Army says 12 dead, 31 injured at Fort Hood (Arabic name, multiple shooters)

NBC/MSNBC ^ | 5 Nov 2009 | NBC News and msnbc.com

[XHogPilot]

At least 12 people were killed and 31 others were wounded in a mass shooting incident Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, military officials said. The shooter was shot to death, they said.

More shots were reported later in the afternoon, reported NBC affiliate KCEN-TV of Waco, which said no further details were immediately available.

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.

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Milly Land, who works at the base fitness center, said she was headed for the graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. at the Howze Theater when the campus was locked down. She went back to the fitness center. She said she spoke by phone with friends at the soldier processing center, who said a gunman walked in about 1:30, walked to the medical area of the processing center, and started shooting. A second gunman was shooting at the theater next door, she said.

[XHogPilot]

Arabic name?

[snowrip]

Oh gosh. Wow. Knock me over with a feather. I am so... surprised.

/s

[sheik yerbouty]

What a coincidence!

[netmilsmom]

I can’t believe they reported it.

If it is true, we will never hear about it again.

[adm5]

Probably an episcopalian. I know a lot of them with “arabic” type names.

[ruination]

Hate crime? Let’s ask Holder to check into it.

[Kimberly GG]

“More shots were reported later in the afternoon”

Later? Is this a separate incident?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Local source...FR Thread:

UPDATE: Fort Hood Casualty Count Rises

Three shooters one dead..two in custody.

[MadIsh32]

LOL

I was waiting for FR to jump all over the Muslim angle.

Knowing all of the recent mass shootings in this country, its gonna be a half asian half white guy

Prayers for all of the wounded and deceased. This is terrible

[eak3]

nowhere in that article does it say anything about a soldier with an arabic name.. if they said it earlier they are quickly retracting it

[BP2]

No, probably a nun or Amish.

[Rick_Michael]

ping for interest...thanks.

[pollywog]

Sean just announced that one of the shooters was a arabic !!!

[TheDon]

Activated sleeper cell?

[socialismisinsidious]

DRUDGE: Shooter: Major Malik Nadal Hasan...

[Boiling Pots]

“Sr. Admin official said...”

Beware.

[heartwood]

Black Muslim, my guess. The Maliks I’ve heard of haven’t been Arabs.

[stockpirate]

No, no, they meant Amish name. Muslims don’t do things like this.

[LongElegantLegs]

Malik Nadal Hassan.

[reagan_fanatic]

If it turns out the shooters are muslims, they should both be wrapped in bacon strips and pushed out the open door of a helicopter at 10,000ft.

Bastards.

[B.O. Plenty]

Major Malik Nadil Hassan....

...obviously an Irish Catholic.../s

[Boiling Pots]

If its non white against white, no hate crime. Remember what Holder said. Only those who had a “history” of being victims because of their race are covered by this law.

[RebelYell1990]

Probably an Iranian. No doubt a Revolutionary Guard inside agent. when will Obama realize Iran is the biggest threat since Nazi Germany! When will we heed to Bibi’s word and wipe Iran off the face of the map. Today is a wake up call people. Hopefully this will nip congress in the butt and get them to up the sanctions on Iran. Something needs to be done.

[gwilhelm56]

**DRUDGE: Shooter: Major Malik Nadal Hasan...**

all I need to turn MECCA into one giant MIRROR!!

[RebelYell1990]

Probably an Iranian. No doubt a Revolutionary Guard inside agent. when will Obama realize Iran is the biggest threat since Nazi Germany! When will we heed to Bibi’s word and wipe Iran off the face of the map. Today is a wake up call people. Hopefully this will nip congress in the butt and get them to up the sanctions on Iran. Something needs to be done.

[SkyDancer]

The suspected gunman was identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. He was killed and two other suspects have been apprehended,

[TexasCajun]

Suspected Gunman Is Identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan

[Dewey Revoltnow]

I’d rather have gays in the military than people with Arabic names (including the CIC)

[newfreep]

Any relation to Barry Hussein - another black mooooslum?

[Azzurri]

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 bolded part is no longer in the story, so it looks like the politically correct editors are on the job.

[Boiling Pots]

Malik Nadal Hassan.

Name of the shooter.

[Kartographer]

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

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Related thread:

Iranians clash with police on hostage crisis anniversary ( 30th anniversary )

[Cicero]

Link at Drudge now says “The suspected gunman was identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan.”

Says he used two pistols.

A Major as well as a Muslim?

This doesn’t sound like any “normal” case of someone going insane.

[doug from upland]

Malik Nadal Hasan.

[Tex-Con-Man]

A common East Texas Redneck name...clearly a home-grown terrorist...just ask the geniuses at Homeland Security.

[The Wizard]

they would do anything to knock the rally in DC off the front page.

[Fido969]

A major?

Hold your fire for a bit.

[massgopguy]

“That’s not the Malik Nadal Hassan I know.” - Obammy

[livius]

Malik is apparently a convert to Islam from Virginia. I don;t know what his original name was.

[gussiefinknottle]

oh, i thought maybe it was Barack Hussein Obama.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

!!! 1492 !!!
Either that or stop building "settlements" in Texas.

[Paladin2]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZIaE6O_kKg

[Above My Pay Grade]

>>>Arabic name?<<<

I’m betting on Hussein.

[SkyDancer]

Wonder how long it will take Barack Insane Obama to comment on this .....

[joethedrummer]

Yep, you can be SURE it was one of those born-again evangelical Christian right-wing extremeists!

[verity]

It is all speculation at this time.

[Dumpster Baby]

[DNME]

Let’s see CAIR (et al) kissy-face their way out of this one.

Prayers for the injured and the dead. But no prayers for those connected to the shooter(s). God help them, because nobody else will.

[netmilsmom]

I agree.