"One conservative writer is already declaring -- without citing any evidence -- that Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged shooter who killed 13 at Fort Hood yesterday, was acting at the behest of the Muslim Brotherhood. So it's a good time to lay out what we do and don't know about the Fort Hood shooting case and the Army psychiatrist at the center of it." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

The second his name was announced I was waiting for this ball to drop. And they didn't waste time. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher

Of course, if it turns out that he really is a domestic terrorist, acting as a jihadist on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood, then by all means charge and penalize him to the maximum extent of the law. But first things first, let the CID do their investigation. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher

If his name had been Smith, and he'd been deployed even once, the idiot wingnuts would be expressing shocked outrage over the killings, but sympathy for possible PTSD. Because his name sounds Middle Eastern, though, it MUST be Islamic terrorism. *rolls eyes* It might well be Islamic terrorism - nobody really knows yet - the investigation is still underway...but what it REALLY sounds like to me is a very simple case of a professional who got his education via the military during peacetime and was pissed off that his name on the dotted line during wartime might actually get him sent into hostile action. This happens ALL the time - but when others do it, it's simply scorned as "too bad, so sad...suck it up and go do your job." This guy, regardless of his religion, is going to be investigated, charged with murder on a federal level, and either shipped off to Leavenworth or summarily executed for treason. - Rightly so, quite frankly. But his name and possible religion is entirely IRRELEVANT. - Prosey BUTTONS!

Yeah, because it's so easy to put a sleeper in the military and have them rise to the rank of Major, in the position of psychologist no less. Occam's Razor people...sheesh. The guy most likely freaked out because he couldn't avoid deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. Why do people need to look beyond the obvious? - Scoble, Alex Scoble

@Alex: +1...and bingo was his name-o. ;) - Prosey BUTTONS!

Word, Alex. I'm still baffled how these wingnuts can possibly believe that the United States Army, the same military of which they can't stop singing praises, is suddenly festooned with hidden Muslims everywhere. The sheer volume of THAT cognitive disconnect staggers me. - Steven Perez

You guys are gonna get in trouble for using the word "wingnuts". I hear the wingnuts don't like being called that. - ha3rvey (likes fritos)

@Steven: it only shows you how deep the liberal conspiracy goes ... - Rene, Pro Button Pusher

Ha3rvey: funny you mentioned that ... - Steven Perez

Heh, putting your head in the sand in an effort not to offend islam is getting real old and tired. You talk about obvious, then you should read what happened. - Spencer

Yes, because God forbid we should try and figure out what happened in an effort to prevent it from ever happening again. Thanks for checking in, Spencer. And goodbye. - Steven Perez

@Spencer: this is what happened: a soldier flipped and killed 12 and wounded 30. The end. Anything above and beyond at this point is speculation and projection. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher

Suppose Hasan is an terroroist and the shooting are an overt islamic policitcal actdoe at behest of AQ and Osama. Doesn' it seem that 8 years of war in Iraq and Astan accomplished NOTHING, Gitmo,rendition wairetaps predator drones were all pretty pointless. That Osama was able to orchestate an attack on American soil in Texas in a Military base.... I'm still leaning toward "Blue Suicide" not politics #4GW - WarLord

Spencer is an idiot - and like David C. Cooper (aka pitlord), should be completely ignored, save to see what the moron wingnuts are spouting off about (since we need to remain aware of those things). Beyond that, they are a waste of oxygen, and may as well not even exist among thinking, intelligent discussion. - Prosey BUTTONS!