Nidal Hasan: Ft. Hood Shooter Participated in Homeland Security Disaster Preparation

http://gawker.com/5398253/nidal-hasan-ft-hood-shooter-participated-in-homeland-security-disaster-preparation ^

[gotaz]

Ft Hood - the shooter participated in Homeland Security. Check out this link: http://gawker.com/5398253/nidal-hasan-ft-hood-shooter-participated-in-homeland-security-disaster-preparation

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

this just keeps getting more surreal.

[They'reGone2000]

Another link.

This thing had to get worked through the White House this afternoon.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

The gunman who killed 12 people today at Ft. Hood appears, based on current media reports, to be Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan who was listed as a participant in a Homeland Security Policy Institute's presidential transition task force last year.

The task force was not officially affiliated with the White House. It was a project of the Homeland Security Policy Institute, an independent thinktank housed at George Washington University, aimed at drafting policy recommendations for the incoming Obama administration.

According to the task force's May 2009 report [pdf], a "Nidal Hasan" from the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine was a task force event participant. Other participants included Senate and House staffers, Department of Homeland Security officials, Defense Department officials, and reporters for Politico, the Washington Post, and the London Times.

McClatchy reports that Maj. Malik Nidal Hasan attended "training in disaster and preventive psychiatry at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.," and his Virginia medical board license lists his name as "Nidal Malik Hasan," reversing the first two names of the identity reported so far and spelling "Nidal" differently than earlier reports did. (The New York Times is now reporting that his name is, in fact, Nidal Malik Hasan). So it seems likely that the "Nidal Hasan" affiliated with Uniformed Services University (USU) listed as a task force participant, the "Nidal Malik Hasan" listed by Virginia's state medical board as practicing psychiatry at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and by reported by McLatchy as having studied at USU, and the "Malik Nadal Hasan" who practiced psychiatry at Walter Reed identified in various media reports as the shooter are all the same person. Or were the same person.

Hasan's name is also listed in a July 2008 USU newsletter [pdf] as having graduated the Master of Public Health Program in June of last year.
And here's what appears to be a medical paper, or submission to a medical database, written by him.

UPDATE (by Ryan): Law enforcement officials became aware of Hasan at least six months ago after "internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats," according to AP.

ASSME found an online post from a "Nidal Hassan," pictured below, reconciling suicide bombings with Islamic teachings against other types of suicide. It's not at all clear yet whether this post came from the shooter Nidal Hassan or a different Nadal Hassan; even federal agents are "still trying to confirm that he was the author" of whatever posts they're looking at, according to AP.

[Bahbah]

We had the FBI working with CAIR. The enemy is clearly withing.

[Cicero]

Oh, good.

If I understand this correctly, he was not working for Bush last year, but was preparing Homeland Security advice for Obama.

I feel much safer now.

Not that Bush was much better about keeping the CAIR folks out of his security network. Google for Hesham Islam if you haven’t already read about him and Gordon England in the Defense Department.

[sweetiepiezer]

I have just signed a petition sponsored by ACT for America that calls for the U.S. Government to immediately launch a thorough investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), including its leadership, affiliates and activities.

CAIR has documented ties to the terrorist organization Hamas and was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial (a trial that ended with guilty verdicts on 108 counts of funneling $12 million to Hamas). Furthermore, recent reports found that CAIR has worked to undermine U.S. law enforcement by tipping off suspected terrorists under investigation, and by directing Muslim-Americans to not cooperate with the F.B.I.

In spite of these facts, CAIR continues to be the primary group consulted by both media and government agencies with regard to the Muslim-American community.

In the interest of national security, we call on the U.S. Government to begin an investigation immediately. Please click the link below to read the petition and add your signature.

http://tool.donation-net.net/ACT4America/InvestigateCAIR.cfm?dn=1097&refer=2012

[ncfool]

The spin is that Obama will blame George Bush for driving this guy to go crazy! Hasan is a George Bush victim

[rabidralph]

Yeah, I want muslims participating in planning our disaster preparedness/sarc.

[armymarinemom]

This guys smug elitist cousin makes me want to puke.

[Terry Mross]

If we don’t get rid of the stupid people in charge we deserve what we get.

We need an amendment to the constitution that says all AMERICANS are born equal. It’s obvious all people aren’t born equal in muslim countries.

[Terry Mross]

I don’t believe this is his cousin. He probably works for CAIR.

[ASOC]

Look, anyone could call up and claim to be this _hitheads relative.

IF, and that is a big if - then the guy was so wrong on so many things - it made me wonder if the toad was a CAIR poser.

At one point the “cousin” claimed the killer was paid a “6 figure salery”
An O4 (I refuse to use a rank in referece to this _hithead) with 10 years gets a bit over 59K a year. Since this guy was trained by the Army, he owed them several more years of service and not eligible for bonuses for reups and such.

And on and on. Claims the killer “hired a military lawyer” to get out of his contract. Last I heard, the Army didn’t let folks freelance like that.

So whatever was reported, take with a 10 lb block of salt - at least.

and ya, the asshat was making me ill as well.

[armymarinemom]

I took it that he said the family was paid 6 figures. You do have a point he may be anyone.

[streetpreacher]

$72,302.40 Base Pay Alone. Not counting BAH, free medical, etc.

[ClayinVA]

I assume bonus money was involved, Med Officers get large pots of cash now since they might get sent to somewhere that they might get shot at.

[maine-iac7]

This information was on the net the first couple days after the shootings - then it disappeared - scruubed - glad it's back