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November 9, 2009 2:30 PM

Harry Smith on Ft. Hood Shooting Suspect Nidal Malik Hasan

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(AP )

NEW YORK - Was Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan a terrorist?

The psychiatrist who is alleged to have shot dozens of fellow soldiers last week the Fort Hood army post was devout Muslim. He was opposed to both the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He apparently attended the same Virginia mosque where a militant imam preached.

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November 6, 2009 12:10 PM

Ft. Hood Shooting Suspect Nidal Malik Hasan Reportedly Shouted "Allahu Akbar"

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Posted by Edecio Martinez

(AP )

FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" — an Arabic phrase for "God is great!" — before opening fire, the base commander said Friday.

Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said officials had not yet confirmed that the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, made the comment before the rampage Thursday. Hasan was among 30 people wounded in the shooting spree and remained hospitalized on a ventilator.

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November 6, 2009 11:00 AM

Fort Hood Shooting: Troubling Portrait Emerges of Army Psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan

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Posted by Edecio Martinez

(CBS/AP)

WASHINGTON - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients.

There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive. But details of his life and mindset, emerging from official sources and personal acquaintances, are troubling.

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