For the Soldiers at Fort Hood
By Bronwyn's Harbor on November 5, 2009 at 5:55 PM in Current Affairs
Our prayers and grief. [Update: This post will serve solely as a news update, as needed. Go to Larry's post for comments.]
22:45 Update: Gunman is alive and stable in hospital. Female police officer wasn’t killed and is stable.
20:32 Update via Houston Chronicle:
CBS News, quoting an anonymous source, reported that Hasan was a licensed psychiatrist in Bethesda, Md. and drug and rehab specialist who got his Virginia psychiatry license in 2005. [Photo caption: An undated photo obtained from www.cstsonline.org shows the gunman, Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, a mental health professional killed after opening fire.]
ABC News is reporting that 12 are dead and 31 wounded.
Suspected Gunman Is Identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan — Twelve people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting spree at a Texas military base by what officials believe was possibly carried out by an Army officer.
Updates: Photo of George Stratton who was shot in the shoulder and was five feet from the shooter. A police officer was shot and killed by one of the shooters who he had shot. The A.P. offers live video coverage. There’s a televised briefing at 6:30 p.m, Fox News reported (postponed). Bret Baier says that Major Hasan was a “mental health professional.” (Now Fox says Maj. Hasan had received a poor performance evaluation.) Via MSNBC:
NBC News’ Pete Williams reported that U.S. officials identified the gunman as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who had been promoted to major in May. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, said military officials told her that the gunman, who was 39 or 40, was about to be deployed to Iraq and was “upset about it.”
And, the Houston Chronicle has up-to-date reporting: “12 killed in shooting at Fort Hood.” Check the Chronicle’s home page for all related stories.
Please share any news you may have heard, and thoughts you have in Larry’s post.
This is terribly shocking news and I’m dumbfounded.
Update: Check out more news stories via Memeorandum.com, which has listed all the major MSM sources as well as blog reactions.
(Release: November 13)
on sale for only $16.95.
has a spatula.)
8% Off at $11.95, with a rare five-star ranking by 294 customers: 
And check out these: 
("This crazy redhead is on to something. Her pink Rambler story alone is worth the price of the book," writes 
- “Richard Sale’s reportage on Washington, the CIA, the American armed forces, and foreign intrigue has created a perfect background for this account of the steady growth of President Clinton as a master of the game of nations.”--W. Patrick Lang, former head of Middle East Operations, DIA
"Anne C. Heller's stunning biography of Ayn Rand" uses a "plethora of newly unearthed research and fresh insight."
This one is from my State. God bless him and God bless his family.
And may Hasan rot in hell.
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1237734.shtml?cat=206
I am from vancouver,canada and i wanted to say that it is time for the american people to put an end to the war in Iraq.People needs to take to the streets by the tens of thousands like they did during the Viet Nam war.The U.S.gov.on its own will never stop this war.They don’t care how many people gets killed.It is the american working class that cares about that and they are the only ones that can put a stop to this war.The Democrats and the Republicans both started wars in the past and they will continue to do it until the american people puts a stop to it.
Hey, Stan Squires:
Shut the fuck up and stay in your Socialist, cowardly country.
You Canadians don’t even have free speech anymore. You protect these terrorist muslims. I can read the Canadian news, asshole. I hope the terrorists take over Vancouver first. You’ll just LOVE sharia law.
This is a post about dead soldiers. AMERICAN soldiers.
Obviously, you are glad that they are dead.
Fuck you.
I hope your country is next.
Canada is a long-time ally, a good neighbor, a lovely place, and home to some very nice people. What’s your problem?
Did you read the title of the post, dumb ass?
It’s for the soldiers.
It’s not for anti-war protests from some America-hating Canadian.
Hey, ziggy, if Canada is so great, why don’t YOU move to that country? You love Socialism so much.
And once again, read the post. Both of you are stupid.
I’ve been to Canada numerous times. Probably about 20. How about you, Zig? Tell me all that you know about that great country.
You are way out of line, Tammy!!
Before you call anyone stupid, you ought to clean up your own trash mouth.
Your posts are highly offensive.
Stan, we are in trouble and we know it. Us little folks feel helpless. Too many counted on Obama to do something fast and positive. We are so divided now politically.
But, we do care.