Army Says Hasan Taken off Ventilator

(CBS/ AP)  A U.S. army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital.

Spokesman Col. John Rossi told reporters on Saturday at Fort Hood that he is not sure if Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is able to communicate.

Hasan was shot during an exchange of gunfire during Thursday's attack, in which .

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The military moved Hasan Friday to Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, about 240 kilometres southwest of Fort Hood. Army officials have said Hasan is "not able to converse."

CBS News has learned that Hasan visited his mosque the morning of the attack. He reportedly had dinner the night before with Imam Syed Ahmed Ali, the imam at his mosque, and others. Ali said there was nothing strange about Hasan's behavior at dinner or at the mosque.

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[TomasRybar]

We all have the same parents
Many million years ago
Why can't we live in freedom
Without hunger, with no war?

At the beginning
We all had one mother and one father
That's where we are descending from

We all have the same parents
Many million years ago
Why can't we live in freedom
Without hunger, with no war?

I don't, I don't understand
Why so much fear
between races and religions

I don't, I don't understand
I don't, I don't understand
I don't, I don't understand
I don't, I don't understand

We all had the same parents
Many million years ago...
We all had the same parents
Many million years ago...

I do not have ANY ANSWERS, BUT try to search Enigma ... "The Same Parents" and PLAY IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND ...

[krotec54]

Whatever you are smoking, can you share some with the rest of the class?

[krotec54]

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will still be looking for his 72 virgins; He wants to be a martyr for Islam. He knows he has no life when he recovers.

[barack_osama]

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan deserves a fair trial and a swift execution !

[GTR5]

I see he is off the ventilator. Good, now he is ready for the gallows.

[stevador39]

ALL RELIGION GOES TO PERVERSION. IN THE U.S., RELIGION IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. THAT MAKES BUSH'S AND OBAMA'S FAITH BASED PROGRAMS A PAY OFF TO GET RELIGION TO SUPPORT VIOLENCE AND GREED.

[Bayou123]

I'm so furious about this Islam murderer... CBS probably wouldn't post what I'd really like to write.

[Bayou123]

And this government lets Muslims into this country...

[newsreader8]

There could never, ever be any excuse for what he did. However, I think that not only to force a man to stay in a Military outfit against his will for several years, but then to also force him to go to war which he obviously dreaded was spelling the word TROUBLE! If he was forced to stay in a job where he daily had to listen to the horrors of war etc and had no way out and from what we've read so far he might have been taunted for his religious beliefs as well! He tried to pay his way out of the Military but he was refused. That's a daily life that would break most people's spirit. It's different if that's where you want to be, but if you've been wanting out for a very long time and it's hell to you every day. I don't think it's right to own a man's life to such an extent. If they'd let him leave as he desperately wanted to, 13 others would still be alive today but sadly those innocent people are gone..
I think the fact that he gave away his furniture and it seems he said goodbye to various people means he expected to be killed when he went on his rampage. I think that's a man who couldn't take it anymore.. He's probably shocked that he survived!

[6591Hou]

newsreader8 - no offense but you can't just let people come and go as they please when they wear the uniform. They swear the oath and commit to serve for x-number of years.
If the Major had wanted to get out all he had to do was not show up for work - period. Just refuse to go to work. He'd have been up on charges and eventually booted out.
At 39 years of age, never been married, alleged alcohol issues, and work performance issues, this guy was definitely not on the fast track to light bird.

[bubbadubba]

"But freedom of religion was one of the founding principles of my country"

There is nothing in our country that allows a religion based on killing to convince its people to murder Americans.
NOTHING.
In fact a religion that preaches killing Americans because they are some other religion thus violating their rights, and killing members of our military which is treason, is in itself unconstitutional and cannot be allowed.
As an example anyone can start a church and be protected but if they start to convince followers to commit crimes and kill they can be arrested as we have seen in the past years for such murder cult "religions".
If Muslims do not want to be associated with the mass murderers around the world then THEY need to police themselves and do something about it which they are not doing.
I can only imagine the parties, cheers, dancing, celebrations, and candy being passed out around the Muslim world when they heard about the mass murder by their Muslim hero. These celebrations and comments are being withheld by the media because the rich and oil companies control our media now and they do not want to offend Muslims.
You know I'm right, you may not admit it, but deep down you know the truth.

[band3x]

"There is nothing in our country that allows a religion based on killing to convince its people to murder"

The Roman Catholic Church spread it's religion by murdering and torturing non-believers. And they still continue today buy raping alter boys.

[stevenmcclur]

bubbadubba,

You just aren't going to get it. A whole religion, or a whole race of people did not commit this crime. By all accounts a disturbed individual committed this crime. Did we ask all Christians to police themselves after Jonestown. Did we ask all white prople to police themselves after Oklahoma. No you attach all Muslims to this event because you are a bigot.

[bubbadubba]

Did any news reports bring up how in the Iraq war a Muslim American soldier threw a hand grenade into a tent and killed a bunch of US officers? There were other incidents too.
Just wondering.
America has a short memory.
I don't mind Muslims or them serving in our military but they should be restricted to non combat jobs and watched very carefully unlike this guy who sent up red flags all over the place and our great FBI did NOTHING.
Guess the FBI was too busy arresting some woman for downloading a song.