Posted by
Daemonocracy on Saturday, November 07, 2009 11:03:00 AM
How ridiculous is the media spin? Well how ridiculous is the idea of Pre Traumatic Stress Disorder? Second hand Traumatic Stress Disorder? Contagious Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) where a Psychiatrist suffers from the symptons vicariously through his patient? All of these rationalizations are seriously being talked about in the media regarding the Massacre at Fort Hood on November 5th. How they say it with a straight face is beyond me but let's just be clear for one moment, what Malik Nidal Hasan did was not simply the actions of a murderous sociopath but the work of an Islamic Fundamentalist. This was a Domestic Terrorist attack fueled by his fanatical interpretation of Islam and not some nervous breakdown.
I suppose the media and even our own Law Enforcement agencies (the FBI ruled out questions of terrorism only hours after the attack) find this too politically incorrect to even discuss but it certainly is on the minds of most clear thinking Americans. We understand that had this man's name been something more innocuous such as Bubba Jones and he screamed anti government, anti minority phrases while firing away, he would instantly have been labeled a terrorist just as the white supremacist Timothy McVeigh rightfully was in 1996. Perhaps the media is too cowardly to tackle the issue of this man's religion or perhaps they don't consider targeting our troops, even on our soil, as a terrorist attack as opposed to civilians but the spin and misinformation they are force feeding us is just criminal.
President Barak Obama, in his second speech on the matter after his first speech began with two minutes of "shout outs" and jokes, lectures Americans not to jump to conclusions (as he did with the Cambridge police not too long ago?). I suppose it is ok for the media to jump to conclusions about stress caused by bigotry within the military or second hand PTSD theories but it is completely out of line for us to ask what seem like perfectly reasonable questions about whether this was a terrorist attack by an Islamist or not. I mean, there is certainly evidence to suggest just this:
- Hasan shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he gunned down American soldiers
- This was premeditated, the weapons were acquired ahead of time, he moved out of his apartment and gave away his remaining on hand cash
- Made repeated statements against the the War on Terrorism
- As a psychiatrist at Walter Reed he argued with his patients who were actually suffering from PTSD against the war
- Made statements that the Islamists have a right to "kill the infidels" and "rise up against American aggressors"
- Made radical blog comments, which the FBI was aware of (!), where he compared a suicide bomber to an American soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save his fellow soldiers. He called the suicide bomber a "brave hero that sacrificed his life for a more noble cause".
Now maybe all of this evidence will end up being unsubstatiated (doubtful) but it certainly has more credibility than blaming the military for driving Hasan to murder 12 of his fellow soldiers or the absurd theory that PTSD is somehow contagious and drove him mad. This man is not the victim here and this attack is more than just some nut cracking. If you do not believe this was a terrorist attack by a fanatical Muslim, that is fine, but the questions should still be asked by both Law Enforcement and the media. Why aren't we asking these questions? Has Political Correctness blinded us so badly that we don't dare take on Enemies of the State anymore? Perhaps Obama is too busy attacking Fox News to be bothered with this and the media is too busy attacking the "teabaggers" but it looks like we just had our second terrorist attack on American soil since 9-11 and very few are asking the right questions. How much of a fanatic was Hasan? What was the connection of his religion to the attack? Why was he promoted on a regular basis with such a spotty track record? Why didn't the military or the FBI do something when his radical opinions as expressed on the web were known to them? Are there others like him in our armed forces? Is political correctness the reason he was allowed to slide to by?
Word of note: Just because the man is Muslim does not mean Muslim American soldiers can not be trusted. However, we are at war with Muslim fanaticism and ignoring this man's religion and painting him as the victim is a disservice to the dead as well as to patriotic Muslim Americans who have nothing to do with fanatics like Hasan. Simply sweeping this under the rug will frustrate many Americans and could do more harm to the Muslim community than good, especially with the director of CAIR (the most visible Muslim rights group) clinging to the stress excuse and predictably denying any link to Hasan's religion and his terrorism (what Muslim terrorists?). The Political Correctness of the military and the media as well as the dishonesty of the slime at CAIR are weakening our Homeland Security while doing nothing positive for the Muslim community in America.
Just because you are afraid of the answers does not mean you should not ask the obvious questions.