Posted on 11/06/2009 8:12:02 AM PST by Saije
Fort Hood shooting suspect, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, wanted out of the Army after being constantly harassed by others in the military and was called a "camel jockey," his family said.
As Hasan was about to be deployed to Iraq, he was suffering from some of the same stresses that he was trained as an Army psychiatrist to treat.
Although the 39-year-old had just been promoted to major in May, his family says he had hired a lawyer to help him get out of the Armed Forces.
"Apparently became very disgruntled in the mission in Iraq and Afghanistan and voiced that to a lot of his colleagues," said Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX).
He also voiced it to the world in an Internet posting, where he compared suicide bombers to GI's who save their colleagues by throwing themselves on a grenade.
"Just keep in mind mass killers pretty much know they want to die and they tend to take as many people with them as they can in a shooting," said former FBI agent and ABC News consultant Brad Garrett, who also believes Hasan didn't want to survive the Ft. Hood shooting.
"It is one of those things where he went and wanted to kill a lot of people and commit suicide maybe in his own mind that he's saving peoples' lives," said Garrett. "As illogical as that sounds, in his mind, that would be quite logical."
Hasan is an American citizen of Palestinian descent and after the 9/11 attacks, his cousin says he was the target of constant harassment from others in the military. His tormentors called him a "camel jockey," said his cousin, Nader Hasan. He wanted out of the Army, so he paid back his military student loans and hired an attorney.
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And she must bag-up. As in, wear hijab. I bet...
Poor Malik.
My heart bleeds for him./
Aww - the poor widdle man was called names.
I guess, in the eyes of the MSM, that’s a good enough excuse for the atrocity he committed.
When he faces the firing squad, they should be sure to use bullets soaked in pigs blood, then wrap the carcass in pigskin for burial.
Thank God no one ever called him a "goat herder".
Taqiyya
I agree
Given the seriousness with which government and it's contractors take all forms of harassment, there's no way Pentagon brass would have tolerated this. That's a lawsuit that is instantly lost, and the management that turns a blind eye to it, is personally held responsible.
So, let me get this straight. A MD and a Major in the US Army was called a ‘Camel Jockey’? By whom? Other Majors? Lt. Col? Cornels? Generals?
Sorry, the BS detector is going off in my head.
So, if Christians are called “bible thumpers” or “fundies” or “puritans”,
we would be justified in shooting up the place?
Right...
At this point I feel like they should let NMH live in his paralyzed state and put the cousin before the firing squad.
Media will run with this to rationalize the killing spree.
There is no depth to a casual hatred for traditional America in the media
This is garbage. This is ABC News aka the Walt Disney Company spinning this story to make him a victim.
Military doctors can make $180,000 a year. This guy is a POS. Another Palestinian killer. Deport his family and execute him.
Call him Matt if he is on your front porch.
He was disciplined for preaching Islam to his patients.
That is why he was upset.
He knew they were “watching” him after he posted online praising and defending suicide bombers.
He could have refused the promotion, thus setting in motion the process of resigning his commission.
Well, that no doubt justifies the gutless massacre of his fellow soldiers.
That's good because we're liable to shoot back.....
So what do I get to do to retaliate for all the horror I suffered?
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