LET'S CALL A SPADE, A SPADE!

The media is expounding about the mental status of Major Hasan after he opened fire in an Army base and killed and wounded many people! Some have talked about Post Traumatic Syndrome, even though Major Hasan was never deployed. Some say he was "picked on" by fellow military personnel. Some have talked about how a mental health professional could take on the stress from his patients! Etc, etc, etc.! Let's call a spade, a spade. What Major Hasan did was an act of TERRORISM! Why does the media shrink from using that word, terrorism? Because acts of domestic terrorism don't reflect well on President Obama and his ability to "keep us safe"!

It is now being reported that the CIA knew months ago that Major was attempting to contact AlQaeda. But, the CIA did not communicate this to the Army! Why not? Major Hasan openly opposed the war, even to the point of arguing with his own patients. He rationalized the motives of suicide bombers as people who were faithful to their beliefs. Yet, nothing was done to limit his access to army facilities and army personnel or to remove him from any opportunity to hurt others.

Major Hasan planned the attack. He gave away his possessions. He said goodbye to friends. He planned and prepared carefully. His motivation was the same as those who commit acts of terrorism in the Middle East. He was a radical muslim who believed that he would be rewarded in the after life for killing infidels. Sounds like a terrorist act to me.