Mass Shooting at Ft. Hood

[bobbythekidd]

NBC just reported that the guy that's been apprehended is an officer....

Now that surprises me....

Incompetent management! Maybe if there were a union....

[dbackjon]

And u wonder why this is in the poli lounge.

[bobbythekidd]

And u wonder why this is in the poli lounge.

sorry jon

[danefan]

Just reported on NBC that one of the suspects in custody is an Army Major with an "Arabic sounding name".

If that is true.......than they have infiltrated our military. Why conservatives have not gone after the issue of allowing the free flow of immigrants from the Middle East post 9-11 and while we are at war in that part of the world is beyond me! Instead they go after the Mexicans picking lettuce and strawberries in the fields of So Cal.

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/soldiers-kille ... id=9007938

The suspected gunman was identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan.

ughhh............

[AZGrizFan]

He probably received his specially coded message from Barack Hussein Obama.

[danefan]

He probably received his specially coded message from Barack Hussein Obama.

Exactly what I expected to hear from your side of the aisle...........

[AZGrizFan]

According to a source on the base, it is rare for firearms to be on the base because they are locked up.

Great. So no one could shoot back.

[AZGrizFan]

He probably received his specially coded message from Barack Hussein Obama.

Exactly what I expected to hear from your side of the aisle...........

[93henfan]

Malik Nadal Hasan: Member of the religion of "peace".

[danefan]

Malik Nadal Hasan: Member of the religion of "peace".

He could be a Christian you know. That may be the name his mixed-race parents gave him.

[93henfan]

Malik Nadal Hasan: Member of the religion of "peace".

He could be a Christian you know. That may be the name his mixed-race parents gave him.

Right.

[BlueHen86]

There is a thread about this on the Locker Room. I know tjere will be political talk because anti-gun people will jump all over this.

Yeah, I'm sure anti-gun people will argue that the US Army should not be armed.

My thoughts exactly.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

It is odd that mj makes the statement about the republicans letting a guy with a name like that be in the military when a lot of you guys pulled the lever for Obama though.

Fucking hilarious how some of you guys can pull from column A when it suits ya and column B on other occasions.

[dbackjon]

FSA's cousin Paul (Princeton from his picture) left CA for Fort Hood this morning, is supposed to deploy for Iraq. Odds are he hadn't made it to Ft. Hood yet when the shooting occured, but FSA has not heard back yet.

[AZGrizFan]

It is odd that mj makes the statement about the republicans letting a guy with a name like that be in the military when a lot of you guys pulled the lever for Obama though.

Fucking hilarious how some of you guys can pull from column A when it suits ya and column B on other occasions.

Apparently guys with "a name like that" are OK to be Commander in Chief, just not actually IN the military.

[danefan]

FSA's cousin Paul (Princeton from his picture) left CA for Fort Hood this morning, is supposed to deploy for Iraq. Odds are he hadn't made it to Ft. Hood yet when the shooting occured, but FSA has not heard back yet.

FSA?

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

FSA's cousin Paul (Princeton from his picture) left CA for Fort Hood this morning, is supposed to deploy for Iraq. Odds are he hadn't made it to Ft. Hood yet when the shooting occured, but FSA has not heard back yet.

Hope he hadn't made it there yet and he just hasn't had time to answer with all that's going on.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

FSA's cousin Paul (Princeton from his picture) left CA for Fort Hood this morning, is supposed to deploy for Iraq. Odds are he hadn't made it to Ft. Hood yet when the shooting occured, but FSA has not heard back yet.

FSA?

Fresno State Alum. He was on here all the time in the early going but has been fairly inactive the last year.

[BlueHen86]

FSA's cousin Paul (Princeton from his picture) left CA for Fort Hood this morning, is supposed to deploy for Iraq. Odds are he hadn't made it to Ft. Hood yet when the shooting occured, but FSA has not heard back yet.

FSA?

Nevermind, Ursus beat me to it.

[danefan]

I was around when he was here and at AGS. I just couldn't place the acronym.

Hopefully his cousin is fine.

[CitadelGrad]

Isn't going on a killing spree on a military base filled with armed, war seasoned, soldiers borderline retarded?

How many people do you think routinely pack heat on a military base? Weapons are locked down at all times and ammunition is stored in extremely secure facilities that are usually miles from unit living and work areas. Do you think the Army passes out weapons and ammo like they're are condoms at a free clinic?

[Skjellyfetti]

His name is Arabic/Muslim sounding... but, that doesn't mean this is terrorism/religion related. Kay Bailey Hutchinson said he was about to be deployed to Iraq and was not happy about it.

Also, the guy whose name has been released is ~40 and a major in the Army. I seriously, seriously doubt he has Al Qaeda connections... but, I guess you never know.

[CitadelGrad]

Thanks T-Man, Z, 1990, CitadelGrad, Col., etc., etc.....another soldier back from a war started by somebody YOU support goes wacko, and another 7 people die needlessly.

Bunch of fuckin' idiots.

I was just wondering which is the dumbest post I've ever read on this board. Now I know.

[dbackjon]

A defense official told The Associated Press that Hasan was a mental health professional — either a psychologist or a psychiatrist — but that it was not known whether he was treating people at the base. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, said military officials told her that the gunman was about to be deployed to Iraq and was “upset about it.”

It was unclear why the two other soldiers were taken into custody.

A senior administration official told NBC News that the shootings could have been a criminal matter rather than a terrorism-related attack and that there was no intelligence to suggest a plot against Fort Hood.

[CitadelGrad]

His name is Arabic/Muslim sounding... but, that doesn't mean this is terrorism/religion related. Kay Bailey Hutchinson said he was about to be deployed to Iraq and was not happy about it.

Also, the guy whose name has been released is ~40 and a major in the Army. I seriously, seriously doubt he has Al Qaeda connections... but, I guess you never know.

Why do you think Al Qaeda needs to be involved to qualify it as an act of Muslim terrorism?