Some things need to be said....
Our Commander-in-Chief has shown that he is a little less than the political savant that the Left make him out to be.
During the rampage at Fort Hood, Obama was giving a speech at the opening of the Tribal Nations Conference. And, rather than starting his remarks by directly addressing the tragedy then underway -- and not yet "finished" -- he gave a shout-out to a Medal of Honor winner in the audience, making various and sundry banal remarks. Then, about two minutes into his speech, Obama turned to the matter of Fort Hood. Even during that speech -- Google it, if you want, he/it makes me gag -- he somehow managed to come off slightly less than concerned. It is as if the people involved are less valuable, less worthy of his attention and care than others. Obama was "shocked and outraged" by the murder of Dr. George Tiller, an abortionist (I am pro choice, so don't read my own views into this) and therefore a friend of the Left, but distinctly tepid at the mass murder of U.S. soldiers by one of their own.
Let's not avoid the topic: Obama is no friend of the military and this was made clear once again. And more importantly, Obama made no mention of the fact that the shooter was yelling "Allah hu Akbar" as he engaged in his murder spree. Obama once again fell over backwards to avoid addressing the fundamental truth -- not all Muslims are terrorists, but recently all the terrorists have been Muslim.
But was he a terrorist? Major Nidal Malik Hasan is American. He also wore an jalabiya during his off hours in Texas, had an "Allah is Love" bumper sticker on his car, and had engaged a military lawyer in an effort to avoid his coming posting to the Middle East. He is known to have been highly critical of our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan: according to friends and family he dreaded having to go. Hasan also prayed at the same mosque and at the same time as three of the 9/11 conspirators: listening to the Imam Al Awlaki. "Hasan's eyes lit up at the mention of Al Awlaki," according to another Muslim officer at Fort Hood. At Fort Hood he told a colleague, Col. Terry Lee, that he believed that Muslims should rise up against American "aggressors." Al Awlaki now lives in Yemen, a stronghold of Al Qaeda.
More? Yes, there is. The founder of the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen though that Hasan seemed nearly incoherent during a meeting with him. He told Hasan "there is something wrong with you." So bothered was this leader that he recommended that the Islamic center reject Hasan's request to become a lay Muslim leader at Fort Hood.
Military intelligence (oxymoron?) already suspected Hasan as the author of internet postings that compared suicide bombers with soldiers who throw themselves on grenades to save others ... and he had been repeatedly warned about proselytising to patients. At the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring (a D.C. suburb) he signed up to a Mulsim matchmaking service requesting a bride who wore the hijab and prayed 5 times a day in accordance with the Pillars.
It is known that he was taunted about his beliefs in Fort Hood ... not really excusable, but cause for mass murder? Or was it an excuse for terrorism? Is he a terrorist because as a psycho he happened to be Muslim? Is that what it takes? How about some guidance, Mr. President? Huh? How about telling us that Islam is not a threat to each and every one of us?
During the rampage at Fort Hood, Obama was giving a speech at the opening of the Tribal Nations Conference. And, rather than starting his remarks by directly addressing the tragedy then underway -- and not yet "finished" -- he gave a shout-out to a Medal of Honor winner in the audience, making various and sundry banal remarks. Then, about two minutes into his speech, Obama turned to the matter of Fort Hood. Even during that speech -- Google it, if you want, he/it makes me gag -- he somehow managed to come off slightly less than concerned. It is as if the people involved are less valuable, less worthy of his attention and care than others. Obama was "shocked and outraged" by the murder of Dr. George Tiller, an abortionist (I am pro choice, so don't read my own views into this) and therefore a friend of the Left, but distinctly tepid at the mass murder of U.S. soldiers by one of their own.
Let's not avoid the topic: Obama is no friend of the military and this was made clear once again. And more importantly, Obama made no mention of the fact that the shooter was yelling "Allah hu Akbar" as he engaged in his murder spree. Obama once again fell over backwards to avoid addressing the fundamental truth -- not all Muslims are terrorists, but recently all the terrorists have been Muslim.
But was he a terrorist? Major Nidal Malik Hasan is American. He also wore an jalabiya during his off hours in Texas, had an "Allah is Love" bumper sticker on his car, and had engaged a military lawyer in an effort to avoid his coming posting to the Middle East. He is known to have been highly critical of our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan: according to friends and family he dreaded having to go. Hasan also prayed at the same mosque and at the same time as three of the 9/11 conspirators: listening to the Imam Al Awlaki. "Hasan's eyes lit up at the mention of Al Awlaki," according to another Muslim officer at Fort Hood. At Fort Hood he told a colleague, Col. Terry Lee, that he believed that Muslims should rise up against American "aggressors." Al Awlaki now lives in Yemen, a stronghold of Al Qaeda.
More? Yes, there is. The founder of the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen though that Hasan seemed nearly incoherent during a meeting with him. He told Hasan "there is something wrong with you." So bothered was this leader that he recommended that the Islamic center reject Hasan's request to become a lay Muslim leader at Fort Hood.
Military intelligence (oxymoron?) already suspected Hasan as the author of internet postings that compared suicide bombers with soldiers who throw themselves on grenades to save others ... and he had been repeatedly warned about proselytising to patients. At the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring (a D.C. suburb) he signed up to a Mulsim matchmaking service requesting a bride who wore the hijab and prayed 5 times a day in accordance with the Pillars.
It is known that he was taunted about his beliefs in Fort Hood ... not really excusable, but cause for mass murder? Or was it an excuse for terrorism? Is he a terrorist because as a psycho he happened to be Muslim? Is that what it takes? How about some guidance, Mr. President? Huh? How about telling us that Islam is not a threat to each and every one of us?
posted by Zaphod at Saturday, November 07, 2009
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