in...
Originally posted by lost artisticI would go crazy, wouldn't you?