Comments on: Ft Hood Massacre: Fort Hood Massacre an act of Terrorism or Actions of Fed-up Soldier?

By: Allan Innes

Allan Innes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:48:06 +0000

Some Basic Facts:

1. The most commonly accepted definitions of “terrorism” all require the basic, fundamental criterion of the targeting of noncombatants or civilians.

2. Hassan targeted, as defined by the internationally accepted Geneva Conventions, legitimate military targets.

3. U.S. drones in Afghanistan, when targeting legitimate military targets, often kill civilians. This is termed “collateral damage.”

Some Questions:

1. What nations are better served by current international laws and definitions of “legal warfare”?

2. Do smaller military powers, were they to follow the rules set forth by the Geneva Conventions, stand any reasonable chance against the United States’ technology and manpower?

3. What does it mean for the public mindset and opinion when certain actions are termed by the media and government as “terrorist acts” versus “acts of war”?

By: robert langford

robert langford — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:12:09 +0000

I will pose a question to answere the the question…. Say a white man. very angry with the islamic acts of terrorism against the USA, buys an AR type rifle. trains to use said rifle. Say angry white man dons the garb to worship in the crowded mosque that our country so tolerantly lets them build, and then opens fire killing hundreds in said mosque… women, pregnant women, men, children…just anybody wearing garb simillar to his so that its hard to tell whos doing the firing…say that while killing the man screams “God is great” over and over…hours latter we learn that the man lost his son days ago in ft hood Texas WOULD THIS MAN BE A TERRORIST OR JUST SOMEONE WHO HAD ENOUGH OF THE WAR? Liberal America thinks that if it keeps its head firmly shoved up its ass… the radical muslims will not be able to cut it off.

By: JaneQPublic

JaneQPublic — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:08:52 +0000

Let’s get real people… Look at the facts:

The coward Hasan, whether acting alone or in concert with other evildoers, deliberately (1) purchased and loaded his weapons, (2) put the weapons in his car and drove through the gates of Ft. Hood, (3) carried his weapons into the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center, (4) pulled the trigger and opened fire, (5) killed 13 and wounded 38 innocent unarmed soldiers.

The Prophet Muhammad considered the armed-struggle (military) version of holy war “the little jihad,” but considered the spiritual, individual version of holy war–the war within oneself–as “the great jihad.” Whether Hasan acted alone or on behalf of a group, he is solely responsible for his actions. PERIOD. The massacre at Ft. Hood was a lone-man’s Jihad–an act of terrorism–the single most tragic act of terrorism on American soil since 9/11.