Terrorist Hasan

Another note from a military officer on terroristic Muslim extremist Hasan:

"...Army Chief of Staff George Casey was lightning-quick to restate the service's blame-assessment priorities following the Nov. 5 shootings at Fort Hood: "Speculation could potentially heighten backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers. . . . What happened at Fort Hood was a tragedy, but I believe it would be an even greater tragedy if our diversity becomes a casualty here."

Speculation indeed. Remember the statement wondering if the red flags had been missed? While that may be the military line, civilians have the freedom to not only connect the dots of Hasan's noted extremist statements, but to speak of them, to speak of the truth.

Helmets on my babies, a bullet list of Hasanisms follow:

* "He was making outlandish comments condemning our foreign policy and claimed Muslims had the right to rise up and attack Americans," Col Lee told Fox News.

* "He said Muslims should stand up and fight the aggressor and that we should not be in the war in the first place."

* He said that Maj Hasan said he was "happy" when a US soldier was killed in an attack on a military recruitment centre in Arkansas in June. An American convert to Islam was accused of the shootings.

* "maybe people should strap bombs on themselves and go to Time Square" in New York.

* An official who participated in the discussions reportedly told others he was worried that if Hasan was deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, he might leak covert military information to Islamic extremists, NPR reported.

* Another official "wondered aloud" to colleagues whether Hasan might be capable of killing fellow soldiers in the same way a Muslim sergeant in 2003 had set off grenades at a base in Kuwait, killing two and wounding 14, the radio network reported.

* Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, reportedly obtained the business cards over the Internet. In addition to listing his profession and contact information, the cards contain a discrete reference to his religion: "SoA(SWT)."

Watchdogs say the first letters are shorthand among militant Muslims to "soldier of Allah." The last letters refer to "Subhanahu Wa Ta'all," which means "glory to God."

My research revealed much more, but this does the trick.

Why in the name of all things holy didn't those in charge DO SOMETHING? Why didn't they take action against a known ticking bomb? Why place innocent lives in harm's way on our own soil, in our own military? Why, dear God, why?

Most of us jump to political correctness as being in play, and it has already been stated that some who knew terrorist Hasan, who had heard the extremist words come out of his own mouth with their own ears were hesitant to come forward based on the fact that he Muslim. Fear for what they would be labeled for telling the truth. Fear for their careers in the expected backlash. The environment was hostile to truth. So instead of missing those copious red flags, they were ignored. Swept under the proverbial prayer rug.

I wish I could say all of it was political correctness gone bad, but from the military's own mouth comes this:

Officials considered kicking Hasan out of the program but chose not to partly because firing a doctor is a "cumbersome and lengthy" process that involves hearings and potential legal conflict, sources told NPR.

They didn't do anything because it was hard. They refused to do the right thing because it might make a mess in the process. They folded, they couldn't be bothered to do their job, they gave Hasan power, they refused to act for the innocent, because it would be hard.

So, forgive me when I hold no confidence in this, am not impressed with the action being taken now, after the fact: Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants a "unified" in quiry into the Army's in ability to recognize warning signs

Folks have asked me why I am high on Lieberman these days (i'll get to his courage on health care in a forthcoming post). He was the first, among our elected leadership, to have the courage to say what most soldiers feel yet cannot express, what most civilians are convinced of after connecting the dots of truth; Hasan is a terrorist.

Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who heads the Senate's Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, said initial evidence suggested that the alleged shooter, Army Major Nidal Hasan, was a "self-radicalized, home-grown terrorist"

It is that simple. And it unforgivable to pussyfoot around the facts. I suggest that anyone wanting to stretch Hasan's trial out for the sake of political correctness, or to come to any conclusion other than what the rest of us know based on the facts, be tried themselves for treason.

Or, shipped to the front lines, put in a fox hole with Hasan, as the enemy closes in. Who do you think he's gonna protect?