Shit hits the fan in Fort Hood, Texas. 50 casualties.

[whiltebeitel]

You don't have to bash the religion, you can simply report the facts. When you listen to the reports, they just quickly mention that he screamed Allahu Akbar, and then proceed to talk about how how he was reprimanded for preaching Islam, teased, forced to go to war that he was protesting etc. For whatever reason (be it to be PC, to make the Military look safer, to help protect the sane Muslims), they're quite clearly downplaying the pretty obvious truth that the dude is off his rocker and is a fanatic Muslim. And don't tell me the last adjective is uncalled for. If someone screams L. Ron Hubbard's name while laying waste to a dozen of his countrymen, I'll call him a fanatic Scientologist, no problem.

I agree.

[kishg]

anyone that stupid deserves to be dead.

+1

[ACMF74]

At least eight people have been shot in an Orlando, Florida, high-rise office building, CNN affiliates report.


WTF??????

[joshh]

Islam, the religion of peace and love.

This was clearly a religious shooting.

[E30 Cabrio]

My understanding is that the perpetrator who was taken down was a military shrink. A well educated doctor. And when looking at terrorist acts made on US soil, most were done by good ol' American boys, including Timothy McVeigh in Oklahoma City, who incidentaly was in the army too... Let's not forget that there's a big anti-governement movement in the US.

Timothy McVeigh
Military service: US Army (1988-91, Persian Gulf War)



"Montana has emerged as a hotbed of extremist ideology. The state is home to Ted Kaczynski, the Freemen, and the Militia of Montana, known as the "Mother of all militias." But Montana's dubious distinction as the "Paraguay of the United States" reflects the woes that a handful of other Western states are experiencing. Montana is undergoing gentrification that is creating hardship for long-term, less affluent residents. As one Montana native describes the invading rich, "They come bearing money, buy up prime real estate and decorate the hills with trophy houses" (Kittredge, 1996, p. 43). In a state where good blue-collar jobs are increasingly hard to come by, economically disadvantaged Montanans must settle for low-paying tourist jobs (considered the "servant trade"), inflated land values, and an erosion of established social bonds. Many towns, such as Lincoln (near Ted Kaczynski's home), have gone bankrupt in the process....

... such as the Freemen, We the People, and People for Constitutional Courts use doctrine from the Magna Carta, the Bible, and the Constitution to argue that the federal government has no legal authority over the common law power of localities (Lacayo, 1996, p. 27). In addition, the influence of the inflammatory rhetoric of mainstream right-wing paranoids (e.g., Rush Limbaugh, Pat Robertson, and Pat Buchanan) cannot be overlooked: "Of course, the difference is that the militia right comes armed with ideas and guns, whereas the mainstream far right comes armed only with ideas" (Gopnik, 1995, p. 8). Although anti-government sentiment is not a recent development in the United States, it has reached a fever pitch in recent years because of two incidents which served as rallying cries for the separatist movement. The first was the shootout at Ruby Ridge, Idaho between white separatist Randy Weaver and law enforcement officials in 1992. The agents' attempt to arrest Weaver on charges of selling illegal weapons resulted in a 11-day standoff that ended in the death of a deputy marshall and Weaver's wife and teen-aged son. Weaver's wife, gunned down by a federal sharpshooter while holding her infant child, became a martyr..."

Another Islam/terrorist apologist...

[E30 Cabrio]

Islam, the religion of peace and love.

This was clearly a religious shooting.

But Obama said not to jump to any conclusions until we have all the facts.

Of course, that didn't stop him from insulting the Cambridge, MA PD without having any facts on hand.

Can this clown be Impeached for sheer incompetence?

[markseven]

a) Previous comment about Allah from Farbin, and echoed by another.

If there were to be bombing at an abortion clinic, most would jump to the conclusion that the perp is a far-right-wing religious (Christian) zealot. And the conclusion jumpers would probably be correct.

If said situation were to happen (and I am praying it doesn't), I hope you post a picture of ground zero so that people will be aware that not all terrorists are Christians.

b) Perception that all Muslims are terrorists...

Didn't see that stated or inferred anywhere

See above

[Wh33lhop]

Just found out my gf's dad was stationed at Fort Hood. Great. No news as to whether he's ok yet.

[kishg]

It's nothing specific to Islam or Christianity. Pretty much every religion has nutjobs waiting to kill in "god's name" and plenty of examples exist from all major religions. Christianity has more than it's fair share of loons too. Extremism is to be denounced no matter what the angle is.

[ben312]

Anyone that stupid deserves to be dead.

i agree 100%. they didn't even try to get out, just called for help and let themselves die.

Can this clown be Impeached for sheer incompetence?

can you and all the other obama haters just shut the fuck up? he is better then the clown we had before. you lost the race, that was a year ago, and we are not even one bit closer to "socalisum" so just shut up. if he actually gets around to doing anything then make a big deal. but that comment was so far off topic, you just look for every reason to hate the guy.

Just found out my gf's dad was stationed at Fort Hood. Great. No news as to whether he's ok yet.

hope he okay man. my gf's dad is on his way back from iraq and they don't know where he is at the moment, so he could have been there (not likely but still). hope all is well with her dad.

[dvs909]

islam is a religion of hate, not peace. plain and simple

[kishg]

islam is a religion of hate, not peace. plain and simple

then you don't know much about it. the same ill informed comment could be made of Christianity actually. i'm an atheist so i have no dog in this fight ;)

[LBJefferies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dib2-HBsF08

[Farbin Kaiber]

I just don't like any politician. I will rant off at the mouth about all of them until non-politically tied farmers and blacksmiths, and plumbers take over the government. Our peers, not people with a six term limit should be at the rudder.

[BigD]

It's nothing specific to Islam or Christianity. Pretty much every religion has nutjobs waiting to kill in "god's name" and plenty of examples exist from all major religions. Christianity has more than it's fair share of loons too. Extremism is to be denounced no matter what the angle is.

The difference is that Christianity has been stomped into pig shit by everyone for the past hundred years and everyone is ok with it. If anyone insinuates that there's something wrong with any other religion, especially Islam.... watch the fuck out (verbally and physically).