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November 07, 2009
Fort Hood Survivors and More On TERRORIST Nidal Malik Hasan
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The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home and a newlywed who had served in Iraq.
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Fort Worth soldier was hero in Fort Hood rampage
Pfc. Marquest Smith, a former Fort Worth resident who joined the Army just over a year ago, was in a small cubicle inside the Soldier Readiness Center when he heard popping sounds. A bullet tore through the cubicle wall and lodged in the heel of his boot.
Within 15 minutes, the 21-year-old soldier was rushing through the chaos in the huge processing center to pull four wounded victims to safety and help take them to the hospital. The gunman fired toward him from across the room as Smith was fleeing the building.
Other tales of heroism spread throughout this grief-stricken base Friday as it struggled with the aftermath of the worst attack ever at a U.S. military installation. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, who arrived at Fort Hood with new Army Secretary John McHugh, called it "a kick in the gut."***
Eight of the wounded were treated and released, and of the 30 originally hospitalized, 23 — including the alleged gunman — remained in hospitals late Friday. Thirteen flag-draped coffins were placed aboard a C-17 and flown to a military installation in Dover, Del., for final funeral preparations.
McHugh, who succeeded Pete Geren of Fort Worth as army secretary Sept. 21, told reporters that the FBI and Defense Department are conducting a joint investigation into Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was felled in an exchange of gunfire with a civilian policewoman.***
Hasan, who sustained at least four gunshot wounds, was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio at mid-afternoon, the Army said Friday night.***
Col. John Rossi, at mid-evening Friday, said Hasan apparently fired more than 100 rounds of ammunition from his two handguns, a 5.7 mm semiautomatic and an older model Smith & Wesson .357-caliber revolver.
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Bernie Goldberg saying that if Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan was a "White Male Christian" instead of a Muslim, his religion would be the top story in the mainstream media. But because he is Muslim, most of the mainstream media refuse to even consider that his Islamic beliefs are central to his commit a terrorist act.
Shooter advised Obama transition
Fort Hood triggerman aided team on Homeland Security task force
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged shooter in yesterday's massacre at Fort Hood, played a homeland security advisory role in President Barack Obama's transition into the White House, according to a key university policy institute document.
The Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University published a document May 19, entitled "Thinking Anew – Security Priorities for the Next Administration: Proceedings Report of the HSPI Presidential Transition Task Force, April 2008 – January 2009," in which Hasan of the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine is listed on page 29 of the document as a Task Force Event Participant.
Hasan received his medical degree from the military's Uniformed Services University School in Bethesda, Md., in 2001.
Noting that the Obama administration transition was proceeding, the GWU Homeland Security Policy Institute report described on the first page the role of the Presidential Transition Task Force as including "representatives from past Administrations, State government, Fortune 500 companies, academia, research institutions and non-governmental organizations with global reach."
While the GWU task force participants included several members of government, including representatives of the Department of Justice and the U.S Department of Homeland Security, there is no indication in the document that the group played any formal role in the official Obama transition, other than to serve in a university-based advisory capacity.
Daniel Kaniewski, deputy director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University affirmed to WND in a telephone interview this morning that the Nidal Hasan listed as attending the meetings of the HSPI Presidential Transition Task Force was the same person as the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre.
Kaniewski said Hasan attended the meetings in his capacity as a member of the faculty of the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, not as a member of the HSPI Presidential Task Force.
Kaniewski believed Hasan applied on the institute's website to attend the meeting and was accepted because of his professional credentials.
Kaniewski could not tell WND whether or not Hasan made comments from the audience that influenced the task force recommendations or not.
He further confirmed Hasan had attended several meetings held by the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University and that the institute is currently searching conference records to see if it is possible to determine what additional institute conferences he attended.
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Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.
After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured climbed. The White House was notified immediately and by late afternoon, word went out that the president would speak about the incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance. At about 5 p.m., cable stations went to the president. The situation called for not only his trademark eloquence, but also grace and perspective.
But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a "shout-out" to "Dr. Joe Medicine Crow -- that Congressional Medal of Honor winner." Three minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him?
Anyone at home aware of the major news story of the previous hours had to have been stunned. An incident like this requires a scrapping of the early light banter. The president should apologize for the tone of his remarks, explain what has happened, express sympathy for those slain and appeal for calm and patience until all the facts are in. That's the least that should occur.
