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it appears | 6:13 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
that our military is scrapping the bottom of the barrel when looking for
pyschiatrists. That is the scandal here.
Johnny Moser | 7:58 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
What the history of Hasan should show us is that the military isn't fair.
This officer spends nearly a decade in the service and has not seen any overseas
deployments. Enlisted personnel with that amount of time in have at least 2 and
more likely 3 visits to Iraq and/or Afghanistan. So when his comfy life
collapses and he actually has to do what most soldiers have to do he snaps. Just
sorry that he had to make the lives of so many others miserable. Hopefully his
victims and the surviving family members will have the opportunity to be present
at his court martial and subsequent death by firing squad.
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Re: Active Muslims | 8:14 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Could you be any more narrow minded. Do you really think that Obama would
condone anything even close to this matter. Get a life Troll.
A Peaceful Religion? | 8:17 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Religion poisons everything. These acts of religious-motivated terrorism are
almost daily events these days. Nobody can possibly claim that Islam is a
religion of peace. The evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. Any Muslim who
claims their religion is a religion of peace must PROVE it by fighting the
violence in your own faith! If that means strapping bombs to yourself and
blowing up a mosque that supports terrorism, then do it, but STOP KILLING
INNOCENT PEOPLE! Kill yourselves off, but leave the rest of us out of your
fanatic world of sick and twisted thinking!
Question | 8:27 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
How many more attacks by muslims have to happen before we begin racial and
religious profiling?
RE: Active Muslims | 8:37 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
I realize that the world is complicated and you can only understand it in simple
ways. You want so desperately to believe that this is a religious issue.
It is not.
It is about the pressure of war. There are growing numbers of people returning from the war causing harm to their families and neighbors. The pressure of going to war set this man off.
Those affected by the horror of war are a greater danger to you than some religious extremist.
It is not.
It is about the pressure of war. There are growing numbers of people returning from the war causing harm to their families and neighbors. The pressure of going to war set this man off.
Those affected by the horror of war are a greater danger to you than some religious extremist.
@Active muslims | 8:53 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
"This really makes me wonder about Obama, who is also and active
Muslim." your statement makes me wonder why you would think anyone would
take you serious when you make blatant false claims. Your use of lies and false
propaganda against all Muslims and towards our president to push your own
prejudices and political agendas during this tragic time is disgusting and
frankly does not make you much better then the shooter.
sad | 8:56 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
I in no way condone what this sick man did, but we need to get out of these
countries. It is bad enough that we support Israel, giving them 3 billion
dollars of taxpayer money every year. Now our economy is being destroyed by the
expense of our two wars. No outside country in history has been able to control
Afghanistan.
me | 9:25 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
No one forced the guy to enlist. There's only one person you can blame
here. The guy who chose to enlist.
BobP | 9:36 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Hasan only finished his training a year ago. That when he finished is residency
in psychiatry.
Fox News reports he yelled Allahu Akbar and opened fire.
I like this one:
On a form filled out by those seeking spouses through a program at the mosque, Hasan listed his birthplace as Arlington, Va., but his nationality as Palestinian, Khan said.
Fox News reports he yelled Allahu Akbar and opened fire.
I like this one:
On a form filled out by those seeking spouses through a program at the mosque, Hasan listed his birthplace as Arlington, Va., but his nationality as Palestinian, Khan said.
RE: Question @ 8:27 AM | 10:22 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Here's how security works in your profiling world:
You: Name please.
Driver: Timothy McVeigh
You: McVeigh? That's a good Christian name!
Driver: Yes sir.
You: What are you carrying in this truck?
Driver: Fertilizer
You: That can be dangerous in large amounts.
Be careful with that stuff!!
Driver: I will. Is it OK to park by that building?
You: Because of your non-Muslim name, you bet!
You: Name please.
Driver: Timothy McVeigh
You: McVeigh? That's a good Christian name!
Driver: Yes sir.
You: What are you carrying in this truck?
Driver: Fertilizer
You: That can be dangerous in large amounts.
