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Now if FOX NEWS reported this, the fringe left nutters would reject it out of hand.
That a member of the lamestream media is reporting it?
Not so much.
So, Mr. President, before I offer up my son, the Marine wannabe, on the alter of your empty suited stupidity, will SOMEBODY explain why this guy was allowed to continue to wear the uniform of a major in MY Army?
Will SOMEONE explain why MY ARMY KNEW AND DID NOTHING?
I served many, many years. I'm familiar with the concept of things "falling through the cracks" but I'm also familiar with the corporate attitude infesting the Army.
We are, no longer, an Army of soldiers. We are, instead, an Army of political correctness, a horrifically expensive Army where each combat soldier requires his own platoon of logistics and administration.... an Army where you can smoke like a train but God help you if you're one pound over weight... an Army where we have a corporate culture instead of a military culture.
Say the wrong thing.... do the wrong thing.... THINK the wrong thing.... and you're done. And you wind up with an attitude of fear... an attitude not unlike the one adopted by those living next to concentration camps... or hearing nothing... seeing.... nothing and saying... nothing.
Not because they've been explicitly TOLD to remain silent. But because, in all the years I served, I NEVER saw anyone who tried to deal with these issues from a position of authority, as opposed to dealing with it from a position of victimhood, live to tell the tale.
The omnipresent attitude of the military was, and apparently still is, that you do not need a complete commitment to your job, your Army, your country.
Even yesterday, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Casey, sniveled about his concern over a "backlash" against Muslim troops. Well, General, what *I* need to know is where was your goddamned concern for your troops before this scumbag took them down? Not even the blood of American men and women spilled on YOUR watch on one of YOUR posts has dented the attitude that allowed this to happen.
General, you should resign. The attitudes inculcated in the Army that fostered Hasan's terrorist attack Are YOUR responsibility. Your failure to act pre-emptively is YOUR responsibility. While YOU did not pull the trigger, the blood on the grounds of Ft. Hood is at least partially your fault, and your misguided concern over Muslim troops instead of your focus on addressing the culture that resulted in this attack is YOUR responsibility.
And you blew it, General.
Turn in your shit. You're done.
The rank and file of the United States Army look to YOU, General. They look to YOU for guidance and leadership... and to protect them when they're home.
Oh, you may not leave, General. But you ARE done... because even the newest E-1 knows you've blown it and you are blowing it because your concern isn't for the Army; instead, it's for those who MIGHT suffer some discomfort because a terrorist wearing an officer's uniform slaughtered innocent people.
General, pull your head out of your ass. The military requires a fundamental attitudinal shift, back to the days of an Army of Warriors... not the soap opera bullshit you run.
You ought to resign. And if you don't, that empty suited moron running the show ought to fire your clueless corporate ass.
Monday, November 09, 2009 The Blotter from Brian Ross
Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda
By RICHARD ESPOSITO, MATTHEW COLE and BRIAN ROSS
Today, 7:53 AM EST
Army Major in Fort Hood killing used 'electronic means' to connect w/ terrorists
U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.
It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures, the officials said.
One senior lawmaker said the CIA had, so far, refused to brief the intelligence committees on what, if any, knowledge they had about Hasan's efforts.
CIA director Leon Panetta and the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, have been asked by Congress "to preserve" all documents and intelligence files that relate to Hasan, according to the lawmaker.
On Sunday, Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) called for an investigation into whether the Army missed signs as to whether Hasan was an Islamic extremist.
"If Hasan was showing signs, saying to people that he had become an Islamist extremist, the U.S. Army has to have a zero tolerance," Lieberman told Fox News Sunday.
Investigators want to know if Hasan maintained contact with a radical mosque leader from Virginia, Anwar al Awlaki, who now lives in Yemen and runs a web site that promotes jihad around the world against the U.S.
In a blog posting early Monday titled "Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing," Awlaki calls Hassan a "hero" and a "man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army that is fighting against his own people."
According to his site, Awlaki served as an imam in Denver, San Diego and Falls Church, Virginia.
The Associated Press reported Sunday that Major Hasan attended the Falls Church mosque when Awlaki was there.
The Telegraph of London reported that Awlaki had made contact with two of the 9/11 hijackers when he was in San Diego.
He denied any knowledge of the hijacking plot and was never charged with any crime. After an intensive investigation by the FBI, Awlaki moved to Yemen.
People who knew or worked with Hasan say he seemed to have gradually become more radical in his disapproval of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army Chief of Staff
A fellow Army doctor who studied with Hasan, Val Finell, told ABC News, "We would frequently say he was a Muslim first and an American second. And that came out in just about everything he did at the University.
Finell said he and other Army doctors complained to superiors about Hasan's statements.
"And we questioned how somebody could take an oath of office…be an officer in the military and swear allegiance to the constitution and to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic and have that type of conflict," Finell told ABC News.
The Army Chief of Staff, General George Casey, raised concerns over the weekend that innocent Muslim soldiers could suffer as a result of the shooting at Fort Hood.
"I think the speculation (on Hasan's Islamic roots) could potentially heighten backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers," he said on ABC's "This Week."
