13 people are dead because we are too sensitive about hurting other peoples' feelings. Hasan spoke openly about his extreme religious beliefs with his co-workers to such an extent that many were quite concerned months before the Fort Hood massacre. Hasan attempted to contact al-Qaida. Hasan corresponded with fugitive extremist Anwar al-Awlaki. He even made a powerpoint to show his co-workers about the virtues of jihad. I know we want to protect the diversity we have in our armed services, but call it what it is. This guy presented multiple red flags about who he was, yet nobody had the balls to move on him until Officer Kimberley Munley put four slugs in his ass to stop the shooting.
The fact that those on the Left are so afraid to label him a terrorist (they prefer "an instance of work place violence") is absurd. I guess you could call it work place violence in the sense that it was violent. And happened at his place of employment. But the guy is a Muslim Terrorist. Plain and simple.
My favorite quote of the day from Chris Matthews: "It's not a crime to contact al-Qaida, is it?" What a douchebag. And Barack Obama: "we should not make any assumptions until the facts are in." The facts are in, dude. Sigh. We need Ronald Reagan.
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what is your definition of terrorist?
I would say a terrorist is someone who uses methods of terror and/or violence to intimidate or coerce a population. This is a broad definition, but in a modern context it covers individuals or groups with extreme political and/or religious views who use terror or violence in order to be heard or even effect policy. Instead of reasoned debate or using the political process, violence and terror are used to get what you want.
Hasan clearly had extremist views based on what he supposedly said to numerous co-workers and also based on his associations (and attempted associations). He had evidently argued in favor of jihad openly as it is currently practiced by some extremist groups (I know "jihad" can have different meanings).
In addition, he had argued that muslims should be exempt as conscientious objectors from serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. I think his act of terror was an extreme consequence of these political views. The guy was also probably a bit wacky in the head, sure. I would imagine that would be necessary as well for that type of act. But I see this fundamentally as a political act combined with personal issues.
How could you think this was not a terrorist act???
Get your head out of the sand and call it as it is.
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