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FEMA describes terrorism as:
Terrorism is the use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of the criminal laws of the United States for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom.
Terrorists often use threats to:
• Create fear among the public.
• Try to convince citizens that their government is powerless to prevent terrorism.
• Get immediate publicity for their causes.
Acts of terrorism include threats of terrorism; assassinations; kidnappings; hijackings; bomb scares and bombings; cyber attacks (computer-based); and the use of chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological weapons.
High-risk targets for acts of terrorism include military and civilian government facilities, international airports, large cities, and high-profile landmarks.
Now if we use this definition, the attack at Ft. Hood WAS a terrorist attack. Now the big question here is was this a Muslim Terror Attack? Major Nidal Malik Hasan is a Muslim; he has made his opinion known to coworkers as to his displeasure in fighting a war against fellow Muslims. He has even gone on record using his role as psychiatrist to argue that same point with the very people he was supposedly helping to deal with post traumatic stress syndrome. It seems obvious that his religion was the driving factor in his slip from reality, but then to excuse his behavior because he was a Major in our own military is ridiculous.
The next question asked is…….Is he just a deranged person that cracked under pressure, or was it a real terrorist attack? To answer such a question you would need to decide if the typical suicide bomber is sane. You would need to ask yourself if this action by this man was premeditated, or was something that was a spur of the moment thing. Reports from the media claim that he had said his “goodbyes” before the event actually happened, so seems that it was premeditated. It was intended to get publicity for their cause, it was intended to promote fear among the public, and it did use violence for the purpose of intimidation and coercion. He was also reportedly yelling in Arabic “Allah Akbar,” as he shot his victims.
If you use the government’s own definition of terrorism this event certainly qualifies, and the media’s need to downplay the religious angle, and actually deny it as a radical Muslim attack is not only misleading, it certainly fails the “smell test.”
I need to reprint an article I wrote last year, my detractors see it as racist, but it reflects the REAL facts. Real facts can’t be politically correct, they can’t be politically incorrect, they are just facts, I’m sorry if that offends you, but attacks like these offend the families of the dead too. The victims were entitled to life……….deal with it!
It seems that a "conservative" saw fit to bash me about the shooter being a "Muslim convert." actually he is an American born Muslim of Palestinian descent, my apologies, the lame stream media reported he was a convert to begin with, everything else is accurate.
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