Fort Hood shooters are US SOLDIERS

CNN ^ | 11/5/09 | CNN

[dragnet2]

U.S. SOLIDIER

[dragnet2]

Base commander just reported the shooters are U.S. SOLDIERS.

[dragnet2]

Multiple news agencies now reporting the shooters are our, U.S. Soldiers.

[clamper1797]

ROP ?

[ArrogantBustard]

Some US Soldiers are also followers of TROP.

FWIW

[ConservativeMan55]

bump

[BGHater]

‘Spokesman: 11 killed, plus gunman; two others held’

=3?

[VictoryGal]

Dear God.

[SkyDancer]

There were several US soldiers who killed or wounded US soldiers who were of the Islamic faith .... just saying ....

[dragnet2]

Per Lt. Gen Bob Cone.

[agooga]

Nauseating.

[TheDailyChange]

US Soldier? Ethnicity?

[hunter75]

According to your link, they were in uniform, but it’s not clear yet whether they were soldiers. Remembering how wrong everybody was about the Oklahoma City bombing until McVeigh surfaced, maybe it’s best not to jump to conclusions...

[A CA Guy]

WOW, wonder what the story on this will end up being.

#1 They have connections to Islam.
#2 They kind of went nuts.
#3 Got caught in some drug connection (sorry libertarians)

That is what at first comes to mind.

[gaijin]

TROP The Religion of Peace

[dragnet2]

Per Lt. Gen Bob Cone, replaying now on CNN ...

CNN reporting 12 dead, 31 wounded.

[Cicero]

I don’t see that at the link. But it does have this:

“Fort Hood is home to the Warrior Combat Stress Reset Program, which is designed to help soldiers overcome combat stress issues.”

That may or may not be relevant.

[JoSixChip]

Two American soldiers conspiring to kill masses of other American soldiers, I'm not buying it. Unless they are members of that cult that is muslim.

[GenY Republican]

Expect to see more of this. The soldiers of the greatest generation never seemed to come close to start shooting their own fellow servicemen.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I can't vouch for accuracy but a person at this website is reporting his/her daughter is on the base and that the shooters were "A couple soldiers didn't want to go back to Iraq...One shooter was a E-6"

[Dick Bachert]

S’pose they were MUSLIMS?

If they were, s’pose we’ll ever KNOW THAT??????????????

[crusadersoldier]

Just read that it was a translator with an “arabic sounding name”

[stockpirate]

12 dead 32 wounded.

[dragnet2]

Unbelievable....

[crusadersoldier]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33678801/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

“A senior administration official told NBC News analyst Roger Cressey that the suspect who was in custody was an Army major with an Arabic-sounding name. The official said the shootings could have been a criminal matter rather than a terrorism-related attack and that there was no intelligence to suggest a plot against Fort Hood.”

[Vicki]

I believe I heard a report that said one of the shooters was an officer with an arabic name. No confirmation as of yet.

[icwhatudo]

Read it where? Linky ?

[APStyle7]

Where did you read this?

[APStyle7]

Where did you read that it was a translator with an Arabic sounding name?

[paulycy]

Expect to see more of this. The soldiers of the greatest generation never seemed to come close to start shooting their own fellow servicemen.

All through the Iraq war there was this undercurrent that the poor people signed up for the military to make money then all of a sudden the evil Bush administration sent them to war.

I suppose this could be a variation on the same theme - "all I wanted was a paycheck and now you're sending me to war you criminal."

[sourcery]

#3 Got caught in some drug connection (sorry libertarians)

Why would you think there was any need to apologize to libertarians for that statement? They favor neither murder nor organized crime of any sort.

[spectre]

Army major in his 30's...

sw

[BGHater]

‘The soldiers of the greatest generation never seemed to come close to start shooting their own fellow servicemen.’

The ‘greatest generation’ wasn’t at War for over 8 years, nor did they have as many tours as our soldiers have done.

[Kartographer]

LOOK OUT THIS COULD BE OUR BURNING OF THE REICHSTAG MOMENT!!! I wouldn’t believe half of what we are about to hear!

[dragnet2]

Nauseating.

I was hoping it would be a foreign enemy...I thought it might be better to handle....

Now....I'm just sick at the thought these were our own.

[stockpirate]

The general on Fox said the shooter and those in custody are US military soldiers.

[rocksblues]

Expect a giant Government cover up of the facts!

[Kakaze]

Just read that it was a translator with an “arabic sounding name”

On du there was a thread claiming "rightwingers" would go crazy over the name.........on the same page was a banner ad for the Arab Lounge dating site.......the enemy is within.

[Outlaw Woman]

Practice for opening fire on fellow Americans. This situation reeks........if you think about this situation logically...WTF?

Not to mention the distraction from the rally on DC...God I’ve become so cynical.

[crusadersoldier]

see #25

[AUJenn]

Obama is about the speak, so unfortunately, I will have to turn the TV off. Will be checking here for more news.

[icwhatudo]

"A senior administration official told NBC News analyst Roger Cressey that the suspect who was in custody was an Army major with an Arabic-sounding name."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33678801/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

[HollyB]

I truly doubt that was the reason. They could have gone AWOL. There was another agenda - which was what they did.

[BGHater]

Also, neither of that is an excuse in any form.

[APStyle7]

“A senior administration official told NBC News analyst Roger Cressey that the suspect who was in custody was an Army major with an Arabic-sounding name. The official said the shootings could have been a criminal matter rather than a terrorism-related attack and that there was no intelligence to suggest a plot against Fort Hood.”

Holy crap. Not terrorism? Give me a break.....

[Irisshlass]

They could of refused to go or went AWOL..why kill other soldiers because you don’t want to go back to Iraq...makes no sense.

[GnuHere]

WTF is he doing? They cut to him and he thanks ppl for coming to a conference!

[supremedoctrine]

15 minutes ago, I said to my wife, “some of these soldiers are Muslims”, and whether or not it’s terrorism as such, it’s related to Islam.
NOW the word is out that the Major who did most of the shooting has an “Arabic-sounding name”.

[rdl6989]

It reminds me of the TROP soldier who through a grenade in the tent with other soldiers.

http://www.post-gazette.com/World/20030324campattack0324P3.asp

[jester221]

All, call me a tin-foil hatter, but the timing of this seems suspects Is just seems sooo convenient to have this happen and change the subject from the election results and the health care protests in DC. Anyways, prayers for all the impacted families.