Nidal Malik Hasan

Max J. Rosenthal

Vets Want Loophole For Terrorists Closed

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 02.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Under current U.S. law, there are several ways a person can fail the background check required to purchase a gun. Being on the FBI's ter...

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Mike Sacks

Feds Disclose New Details From Underwear Bomber

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 02.11.2012

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The United States on Friday submitted a memorandum to a Michigan federal judge revealing that terrorist leader Anwar al Awlaki had more direct involve...

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The Real Slippery Slope of Gun Laws

Josh Horwitz | Posted 01.16.2012

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Josh Horwitz

Denied a concealed handgun permit in your home state because of your criminal and mental health background? No problem. Thanks to the NRA, you'll now simply be able to mail-order a permit from Utah or Florida and you're ready to carry.

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Terrorism Where We Least Expect It

Paul Heroux | Posted 08.31.2011

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Paul Heroux

President Bush used to say that terrorists hate freedom. Actually, terrorists use freedom, need freedom and have exploited freedom.

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FBI Had Sufficient Information To Discharge Ft. Hood Shooting Suspect Prior To Massacre

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A Senate report on the Fort Hood shooting is sharply critical of the FBI's failure to recognize warning signs that an Army psychiat...

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How Top Secret America Misfires

Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Coleen Rowley

Why has Congress not yet awoken to the fact that since 9-11 we have been sailing into a perfect storm? Here are just some of the turbulent winds blowing and pushing officials in the wrong direction.

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Muslim American Loyalty -- 1 Year After Fort Hood

Qasim Rashid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Qasim Rashid

As a Muslim, I am required to be loyal to the American Government. Any behavior to the contrary would not only be un-American, but also un-Islamic.

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Restore Sanity to Conversation on Mentally Ill

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert David Jaffee

When the trial resume, the Fort Hood attacker's defense team may very well invoke the insanity defense on behalf of their client. Let's hope no one on the jury buys it.

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The Software That Stares at Goats? Pentagon Building System For Massive E-Mail Privacy Violation

Jay Stanley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jay Stanley

Here we go again. Earlier this month the Pentagon announced a new effort to build a system aimed at allowing it to scan billions of communications ...

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Conservatives' Top National Security Priorities

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ken Blackwell

This election could be the Republicans' last chance to prove they are capable of delivering on the bold promises they made on the campaign trail -- especially with regards to national security.

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Will Fort Hood's Iago Speak?

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert David Jaffee

Nearly a year later, Fort Hood's Iago still hadn't broken his silence on the first day of an Article 32 hearing. Paralyzed from the chest down, his cheeks noticeably less cherubic after losing weight, Hasan sat in a wheelchair and said nothing.

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What Shari'a Actually Says

Andrew F. March | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew F. March

If so many Americans are now going to anoint themselves instant experts on Islamic law -- shari'a -- then it behooves the rest of us to do some of their thinking for them.

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Understanding How the Privileged Become Violent Fanatics

Scott Atran | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Atran

Enthralled by the economic opportunities of globalization, we are failing to manage the global crisis of cultures that is shattering social and political peace, and turning marginalized youth to violent extremism.

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Bombing on the Analysis of the Times Square Bomb Plot

Louis Klarevas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Louis Klarevas

The failure of Shahzad's plot serves as a reminder that the capabilities available to terrorists seeking to harm us are drastically limited. This lesson seems to have been lost on the plethora of terrorism "experts" that took to the airwaves this week.

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Shahzad Faisal Proves We Are Still Asleep at the Wheel

Tamara N. Holder | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tamara N. Holder

Does Homeland Security want us to believe that the only terrorists we should fear are those who are already in the United States? These mean are all around the globe; they are not just the guys on no-fly lists.

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Nadal Hasan Trial: Army Says It Will Seek Death Penalty For Fort Hood Shooter

AP | ANGELA K. BROWN | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Military prosecutors sent a notice Wednesday indicating they plan to seek the death penalty against the Army psychiatrist ch...

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Homeland Security Demands Better Analysts, Not Just Better Data

Mary Shannon Little | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mary Shannon Little

The solution to improving our intelligence gathering is not installing better software, but ensuring that people performing these tasks have real investigative experience.

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The Other Extremists Inside the Ranks

Matthew Harwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew Harwood

In addition to defeating Islamic fundamentalists, Congress and the military must also address the problem of Christian supremacists, who undermine their oath to defend the principles enshrined in the Constitution.

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Hasan's Supervisor Warned Army In 2007, Claimed He Could "Put Patients In Danger"

NPR | Daniel Zwerdling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two years ago, a top psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was so concerned about what he saw as Nidal Hasan's incompetence and reckless beh...

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Fort Hood Victims Names

Posted 05.25.2011

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In the aftermath of the Fort Hood Shootings, the 31 wounded have flooded local hospitals, the New York Times reports. Although the names of the victi...

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Imam Al Awlaki Says He Did Not Pressure Accused Fort Hood Gunman Nidal Hasan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychia...

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Primary Image on Drudge Report While Soldiers Were Being Slaughtered at Fort Hood...

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Lewis

With unwitting but impeccable timing, the sole banner advertisement prominently emblazoned on Drudge Thursday was the image of a discharged member of the military brandishing his M16 rifle.

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Fort Hood Tragedy Is Being Exploited To Bolster Discrimination

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Levin, J.D.

Our law enforcement and national security policies need to deal with all extremist perspectives vigorously and vigilantly, but there's no justification for any "backlash" against Arab or Muslim Americans in general.

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Malik Nadal Hasan: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Killed

AP | BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who ...

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Poll: Muslim Backlash Is Concern For Solid Majority Of Americans

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

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The headline on the new Rasmussen poll is this: "60% Want Fort Hood Shooting Investigated as Terrorist Act." But the more interesting news, buried in...

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