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Army officer opens fire at Fort Hood, killing 12
FORT HOOD, Texas -- An Army officer opened fire Thursday with two handguns at the Fort Hood military base in an attack that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base.
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A law enforcement official identified the shooting suspect as Army Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan.
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Officials say it was not clear what Hasan's religion was, but investigators are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name or if he may have changed his name and converted to Islam at some point.
FORT HOOD, Texas -- An Army officer opened fire Thursday with two handguns at the Fort Hood military base in an attack that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base.
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A law enforcement official identified the shooting suspect as Army Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan.
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Officials say it was not clear what Hasan's religion was, but investigators are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name or if he may have changed his name and converted to Islam at some point.
So if his name was Seamus MacGillicuddy, would they be investigating whether he was Catholic?
Oh. Oh, wait, that's right. We only have to be concerned that someone has an imaginary friend who tells him to do things when that imaginary friend is named Allah.
I mean, yes, I understand, there is some history of some individuals of a certain belief liking to make Americans go dead, so it's not entirely an irrational thing to look into. It just cheeses me off how nobody looks for racial or religious motive when it's a white dude sending mailbombs or driving fertilizer-filled trucks into government buildings or whatever, just when it's one of tham thar funny brown people.
Coming eventually: a post about Freakfest! Short version, it was awesome and a bunch of people took pictures of us. Mecha has a thing about it if you're interested.
