Some report suspect gave warning signs
Fort Hood, Texas -- There was the classroom presentation that justified Suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the Military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent. Some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan as a student said they saw clear signs the young Army Psychiatrist -- who authorities say went on a Shooting Spree at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and 29 wounded -- had no place in the Military. After arriving at Fort Hood, he was...

Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'
There was the classroom presentation that justified Suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the Military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent. As a student, some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan said they saw clear signs the young Army Psychiatrist - who authorities say went on a Shooting Spree at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and 29 others wounded - had no place in the Military. After arriving at Fort Hood, he was conflicted...

'Something Didn't Seem Right' About Ft. Hood Suspect: PHOTO
Fort Hood, Texas  —  There was the classroom presentation that justified Suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the Military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent. As a student, some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan said they saw clear signs the young Army Psychiatrist — who authorities say went on a Shooting Spree at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and 29 others wounded — had no place in the Military....

Fort Hood rampage: Shooter acted alone, officials say. But why?
Fort Hood, Texas - Army investigators have ruled out a terror plot in the gruesome rampage at Fort Hood , saying that Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a veteran Psychiatrist, acted alone in the Shooting Spree last Thursday. If a larger plot wasn't being carried out, then what was the motive? Military officials have not yet declared an intent or motivation. But even though the investigation is still in the early stages, a more focused portrait is emerging of Hasan, who is recovering in a San Antonio...

Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'
Fort Hood, Texas — There was the classroom presentation that justified Suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the Military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent. Some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan as a student said they saw clear signs the young Army Psychiatrist — who authorities say went on a Shooting Spree at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and 29 others wounded — had no place in the Military. After arriving...

Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'
There was the classroom presentation that justified Suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the Military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent. As a student, some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan said they saw clear signs the young Army Psychiatrist - who authorities say went on a Shooting Spree at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and 29 others wounded - had no place in the Military. After arriving at Fort Hood, he was conflicted...

Fort Hood Suspect: War On Terror ' War On Islam'
In retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingly strident views were clouding his ability to serve the U.S. Military could not predict the murderous rampage of which he now stands accused. In the months leading to Thursday's Shooting Spree that left 13 people dead and 29 others wounded, Hasan raised eyebrows with comments that the War on Terror was "a war on...

Fort Hood Suspect 'Didn't Seem Right'
Fort Hood, Texas (Nov. 7) - There was the classroom presentation that justified Suicide bombings . Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the Military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent. As a student, some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan said they saw clear signs the young Army Psychiatrist

Alleged Fort Hood shooter has West Bank relatives
November 8, 2009 Jerusalem (JTA) -- The alleged Fort Hood shooter is a conservative Muslim, not an extremist, says an uncle who lives in the West Bank. Rafik Hamad, 64, who lives in El-Bireh, near Ramallah, told the Associated Press that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan loved America and wanted to serve his country. Hasan, 39, a U.S. Army Psychiatrist who allegedly killed 13 people at the U.S. Army Base in Texas, also reportedly has a brother and grandfather living in the West Bank. Hamad told the...

Army chief fears backlash for Muslim U.S. soldiers
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army's top general expressed concern on Sunday that last week's mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, blamed on a Muslim Army officer , could fuel a backlash in the Military against Muslim Troops . General George Casey, U.S. Army chief of staff , cautioned against jumping to conclusions about whether religious beliefs motivated the accused gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim born in the United States of immigrant parents.

Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'
There was the classroom presentation that justified Suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the Military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent. As a student, some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan said they saw clear signs the young Army Psychiatrist - who authorities say went on a Shooting Spree at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and 29 others wounded - had no place in the Military. After arriving at Fort Hood, he was conflicted...

Capt. Gaffaney, Fort Hood victims had different reasons for enlisting: PHOTO
This undated image provided by the Gaffaney family shows John Gaffaney, who was killed Thursday Nov. 5, 2009 during a shooting where a gunman opened fire on fellow Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Gaffaney Family) The 13 people killed when an Army Psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of Military...

