Not sure how Hassan is removed from what happened recently. He did it in the name of Allah and the Muslim religion. No different than the 9/11 terrorist it’s all just a continuation of the war on terror with more to come unfortunately.
Not uncommon. Remember Nidal Hassan the Ft. Hood shooter? The military sucks at vetting in the name of diversity. Lt. Col. Ben Phillips was a moron based on what he knew about his direct subordinate.
Hasan
enlisted in the
United States Army in 1988 after graduating from high school. He attended college during this time, earning an
associate degree in science from
Virginia Western Community College in 1992. In 1995, he graduated from
Virginia Tech with a
bachelor's degree in biochemistry. He completed both of these programs with
Latin honors.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-Fox_3-23"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a>
He was commissioned as an officer in the Army Medical Department in 1997, and enrolled at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Maryland.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-The_Life_and_Career_of_Major_Hasan-20"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a>
Hasan's performance was marginal while enrolled at USUHS.
He was on academic probation during much of the six years he required to complete the four-year curriculum and graduate medical school.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-24"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a> Upon graduation in 2003, Hasan
completed his internship and residency in psychiatry at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). He completed his psychiatry training with a two-year fellowship in disaster and preventive psychiatry, earning a master's degree in public health.
During his training at Walter Reed, he received counseling and extra supervision.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-Mckinley-25"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a>
Slide 49/50 of
The Quranic World View As It Relates to Muslims in the U.S. Military, a presentation made by Hasan during a symposium of U.S. Army physicians at WRAMC
According to
The Washington Post, Hasan made a presentation titled "The
Quranic World View as It Relates to Muslims in the U.S. Military"
during his senior year of residency at WRAMC; it was not well received by some attendees.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-26"><span>[</span>26<span>]</span></a>
He suggested the U.S. Department of Defense "should allow Muslims [sic] Soldiers the option of being released as 'Conscientious objectors' to increase troop morale and decrease adverse events."<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-WP_presentation-article-27"><span>[</span>27<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-WP_presentation-28"><span>[</span>28<span>]</span></a>
On a previous slide, he explained "adverse events" could be refusal to deploy, espionage, or killing of fellow soldiers.
Retired Colonel Terry Lee, after working with Hasan, recalled<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-29"><span>[</span>29<span>]</span></a> the
fatal shooting of two recruiters in Little Rock, Arkansas, greatly affected Hasan.
Lee told Fox News that Hasan made "outlandish" statements against the American military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, reportedly saying that "the Muslims should stand up and fight against the aggressor", referring to American soldiers. Hasan expressed hope
U.S. President Barack Obama would withdraw troops.
He was frequently agitated and argumentative with other Army personnel.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-30"><span>[</span>30<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-NPR1-31"><span>[</span>31<span>]</span></a>
Despite these problems, in May 2009, Hasan was promoted to major.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-The_Life_and_Career_of_Major_Hasan-20"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a>
In July 2009 he was transferred to Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Cavazos (then Fort Hood), Texas, moving into the city of Killeen. Two weeks later, he lawfully purchased an FN Five-seven handgun.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-The_Life_and_Career_of_Major_Hasan-20"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a>
Prior to his transfer, Hasan had received a 'poor performance' evaluation from supervisors and medical faculty.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-UKGovBBCProfile-32"><span>[</span>32<span>]</span></a>
Despite concerns, his former boss, Lt. Col. Ben Phillips, graded his performance as "outstanding".<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-33"><span>[</span>33<span>]</span></a>
Hasan's cousin, Virginia attorney Nader Hasan, disputed the assertion that he was "disenchanted with the military," but said Hasan dreaded war after counseling soldiers with
post-traumatic stress disorder. He was "mortified by the idea" of deploying after he heard on a "daily basis the horrors they saw over there". Nader also stated Hasan was harassed by his fellow soldiers. "He hired a military attorney to try to have the issue resolved, pay back the government, to get out of the military. He was at the end of trying everything."<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-Guardian_1-34"><span>[</span>34<span>]</span></a> Hasan's aunt also said Hasan sought
discharge because of harassment relating to his Islamic faith.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-Fox_3-23"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a> However, an Army spokesman did not confirm the relatives' statements;<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-Wash_Post-35"><span>[</span>35<span>]</span></a> with the deputy director of the American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Council stating the reported harassment was "inconsistent" with their records.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-Fox_1-36"><span>[</span>36<span>]</span></a>
Hasan's uncle Rafiq Hamad, a resident of
Ramallah in the
West Bank, characterized Hasan as gentle and quiet. He fainted while observing childbirth, whence his choice to focus on psychiatry. He was deeply sensitive, and mourned a pet bird for months after it died.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-Mckinley-25"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a> Also near Ramallah, cousin Mohammed Hasan said "because he's Muslim, he didn't want to go to Afghanistan or Iraq, and he didn't want to expose himself to violence and death". Mohammed stated his cousin was a "pleasant young man" who was happy to graduate and to be joining the army after his uncle and cousins served. They never talked about politics, but Hasan complained "he was treated like a Muslim, like an Arab, rather than an American; he was discriminated against."<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-37"><span>[</span>37<span>]</span></a>
In August 2009, according to a Killeen police report, someone
vandalized Hasan's automobile with a key; repair was estimated at $1000. Police charged a soldier; a neighbor claimed the vehicle was vandalized because of Hasan's religion.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-Fox_3-23"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a>
According to military records, Hasan was unmarried.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-NYT_3-38"><span>[</span>38<span>]</span></a> However, David Cook, a former neighbor, stated, in 1997, Hasan had two sons living with him and attending local schools. Cook said, "As far as I know, he was a single father. I never saw a wife."<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Hasan#cite_note-WSJ-18"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a>
