some very disturbing developments from this week with stephanopoulos
general casey, questioned about fort hood
(paraphrasing, from notes)
casey---he acted alone, that's our determination, for now, it may evolve
stephy---reports early there were 2 or 3
casey---they were running from police, they were released
stephy---weren't there warning signs, hasan's anti american "rants," the internet activity of a person who used the same name?
stephy---his fellow student, val finell, said, "i'm not surprised he did it, i had real questions about what his priorities were, what his beliefs were, fear of appearing discriminatory against a muslim student kept officers from filing a formal complaint"
Some saw trouble ahead for Fort Hood suspect | National News | Comcast.net
(the link copied mentions military investigators looking into the trajectory of bullets fired, as if they're examining the possibility of more than one shooter)
me: i don't believe, as of now, hasan had friends, it doesn't sound right, hopefully we won't later learn different
casey---the investigation must take its course, i have no comment on the possibility of fellow conspirators
stephy---so you can't rule out anything?
me: the msm has tried very hard this week NOT to examine hasan's obvious motives, but they can't ignore them, the shooter's particular brand of hate is just too loud and obvious to overlook
me: the msm has tried to turn this story, instead, in its more favored directions---ptsd (even tho hasan was never overseas), where he got his guns
stephy---3000 muslims in the US military, a challenge? this isn't the first incident of fratricide by a disaffected muslim
casey---any speculation could heighten an anti-muslim backlash, our army and our society are very diverse, it's our strength
stephy---stress, repeated deployments, our troops?
casey---we will do whatever it takes to ensure the mental well being of our force, our new $125 million Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, resilience skills taught at the U of PN
etc
please don't jump to conclusions
patience