Fort Hood suspect Nidal Malik Hasan attended same mosque as two 9/11 terrorists: PHOTO
The alleged Fort Hood shooter apparently attended the same Virginia mosque as two Sept. 11 hijackers in 2001, a time when a radical imam preached there.

Well… That Explains It: Hasan Attended Same Mosque As 9-11 Hijackers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The alleged Fort Hood shooter apparently attended the same Virginia mosque as two Sept. 11 hijackers in 2001, at a time when a radical imam preached there. Whether the Fort Hood shooter associated with the hijackers is something the FBI will probably look into, according to a Law Enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. The family of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, The Army Psychiatrist who killed 13 and wounded 31 at the Texas...

Army Chief Promises 'Hard Look' at Whether Signs Were Missed in Attack: PHOTO
Army Chief of Staff George Casey today promised the service would "take a hard look" at itself to make sure that incidents like the armed attack on Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas by a Military Psychiatrist never happen again.

Army: Shooting suspect is critical, but stable
Fort Hood, Texas — A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a Shooting Spree at Fort Hood is in critical but stable condition. Spokesman Col. John Rossi told reporters on Sunday at Fort Hood that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is still hospitalized in Texas. He was taken off a ventilator on Saturday. Hasan was shot during an exchange of gunfire during Thursday's attack. The Military moved him on Friday to Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, about 150 miles southwest of Fort...

Lieberman: Senate to investigate Ft. Hood shooting
Fort Hood, TEXAS — A key U.S. senator called Sunday for an investigation into whether The Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology. Sen. Joe Lieberman's call came as word surfaced that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan apparently attended the same Virginia mosque as two Sept. 11 hijackers in 2001, at a time when a radical imam preached there. Whether Hasan, an Army Psychiatrist, associated with the hijackers...

Army chaplain leads prayer for Fort Hood suspect
Fort Hood, TEXAS — Soldiers and others are attending church services at Fort Hood, Texas, and in neighboring Killeen to pray for the man authorities say went on a Shooting Spree and to honor the victims. An Army chaplain exhorted worshippers to pray for meaning in the worst massacre on a Military facility in the United States. Col. Frank Jackson expressed frustration Sunday as members of the sprawling Army post "search for motive, search for meaning, search for something, someone to...

Fort Hood tragedy rocks military as it grapples with mental-health issues
The U.S. Military's culture of silence about Troops' Mental Health had finally begun to change. In the early years of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the various branches had been roundly criticized for failing to adequately address post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric problems. Responding to that criticism, leaders made progress in diagnosing and treating such illnesses among service members.

After Fort Hood shooting: attention on Muslims in US military
Washington - The Army's top officer is concerned about a backlash against Muslims in the US Military following the shootings at Fort Hood . But, he says, the Military's tradition of accepting people from different faiths must never waver. As investigators sifted through the aftermath of the shootings at the Texas Army Base, allegedly carried out by a Muslim Army officer, Gen. George Casey warned against drawing broader conclusions about the Muslim community.

Pakistan Bomb Kills Anti-Taliban Mayor, 11 Others
November 8, 2009 A Suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in a market in northwest Pakistan crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said. In the heavily guarded capital, police shot and killed another Suicide bomber before he was able to detonate his explosives at a checkpoint, an officer said. The incidents underscore the difficulty of combating militancy in Pakistan, where the Taliban...

Hasan reportedly acted oddly, sought to get out of deployment
Sunday, November 08, 2009 Fort Hood — An Army Psychiatrist who authorities say went on a Shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow Soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader was deeply troubled by it, the leader said Saturday. Osman Danquah, co-founder of the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen, said he was disturbed by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's persistent questioning and recommended that the mosque reject Hasan's request to...

Pakistan bomb kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others
Peshawar, Pakistan (AP) — A Suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in market in Pakistan's northwest crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said. A purported commander for the militant group claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying the official was targeted for "interfering in our matters." The bombing, in the town of Adazai, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the main...

Pakistan bomb kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others
Peshawar, Pakistan (AP) — A Suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in market in Pakistan's northwest crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said.