Aftermath Shows Sharper Picture of Hasan

(CBS)  While flags fly at half staff at Fort Hood honoring the dead, the enormity of what lies ahead for the wounded in Thursday's shooting was spelled out at a nearby hospital where they're being treated.

"There is a possibility that some will be physically impaired for the rest of their lives and some will be impaired mentally for the rest of their lives," Dr. Roy Smythe, chief of surgery at Texas A & M, told CBS News Correspondent Dean Reynolds.

Interviews are slowly beginning to paint a sharper picture of the incident and the suspect, 39-year-old Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. And there's concern that in the chaotic attempts to stop the shooter some soldiers may have been victimized by friendly fire. But Fort Hood officials don't think so.

"It's not a friendly fire incident," said Col. John Rossi, spokesman for Fort Hood. "The confirmation of that will be of course after autopsies."

Special Section: Tragedy at Fort Hood

Witnesses say Hasan kept firing 100 rounds even after he was struck four times in a shootout with Police Officer Kimberly Munley. He is reportedly unconscious at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Relatives and friends are providing more details:

# Hasan was distressed about a pending tour of duty overseas and had hired a lawyer to block it.

# He had loudly objected to the U.S. war on terror as a war on Islam.

# He felt harassed because of his faith.

An uncle recalled his complaint.

"I recall couple of things," said Rafik Hamad, Hasan's uncle in Ramallah, Palestine, "maybe he told me that one time they draw a camel and put on his car and they said 'camel jockey.'"

Officials at Hasan's local Texas mosque told CBS News Saturday that the FBI had visited with them since the shooting and they said they are cooperating in the investigation.

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Munley Was Ex-Partner's "Mighty Mouse"
List of Fort Hood Dead, Wounded
What Triggers Mass Shootings?
Hasan Likely "Lone Wolf," Officials Say
Hasan Reportedly Felt U.S. Attacked Islam

During his weekly radio address, President Obama gave voice to what many here at the fort are feeling.

"We cannot fully know what leads a man to do such a thing," Mr. Obama said. "But what we do know is that our thoughts are with every single one of the men and women who were injured at Fort Hood."

Fort Hood is planning a memorial service for Tuesday, and Mr. Obama will be among those attending.

[Sloughfoot]

Visit this site: http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/11/nidal-hasans-imam-praises-fort-hood-massacre/

And you shall learn.

[bunnyma5]

According to Obama's Transition Team Report, page 29, Nidal Hasan is listed as a member: link

http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/old/PTTF_ProceedingsReport_05.19.09.pdf

[meltedpriest]

You push a man too far...he snaps. Religion has nothing to do with it.

[Sloughfoot]

"Push a man too far"! Looking for excuses you are - Jews and krauts and **** and greaser, and mex and frog and spear chucker and towel head and the list goes on and on and on but most offended do not kill 13 and wounded many others who never knew him, yet alone uttered one word against him. He planned this attack - not a response to emotions of an offense taken. This was a religious killing and assault, muslim jihad and for those of you who don't get it or deny it, so be it but it don't make it any less real.

[TomColt]

Let's all keep our soldiers and their families in our thoughts. Let's leave the accused to be dealt with by military justice. We can do nothing more to him than what will happen under the law, so his fate is written.

Instead of wasting any more energy on him, think about doing something now that may help our troops wherever they are. Contribute something now and they might get it at Thanksgiving or Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza. Or join a group to welcome them home as they come through your local airport.

[YrStillWrong]

Too bad a sharper image of this man isn't in a sniper scope.

[ladyang]

President Obama had nothing to do with what happed on Ft Hood. Despite what the neo-cons says.
Major Hasan was harrass by an enlisted man in his off-base apartment? How disrespectful is that? And why isn't any of these politicians mentioning that (lieberman?)
And as we can all read/tell - no one stopped anyone else from buying a gun.
Unfortunately, he used it!

[ibsteve2u]

I know one thing: Radical Muslims the world over are overjoyed.

And not just because Hasan did this horrendous act, but because it brings out America's self-centered haters.

Haters who will work to further isolate America's Islamic community, whose acts of bigotry will grow more recruits for...the world's radical Muslims.

[ladyang]

How do you know "radical" muslims are overjoyed. Fox news has a news crew in the middle east?

