November 5, 2009

Shooter The Son Of Jordanian Immigrants?

From the Austin American-Statesman's blog

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McCaul says suspect had special training in shooting, parents hailed from Jordan

By W. Gardner Selby | Thursday, November 5, 2009, 05:40 PM

On The Other Hand, The Shooter May Not Be An Immigrant

Fox News has an interview with a cousin of the deceased shooter, Major Hasan, called Nader Hasan.

A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody.

All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening, though the motive remains unclear.
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The shooter's cousin, Nader Hasan, told Fox News that their family is in shock.

Shooter Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan, MD Apparently A Syrian Immigrant

A doctor rating site says that Dr. Hasan, a Major in the US Army, got his basic medical training at

Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University or Faculty of Human Medicine, Damascus University
Completed: 1990

One of the assessments says:

Reviewer: Pvt J. Hammond

Shooter Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan, MD In The New York Times--No Reference To Islam

imageNYT on the shootings (Pictured right, Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan, MD)

Faster Fear Of "Backlash" From Twitter

News stories say that Major Hasan, held in the Fort Hood shootings, is an Army psychiatrist, licensed in Virginia. Here's his Virginia license information.

Meanwhile Twitter is full of people worrying instantly about backlash, and saying things things like

Shooter At Fort Hood Identified As Major Malik Nadal Hasan, US Army

One shooter at Fort Hood is named Major Malik Nadal Hasan.

Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone [Commanding General of III Corps and Fort Hood ]said the motive for the attack is unclear.
Here's the ABC story:


12 Soldiers Killed and 31 Wounded in Fort Hood Shooting

Suspected Gunman Is Identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan
By EMILY FRIEDMAN
Nov. 5, 2009

Immigrant Mass Murder Watch: 7 Dead, 12 Wounded at Fort Hood, No Word On Shooters

7 Dead, 12 Wounded reported at Fort Hood, Texas. No word on whether it's an immigrant mass murder type thing, a terrorist attack, or what. I do know that most of the victims would have been unarmed, in spite of Texas's liberal concealed carry laws. The reason? They're in the Army. I wrote about the Fort Dix plot that

Richmond, CA Gang-Rape Update: Seventh Suspect Taken into Custody, Held on $1.25 Million Bond

On Tuesday, police arrested a seventh suspect in the over two-hour long, October 24th gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl outside of the Richmond (CA) High School homecoming dance.

“Authorities took a 21-year-old man into custody around 7 a.m. this morning….

African Kidnap Gang Sentenced in Virginia

imageI wrote about this case of crime diversity in May: Diversity Is Strength! It's Also... African "Refugee" Kidnappers In Virginia. The trial is finished and the sentences are in -- 5 1/2 years for the Africans and 4 1/2 years for the American.