Be careful with that stuff!!
Driver: I will. Is it OK to park by that building?
You: Because of your non-Muslim name, you bet!
Anonymous | 10:24 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Anyone who is a Utahan know too well, no one is forced to enlist. You may be
pressured to join other things, but not our military.
I background check is done on all who enter the military. The military has a more difficult time getting doctors to enlist. This may have been a factor.
I'm biased here. This is one of many, many reason I have a disdain for Fox conservatives. My family's history is the of an American religion forged during the Second Awakening. My family were Mormons before their was a Mormon Church.
We walked to Utah in 1847 taking the scenic route because their religion was attacked by the Rush Limbaughs of the day. I don't like attacking Islam.
It's OK to not believe in it, not have knowledge of it or to expression your disagreement with its ethology. I enjoy this with my family's religion and other religions.
I background check is done on all who enter the military. The military has a more difficult time getting doctors to enlist. This may have been a factor.
I'm biased here. This is one of many, many reason I have a disdain for Fox conservatives. My family's history is the of an American religion forged during the Second Awakening. My family were Mormons before their was a Mormon Church.
We walked to Utah in 1847 taking the scenic route because their religion was attacked by the Rush Limbaughs of the day. I don't like attacking Islam.
It's OK to not believe in it, not have knowledge of it or to expression your disagreement with its ethology. I enjoy this with my family's religion and other religions.
Stereotyping | 11:31 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009
When one makes a claim that "Nobody can possibly claim that Islam is a
religion of peace..." they are stereotyping and speaking purely from a
position of total ignorance of the culture and religion. Just because a cat is
white, does not automatically make it black. Those of us who personally know
and have worked with individuals of the Islam faith full well understand that it
really is a religion of peace - violence individually against others is
abhorrent to them.
Less than 1% of all Muslims are terrorists, and they are the ones who do not honor this faith. They hide behind it claiming they are the pure believers when in reality they violate the very basic tenements of the Islamic faith.
Less than 1% of all Muslims are terrorists, and they are the ones who do not honor this faith. They hide behind it claiming they are the pure believers when in reality they violate the very basic tenements of the Islamic faith.
Jihad anyone? | 12:37 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Is not Jihad a basic tenement of the Islamic faith? Was this not interpreted
for several centuries as physical warfare? If not, please explain the spread of
Islam across Africa and into Spain, as well as many other areas around the
world. Is it not also interpreted by many around the world today as physical
warfare? Which is then translated into terrorist acts, as those pursuing it
lack the armies and resources of the Caliphs and Muhammeds of past centuries?
Yes, there are other, modern interpretations of Jihad as personal struggle for improvement. But please don't whitewash either history or modern Islam in your apologist quests. And yes, I have known at least one Muslim immigrant/naturalized US citizen from Algeria very well. There was some common ground there - but also a huge blind spot in terms of understanding modern American views.
Yes, there are other, modern interpretations of Jihad as personal struggle for improvement. But please don't whitewash either history or modern Islam in your apologist quests. And yes, I have known at least one Muslim immigrant/naturalized US citizen from Algeria very well. There was some common ground there - but also a huge blind spot in terms of understanding modern American views.
Re: Jihad anyone? | 12:37p | 1:51 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Jihad is one of many tenements of the Islamic faith. There are four major
categories related to Jihad, and yes, one of those is Jihad of the sword.
Islamic military jurisprudence focuses on regulating the conditions and practice
of Jihad of the sword, the only form of warfare permissible under Islamic law,
and thus the term Jihad is usually used in reference to military combat.
However, terrorism is not military combat nor condoned under Islamic law - it is
murder, pure and simple.
The three other major categories related to Jihad are: Jihad against one's self, Jihad of the tongue, and Jihad of the hand. Contrary to what you stated, these other three categories are not modern interpretations of Jihad - they go way back in their religion.
Furthermore, I am not an Islamic apologist. I am just repeating what was told me by an Islamic Shiite professional colleague of mine who has no axe to grind. He is a long-time American citizen working for a major American defense contractor. He is the one that told me that "…terrorism is murder, pure and simple."
