Comments on: Signs

By: Reasic

Reasic — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:12:34 +0000

Okay, so you have no idea what you’re talking about with the Al Qaeda thing, but you repeated it anyway, as if it were proven fact?

You said the more info you hear about it, “the more it looks like an act of terror”. That’s jumping to conclusions.

As to the questions you’re asking, they are exactly what’s being looked into. It’s being investigated. I’m not sure what the purpose of this post is, except to draw premature conclusions.

By: Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:37:00 +0000

How are they loaded? They're just questions. And you'll have to forgive me for saying "in" when I should have said associated. That was my fault. As for the interview, I wasn't really paying attention to it. I'd just turned it to FNC and they were talking to someone, don't know who, who was talking about how some were concerned about some of the things Hasan had been saying. Then we have this NPR story about officials questioning his mental health. So again, if people knew something wasn't right why was he allowed to stay in the Army and did the fact that he was Muslim play a part?

By: Silke

Silke — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:46:25 +0000

Chris, so no conclusions or assumptions – and yet you ask these loaded rhetorical questions: “Why was he allowed to stay in the Army?” and “Was it because he’s Muslim and some didn’t want to be viewed as racist by saying something?”

You stated he was “in contact with members of al Qaeda.” Who were these members of al Qaeda and what did you hear in the interview about the shooter’s mental health?

Greta’s right. We need more facts.

By: Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:23:53 +0000

Nobody’s jumping to conclusions or making assumptions. All I said was that there are questions that need to be asked. Nothing can be ruled out yet. Silke, as for the mental health thing, I heard it in an interview someone gave so I don’t have a link. Sorry.

By: Reasic

Reasic — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:42:25 +0000

Chris,

We do have information that he contacted a radical cleric, but that he was determined not to be a threat at the time. We also have testimony from other people who had contact with him, who say that he seemed to be proud to serve his country in the armed forces. Gen. Casey has warned against jumping to conclusions, and investigations are under way. What is to be gained by making assumptions without access to all of the available information?

By: Greta (Hooah Wife)

Greta (Hooah Wife) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:52:30 +0000

This story is still unfolding by the second. I don;t want to speculate on it until we have some facts.

By: Silke

Silke — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:29:13 +0000

What mental health concerns was his chain of command aware of and what members of al-Qaeda are you talking about?

By: Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:33:31 +0000

No, you can’t anticipate something like this but if they had concerns over his mental health and they knew he was in contact with members of al-Qaeda why was he still in the Army? Someone is going to have to answer that.

By: Silke

Silke — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:13:22 +0000

I think it was an act of cowardice by a sick individual. I won’t deny his religion played a big part but I don’t blame this on anyone but the shooter himself. Short of him telling someone he planned to do it, you can’t possibly anticipate something like this.