The 'Religion of Peace' Strikes Again

[KingArthur]

Sources Identify Major as Gunman in Deadly Shooting Rampage at Fort Hood

Thursday, November 05, 2009

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A map showing the location of a mass shooting at Ft. Hood Army post in Killeen, Texas.
A map showing the location of a mass shooting at Ft. Hood Army post in Killeen, Texas.


A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody.
All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening, though the motive remains unclear.
AP cites an unnamed source saying the gunman was Major Malik Nadal Hasan, though authorities have not publicly identified him.
Cone said witnesses reported seeing more than one shooter, but that couldn't be confirmed. The primary shooter used two handguns, he said.
The shooting took place 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the post's Soldier Readiness Center, where soldiers undergo medical screening before being deployed or after returning from overseas.
"We have a terrible, tragic situation here," said Cone. "Soldiers, family members and the civilians that work here are absolutely devastated."
Cone said the injuries "vary significantly" among the victims wounded in the shooting. The victims include one civilian police officer.

George Stratton's son George Stratton III was five feet away from the shooter at the Soldier Readiness Center and suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder.
"He said he was there doing medical stuff and all of a sudden someone came through the door, walked behind the desk and just started shooting," Stratton told FoxNews.com.
He said about 15 rounds went off and people started dropping to the floor.
"He peaked up over the desk and that's when he was shot in the shoulder, and he just went down again. He said he saw one of his NCOs get badly shot," Stratton told FoxNews.com after talking to his son in the hospital. "After he got shot he told me, 'Dad, I got up, held my arm and took off running.'"
Stratton said his son was expected to be deployed to Afghanistan in January after going to basic training exactly a year ago.
"It's pretty hard to believe something like this happened," Stratton told FoxNews.com. "I think he's probably had his fill of war already."
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President Obama called the shooting a "horrific outburst of violence" on members of the nation's armed forces. "It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an army base on American soil."
He said he doesn't yet know all the details but promised the government would get "answers to every single question."
Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said the shooting was a terrible tragedy for all of the military families affected.
The base and area schools were on lockdown after the mass shooting, and all those on the Army post were asked to gather for a head count.
Covering 339 square miles, Fort Hood is the largest active duty armored post in the United States. Home to about 52,000 troops as of earlier this year, the sprawling base is located halfway between Austin and Waco.
FoxNews.com's Michelle Maskaly and The Associated Press contributed to this report

He was described by his cousin as a life-long Muslim who objected to the war and didn't want to be deployed.

[afmo]

I'm not sure its fair to assume that someone is muslim based on a name *COUGH*BHO*COUGH*

Can we get some kind of link to this cousin's statement?

[KingArthur]

Originally Posted by afmo

I'm not sure its fair to assume that someone is muslim based on a name *COUGH*BHO*COUGH*

Can we get some kind of link to this cousin's statement?

Watch the news, Shepherd Smith just interviewed him over the phone.

[m2jordan]

It has been confirmed by the "media" that the shooter was a convert to islam.

Time will tell about the other though.

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by m2jordan

It has been confirmed by the "media" that the shooter was a convert to islam.

Time will tell about the other though.

The two other's have been released. It seems they were actually trying to stop the assailant.

[m2jordan]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

The two other's have been released. It seems they were actually trying to stop the assailant.

That is why it is better to show caution when comenting about a developing event.

Personally I hope this is just another case of a lone shooter as things may quiet down quickly. My thought and prayers are with the victums of this tragady.


( I know my spelling is of today)

[Frenchy]

After something like this, it would be all to easy to condemn a whole people.

My thoughts too are with the families.

[KingArthur]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

After something like this, it would be all to easy to condemn a whole people.

My thoughts too are with the families.

The guy carried out an attack on American troops in response to his own religion. If there had been as many abortion clinic bombings as there have been wholesale actis of terrorism by this particular religion for the sake of the religion, I am certain people would steadily and constantly decry Christianity. However, when the majority of Islam by-and-large commit terrorist acts, condone terroist acts, and incite terrorist acts-I'd say we have a problem with the particular religion. It it was a lone nut job here and there, I could get it. When it is whole nations that have this concept based on religion-we have a serious problem.

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by KingArthur

The guy carried out an attack on American troops in response to his own religion. If there had been as many abortion clinic bombings as there have been wholesale actis of terrorism by this particular religion for the sake of the religion, I am certain people would steadily and constantly decry Christianity. However, when the majority of Islam by-and-large commit terrorist acts, condone terroist acts, and incite terrorist acts-I'd say we have a problem with the particular religion. It it was a lone nut job here and there, I could get it. When it is whole nations that have this concept based on religion-we have a serious problem.

So your saying that the majority of Muslims condone this act?

[deadsoul]

the majority of Islam by-and-large commit terrorist acts, condone terroist acts, and incite terrorist acts

1.57 billion people are Muslims. You are saying at least 750 million muslims condone, incite or commit terrorist acts?
Admittedly a lot of muslims are dirt poor, and get fed a diet of information controlled by people who do preach terrorism. But on what information do you base your 'majority of islam' belief? Are there polls that show those numbers?
To be clear, I don't think you have to be a poor, single-source informed muslim to think that way, but its hard to picture 750 million people thinking the same bunk outside of a situation like that.