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U.S. Army Psychiatrist Held | Bloomberg | 6 Nov 2009

An Army psychiatrist is under guard in a Texas hospital after being accused of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others in one of the worst mass shootings at a U.S. military base.

Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on fellow soldiers with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army Base yesterday afternoon before he was shot several times, Lieutenant General Robert Cone, the commander of III Corps at the base, told reporters.

"He is currently in custody and in a stable condition," said Cone, adding authorities initially believed the assailant had been killed. "As horrible as this was, I think it could have been much worse." ...

a communication formula, historical motif. BTW, who are the other perps?

The suspect came to the attention of authorities six months ago because of Internet postings discussing suicide bombings and other threats, AP reported, citing unidentified law enforcement officials.

Suicide Bombers

One of the Web postings equated suicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades, according to the report. Officials are trying to confirm whether Hasan was the author of the postings, the news service said.

HMMMMMMMMMM

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by Cat on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 06:19:26 AM EST
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Wasn't he dead yesterday?

I realise it's not always easy to know if someone is dead or alive, especially if they're running around killing people, and they're Muslim too.

But it's a bit odd to be getting news reports of fatal shootage yesterday, and then being told the shooter is alive and well today - especially when the perp was 'shot multiple times' in an army camp, surrounded by professionals with weapons.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 09:06:38 AM EST
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No weapons. Only the MPs carry weapons except on active service, as I understand it.

As for inaccurate reported, well, that's a real shock, isn't it?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 09:14:57 AM EST
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Call me naive - no, really - but I'd have expected army medics to have a better grip on whether people who are oozing blood from multiple gunshot wounds are alive or dead.

It was, by all accounts, the army reporting that was incorrect.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 11:22:35 AM EST
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More fun than astro-bingo, more pertinent than VR-clip since, after all, 2008 marks the nadir of the IP intelligence. Choose one board to play.

Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Identity Crisis (2003)

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by Cat on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 10:18:56 AM EST
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