The three other major categories related to Jihad are: Jihad against one's self, Jihad of the tongue, and Jihad of the hand. Contrary to what you stated, these other three categories are not modern interpretations of Jihad - they go way back in their religion.
Furthermore, I am not an Islamic apologist. I am just repeating what was told me by an Islamic Shiite professional colleague of mine who has no axe to grind. He is a long-time American citizen working for a major American defense contractor. He is the one that told me that "…terrorism is murder, pure and simple."
Muhad Kalid Jones | 2:15 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
And then you wonder why there is no profiling allowed at airports. When old
ladies are stopped and questioned while young middle-eastern men are allowed on
airlines without question. What a world we live in. It is so absurd.
History anyone? | 2:35 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
"Saladin was a strict practitioner of Sunni Islam. His chivalrous behavior
was noted by Christian chroniclers, especially in the accounts of the siege of
Kerak in Moab, and despite being the nemesis of the Crusaders he won the respect
of many of them, including Richard the Lionheart; rather than becoming a hated
figure in Europe, he became a celebrated example of the principles of
chivalry.
Upon the capture of Jerusalem, Saladin summoned the Jews and permitted them to resettle in the city. In particular, the residents of Ashkelon, a large Jewish settlement, responded to his request."
Upon the capture of Jerusalem, Saladin summoned the Jews and permitted them to resettle in the city. In particular, the residents of Ashkelon, a large Jewish settlement, responded to his request."
Here I thought the White House | 2:59 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
was the tenement of the Islamic faith.
badum bum
badum bum
A fact | 7:41 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Not all Muslims are terrorists - but most terrorists are Muslims. In the last
week alone, there were 32 jihad attacks world wide, with 348 dead, and 801
injured.
In February 2002, Gallup Poll released the results of polling data that may yield a more scientific estimation of the size of Islamic Fundamentalism. About 10,000 adult Muslims in nine Islamic countries were polled. 15% of those polled said that the September 11th attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon were morally justified. If this percentage is found to be representative of the entire Muslim worldwide population, then it could be argued that there is statistical evidence to support the claim that there may be as many as 180 million adult Fundamentalist Muslims who believe that the September 11th attacks were morally justified.
While there are no doubt some individual Christians that believe violence in the name of religion is justified - nowhere is it systematically taught. Nor in Buddhism, or most of the other religions of the world. The only one which does is Islam - through madrassas and fundamentalist Imams. Whether it's 15% or some smaller percentage of a billion - that's a lot of potentially violent people.
In February 2002, Gallup Poll released the results of polling data that may yield a more scientific estimation of the size of Islamic Fundamentalism. About 10,000 adult Muslims in nine Islamic countries were polled. 15% of those polled said that the September 11th attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon were morally justified. If this percentage is found to be representative of the entire Muslim worldwide population, then it could be argued that there is statistical evidence to support the claim that there may be as many as 180 million adult Fundamentalist Muslims who believe that the September 11th attacks were morally justified.
While there are no doubt some individual Christians that believe violence in the name of religion is justified - nowhere is it systematically taught. Nor in Buddhism, or most of the other religions of the world. The only one which does is Islam - through madrassas and fundamentalist Imams. Whether it's 15% or some smaller percentage of a billion - that's a lot of potentially violent people.
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Being an active Muslim it was his duty to protect his religious beliefs and he didn't want to be forced in to battle against his own religious followers. We will never hear the truth and facts so as to protect military control. This should alert all americans about the meaning and difference of Muslims vs democracy, their beliefs prohibit a democratic way of life.
This really makes me wonder about Obama, who is also and active Muslim. It's no wonder that Osama Bin Laden likes him in power and a best friend to the cause of Muslim terrorism. Is this why he wants to take americans out of the middle east and allow the carnage of Muslim rule? We have to question every thing he does and his motives. This is the first and only president I have ever feared or doubted. He doesn't seem to be committed to america and our values, only socialism rule.