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It has become a norm for certain elements to exploit a situation shamelessly and use it to further their racist and hateful agenda. Recently the Fort Hood shooting incident which sent shivers down every American's spine has been exploited by these racist elements. Thirteen American soldiers lost their lives but all these elements can think about is spreading more hate and desperately linking the incident to Islam.
Any time an incident happens and a Muslim is involved, it's automatically assumed by these hate mongers that Islam is responsible. All crimes committed by Muslims are considered to be Jihad and the suspects are linked straightaway to Al-Qaida and Taliban.
The shooter in this case is Nadal Hassan, a Muslim or as referred to in the headline below a "Devout Muslim." There is no justification for the crime he committed and should be tried according to Army's laws and regulations. It's apparent that he wasn't happy with the orders of deployment to the war zone because of the stories he had heard from the fellow soldiers he was helping. Apparently he had issues that he couldn't deal with and started the rampage. He is a mad man and doesn't represent the beliefs of the whole Muslim community.
In the case of the Ford Hood please examine the following headlines that have been surfaced:
"Devout Muslim Kills American Soldiers, Islamic Threat?" Right Side News
"The Muslim Brotherhood and Fort Hood" – by Jamie Glazov of Frontpagemag.com
These elements want everyone to believe that Islam is responsible for everything negative that happens in this country. What these people need to pay attention to is the other similar incidents that have taken place in the past few years. With the exception of one incident below all others were non-Muslims. Were the others also following the teachings of Islam when they killed fellow soldiers or family members?
• May 11, 2009: Five soldiers shot dead at Camp Liberty in Baghdad by Sgt. John Russell.
• Sept. 8, 2008: Spc. Jody Michael Wirawan shoots himself to death after killing 1st Lt. Robert Bartlett Fletcher at Fort Hood.
• Feb. 25, 2008: Dustin Thorson, an Air Force technical sergeant, fatally shoots his son and daughter at home on Tinker Air Base in Oklahoma in domestic dispute with ex-wife. He had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from Iraq.
• June 7 2005: Two National Guard officers are killed by a grenade at headquarters in Tikrit. Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez is later acquitted of murder in a court-martial.
• March 23, 2003: Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar tosses grenades into three tents and then fires a rifle at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait, killing one and injuring 14. Akbar later receives death sentence.
• Oct. 27, 1995: Sgt. William Kreutzer goes on shooting spree at Fort Bragg, killing one and injuring 18 in a sniper attack during formation. He is serving a life sentence after a death sentence was overturned. "
(Dates and incidents taken from the article published at csmonitor.com by Brad Knickerbocker)
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