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Now if FOX NEWS reported this, the fringe left nutters would reject it out of hand.
That a member of the lamestream media is reporting it?
Not so much.
So, Mr. President, before I offer up my son, the Marine wannabe, on the alter of your empty suited stupidity, will SOMEBODY explain why this guy was allowed to continue to wear the uniform of a major in MY Army?
Will SOMEONE explain why MY ARMY KNEW AND DID NOTHING?
I served many, many years. I'm familiar with the concept of things "falling through the cracks" but I'm also familiar with the corporate attitude infesting the Army.
We are, no longer, an Army of soldiers. We are, instead, an Army of political correctness, a horrifically expensive Army where each combat soldier requires his own platoon of logistics and administration.... an Army where you can smoke like a train but God help you if you're one pound over weight... an Army where we have a corporate culture instead of a military culture.
Say the wrong thing.... do the wrong thing.... THINK the wrong thing.... and you're done. And you wind up with an attitude of fear... an attitude not unlike the one adopted by those living next to concentration camps... or hearing nothing... seeing.... nothing and saying... nothing.
Not because they've been explicitly TOLD to remain silent. But because, in all the years I served, I NEVER saw anyone who tried to deal with these issues from a position of authority, as opposed to dealing with it from a position of victimhood, live to tell the tale.
The omnipresent attitude of the military was, and apparently still is, that you do not need a complete commitment to your job, your Army, your country.
Even yesterday, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Casey, sniveled about his concern over a "backlash" against Muslim troops. Well, General, what *I* need to know is where was your goddamned concern for your troops before this scumbag took them down? Not even the blood of American men and women spilled on YOUR watch on one of YOUR posts has dented the attitude that allowed this to happen.
General, you should resign. The attitudes inculcated in the Army that fostered Hasan's terrorist attack Are YOUR responsibility. Your failure to act pre-emptively is YOUR responsibility. While YOU did not pull the trigger, the blood on the grounds of Ft. Hood is at least partially your fault, and your misguided concern over Muslim troops instead of your focus on addressing the culture that resulted in this attack is YOUR responsibility.
And you blew it, General.
Turn in your shit. You're done.
The rank and file of the United States Army look to YOU, General. They look to YOU for guidance and leadership... and to protect them when they're home.
Oh, you may not leave, General. But you ARE done... because even the newest E-1 knows you've blown it and you are blowing it because your concern isn't for the Army; instead, it's for those who MIGHT suffer some discomfort because a terrorist wearing an officer's uniform slaughtered innocent people.
General, pull your head out of your ass. The military requires a fundamental attitudinal shift, back to the days of an Army of Warriors... not the soap opera bullshit you run.
You ought to resign. And if you don't, that empty suited moron running the show ought to fire your clueless corporate ass.
Monday, November 09, 2009 The Blotter from Brian Ross
Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda
By RICHARD ESPOSITO, MATTHEW COLE and BRIAN ROSS
Today, 7:53 AM EST
Army Major in Fort Hood killing used 'electronic means' to connect w/ terrorists
U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.
It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures, the officials said.
One senior lawmaker said the CIA had, so far, refused to brief the intelligence committees on what, if any, knowledge they had about Hasan's efforts.
CIA director Leon Panetta and the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, have been asked by Congress "to preserve" all documents and intelligence files that relate to Hasan, according to the lawmaker.
On Sunday, Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) called for an investigation into whether the Army missed signs as to whether Hasan was an Islamic extremist.
"If Hasan was showing signs, saying to people that he had become an Islamist extremist, the U.S. Army has to have a zero tolerance," Lieberman told Fox News Sunday.
Investigators want to know if Hasan maintained contact with a radical mosque leader from Virginia, Anwar al Awlaki, who now lives in Yemen and runs a web site that promotes jihad around the world against the U.S.
In a blog posting early Monday titled "Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing," Awlaki calls Hassan a "hero" and a "man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army that is fighting against his own people."
According to his site, Awlaki served as an imam in Denver, San Diego and Falls Church, Virginia.
The Associated Press reported Sunday that Major Hasan attended the Falls Church mosque when Awlaki was there.
The Telegraph of London reported that Awlaki had made contact with two of the 9/11 hijackers when he was in San Diego.
He denied any knowledge of the hijacking plot and was never charged with any crime. After an intensive investigation by the FBI, Awlaki moved to Yemen.
People who knew or worked with Hasan say he seemed to have gradually become more radical in his disapproval of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army Chief of Staff
A fellow Army doctor who studied with Hasan, Val Finell, told ABC News, "We would frequently say he was a Muslim first and an American second. And that came out in just about everything he did at the University.
Finell said he and other Army doctors complained to superiors about Hasan's statements.
"And we questioned how somebody could take an oath of office…be an officer in the military and swear allegiance to the constitution and to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic and have that type of conflict," Finell told ABC News.
The Army Chief of Staff, General George Casey, raised concerns over the weekend that innocent Muslim soldiers could suffer as a result of the shooting at Fort Hood.
"I think the speculation (on Hasan's Islamic roots) could potentially heighten backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers," he said on ABC's "This Week."
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