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| Ft. Hood suspect was known Army dilemma |
| 2010-02-23 |
| His extreme views Army superiors were warned about the radicalization of Major Nidal Malik Hasan years before he allegedly massacred 13 soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, but did not act in part because they valued the rare diversity of having a Muslim psychiatrist, military investigators wrote in previously undisclosed reports. An obvious "problem child'' spouting extremist views, Hasan made numerous statements that were not protected by the First Amendment and were grounds for discharge by violating his military oath, investigators found. Examples of Hasan's radical behavior have previously been disclosed in press accounts based on interviews with unnamed Army officials, including his defense of suicide bombings and assertions that Islamic law took priority over his allegiance to the United States. But the Pentagon's careful documentation of individual episodes dating back to 2005 and the subsequent inaction of his superiors have not been made public before. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 Another RA dilemma. One that needs more attention from us ............. http://frontpagemag.com/2010/02/22/imprisoned-for-killing-terrorists-in-iraq-2/ |
| Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident 2010-02-23 23:51 |
| #4 This isn't about me. What I am referring to here is THE ARMY though not explicitly spelled out, its implied, and its linking up with the article about THE ARMY and I am speaking about my experiences in THE ARMY. And my diatribe may have left out that out, but that too, was referring to THE ARMY. I call it like I see it. If people don't like it, and I've apologized at a certain point I say to them, you haven't walked in my mocassins And people who are Officers in THE ARMY might try to develop thick skins if they haven't already (and why wouldn't one have a thick skin as an OFFICER IN THE ARMY)? That is why this psycho shrink killed all those innocents IN THE ARMY, because some (not all) OFFICERS IN THE ARMY have NOT ENOUGH BRAIN....NOT ENOUGH SPINE....LACKING ENOUGH GOOD JUDGEMENT.... TOO PAMPERED....TOO WORRIED ABOUT BIG PAYCHECKS...TOO PROTECTED FROM PUNISHMENT....MR N.HASAN is SYMPTOMATIC of A LARGE PROBLEM IN THE ARMY. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2010-02-23 21:49 |
| #3 But again, my offensive diatribe that called for the complete overhaul of the Officer Corps met with little support here on Rantburg by Officers past and present Yes, it was offensive. Especially when you insist on tarring every other service with the 'Army brush'. Navy CO's get relieved of command - a lot. Twelve or so within within the last 14 months, if my count is right. And it's equal opportunity*. Something you might want to keep in the back of your mind. *Sad part is, she was one of my career-mentors when I was an ensign. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-02-23 21:09 |
| #2 My money says they wont you can quote me on it 2/23/2010. I hope I am wrong. Ive seen Officers give military secrets to noncomabatants (which I reported to higher ups)and Officers in my unit almost murder 2 people (by accident) and they got nothing in the way of punishing that stuck. But again, my offensive diatribe that called for the complete overhaul of the Officer Corps met with little support here on Rantburg by Officers past and present, so its conceivable that reforming the Officer Corp's will go over equally poorly in the macrocosm that is the actual Army. Just a guess backed up by experience. Nothing More. Take it for whats its worth. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2010-02-23 13:02 |
| #1 Take every Army "Superior" who passed him and strip them of one rank. In the Military losing a stripe means the end of your career, and good riddance. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-02-23 12:31 |