Indeed, an argument could be made that Obama should have canceled the Indian event, out of respect for people having been murdered at an Army post a few hours before. That would have prevented any sort of jarring emotional switch at the event.
Did the president's team not realize what sort of image they were presenting to the country at this moment? The disconnect between what Americans at home knew had been going on -- and the initial words coming out of their president's mouth was jolting, if not disturbing.
It must have been disappointing for many politically aware Democrats, still reeling from the election two days before. The New Jersey gubernatorial vote had already demonstrated that the president and his political team couldn't produce a winning outcome in a state very friendly to Democrats (and where the president won by 15 points one year ago). And now this? Congressional Democrats must wonder if a White House that has burdened them with a too-heavy policy agenda over the last year has a strong enough political operation to help push that agenda through.
If the president's communications apparatus can't inform -- and protect -- their boss during tense moments when the country needs to see a focused commander-in-chief and a compassionate head of state, it has disastrous consequences for that president's party and supporters.
All the president's men (and women) fell down on the job Thursday. And Democrats across the country have real reason to panic.
Wild Thing's comment........
Amazing ithat a Chiacgo nbc wrote the article about Obama. Good for them. I posted this video the other day and we all commented on it. But this article is good and really points out what a total FAILURE Obama and how he could care less. He should not even need a team of people to tell him to "act" sorry or sad or outraged. Damn HIM!
Posted by Wild Thing at November 7, 2009 05:50 AM
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Thank you for the repost and updated article, WT.
I do not think the punch I felt to the stomach will EVER leave me that I felt when I listened to his live press conference that afternoon. Even the local radio host said he could not take it and went to commercial until the jerk finally got around to the heartbreakiing tragedy. It's embedded forever in our sad hearts.
Posted by: jan at November 7, 2009 07:03 AM
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6905421.ece
Gee wizz Chrissie - I just couldn't possibly know where Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan got the idea to slaughter his fellow comrades from.....sarcasim intended. These muslims are starting to infiltrate into our military...and God knows what else. Here in Australia we have just convicted 7 Islamists of plotting and planning to slaughter Australian soldiers at the Holsworthy Military Base.
It's time our politicans woke up - America and the West in general is sleep walking to eventual anilation if we don't fight back.
Posted by: Lynette at November 7, 2009 08:22 AM
What is so sad is that our military has become as PC as the society. They knew about this jerkoff but failed to take any action for fear of upsetting muslims. As LTC Ralph Peters clearly stated, this was an act of islamic terrorism....period. And the one who claims he is the POTUS is muslim terrorist himself.
Posted by: cuchieddie(Enemy of the State) at November 7, 2009 08:34 AM
Good point, Cuchieddie, Colonel Peters also said,
" I am sick and tired of hearing about this "Poor Shrink" and how tough it was for him. I have heard nothing about the victims or the heroes who saved countless lives by inserting themselves into this shoot out unarmed. That it makes me want to puke."
Colonel Peters summed up my sentiments exactly. Our Pussy media will kiss the muzzies ass just to make points with obama.
Obama knew about Hasan, He knows hasan, Hasan worked for obama's transition team. He knew this before his stupid statement that afternoon.
Posted by: Mark at November 7, 2009 09:07 AM
Yeah, lots and lots of guys go to combat and DON'T do crap like this, but it's okay that he didi this because has to LISTEN to stuff about war all day... my butt, he was yelling "Allah Akbar!" This's just terrorism.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 7, 2009 10:00 AM
One of these days there is going to be another major terrorist event by muslims and the American public will go on a rampage. I am glad this article was written and it shows a glimmer of hope that the news media may be awakening a bit to the horror we have in the White House.
Posted by: TomR at November 7, 2009 12:00 PM
It's been over 72-hours and the DOD still hasn't released the full names and hometown's of the 13 victims that died and the 38 wounded personnel...
This is typical MEDIA DAMAGE CONTROL by BHO... Simply disgraceful!
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at November 7, 2009 06:35 PM
Chief Crow was a medal of freedom winner and not a Medal of Honor winner and Obama should have know this as he awarded that medal to Chief Crow. Wow, just found this out and thought to pass it along to you!!
Posted by: Ron Russell at November 7, 2009 06:57 PM
They released the names today I think. Not
positive. I think they waited till they
contacted all the family members first.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 7, 2009 11:23 PM