[cgirltruck]

We are not trying to isolate America's Islamic Community. The Islamic Community within America seems to want to isolate itself from us. If you, regardless of your religion, can not preform your duties as assigned as a member of the Armed Forces, then you, again, regardless of your religion, should not be a member of the Armed Forces. When you enlist or become an officer, you swear to defend this country and The Constitution of the United States. If you religion doesn't allow for you to do this, don't enlist and if you are in the Armed Forces, get out now.

[Iam_Just_Saying]

Sad to see all the comments that want to detract from the simple truth that this guy did exactly what he wanted to do for whatever reason he wanted too. To place the blame on anyone else would make the person making this claim a flaming ID10T. The PC crowd has taken over! No such thing as anyone being held accountable or responsible, it is always someone else's fault. I have not seen in my 40+ years here any so called Christian or Jew walking into a place screaming God is Great or Jesus is Great and opening fire on everyone. OBTW my (hard working, no handout, no federal or state aid) great grandparents were immigrants who didn't speak english, but learned this and taught this to there families. They also taught us hard work and education would help you get the American dream.

[smoore4k]

As American's we need to be on lookout for terrorist. Especially appointing to government agencies we need to be careful. Careful in matters of who we hire, are they from another organization? What is their origin? We may need to keep further watch on people in the military, and part of other organizations to save a few thousand lives per year. Does this have any links to the VA Tech shootings? Does it have any links to other incident's around America or on an international level? For one day we may find out. But we will never find out if we don't research.

[jldeano]

Firstly to smilnjackw;

I do not believe the Obama administration's military backing, or lack thereof, led to or enabled Hasan to go on his shooting spree. In fact, I don't believe Obama's administration is even remotely related to this incident.
Also, but unrelated; it's 'imbecile,' not imbosol.

Secondly, to inabsentia68;

As I've read from this article and a few other covering this story, there are no indications that his immediate family was defending him in any way. Rafik Hamad was simply making recollections of previous discussions he had about being heckled by other troops. In fact, in our local news channel his father was interviewed and blasted him for doing such a thing, even being happy that Hasan's mother wasn't alive to see it.

Lastly, I admit that I really don't know what it is like to be a psychiatrist, so please consider my opinions as such. While I agree that being a psychiatrist carries responsibilities to maintain a level of, I'll say 'mental professionalism,' it must also carry quite a bit of risk for the professional. By that, I mean that if I consider being in a position where I need to help many other people solve their personal problems, day in and day out for several years, it would be ludicrous to think I wouldn't have any personal issues of my own that compounds to the problems I'm facing and work to solve for others. Now add to that a military background where those other people are war veterans from Iraq, trying to recover from their stresses and honestly, I think it'd be enough to break me. Such is why I'm not a psychiatrist.

That being said, I don't believe his being heckled was the 'trigger' or cause to have Hasan do such a thing. Actually, it seems to me that he's had underlying issues from the start. What actually made him decide to go on a shooting spree, we may find out eventually.

On a final note, and I admit that I'm digressing here, I feel that a lot of readers (or at least reader's who've left their opinions or quotes in these articles) have mentioned a lot of hatred against radical muslims and tend to pin, essentially all muslims, to that group. Just to give a bit of perspective here, America does have radical christians (as in white supremacy groups and neo-nazi's). There are also radical Judaism groups that exists as well. So, if let's say, a member of the KKK were to travel to oh.. Thailand and go on a murder spree in the name of Christianity, what would the people of Thailand think of Christians? Again, just a perspective.

[drthvader]

The KKK is a non existent entity anymore or has become so infiltrated with gov't initial agencies it's crazy to mention it.
This man was a radical muslim. It's not in any way ignorant to argue the fact that this man was full of hatred. Read some other news sources (like the foreign ones) and see who and what Hasan was.
We are talking about this shooting, these DEAD soldiers, this one radical muslim Hasan, not about any other incident that has happened.
Let's grieve for these unsuspecting victims before we begin comparing it to anything else that has ever happened. I feel such sadness and loss for these families who have lost children, brothers, fathers etc.
because somebody didn't want to call this man radical. He was. Read some of the other news sources out there. They don't seem to speculate so much but are a little braver in their reporting about Hasan. I commend the Telegraph.uk for some tough coverage on this shooter.