Comments on: More on Hasan http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:24:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Shaw http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179533 Mark Shaw Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:39:56 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179533 And now we <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/fort-hood-shooter-contact-al-qaeda-terrorists-officials/story?id=9030873" rel="nofollow">find out </a>that he was trying to contact al-Qaeda. And now we find out that he was trying to contact al-Qaeda.

]]> By: Ron Coleman http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179507 Ron Coleman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:18:34 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179507 Journalists, who want to be considered special, must report. And accurately. "Citizen journalists" <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/07/nsfw-after-fort-hood-another-example-of-how-citizen-journalists-cant-handle-the-truth/" rel="nofollow">need to be careful about reckless "reporting" themselves</a>, by the way. But I argued a long time ago, <a href="http://deanesmay.com/2006/03/30/boycotting-bookstores-that-boycott-books/" rel="nofollow">right in these very pages</a>, that I am leery of the "cowardice" argument in this context... Journalists, who want to be considered special, must report. And accurately.

“Citizen journalists” need to be careful about reckless “reporting” themselves, by the way.

But I argued a long time ago, right in these very pages, that I am leery of the “cowardice” argument in this context…

]]> By: Martin L. Shoemaker http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179503 Martin L. Shoemaker Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:47:45 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179503 Makes you wonder if American journalists are ever ashamed that they're preemptively putting out "narratives" (I heard PTSD mentioned minutes into the attack), while the London Telegraph is over here doing actual investigative reporting. Sharing a mosque with three 9/11 hijackers proves nothing in itself, but it certainly bears deeper investigation. Makes you wonder if American journalists are ever ashamed that they’re preemptively putting out “narratives” (I heard PTSD mentioned minutes into the attack), while the London Telegraph is over here doing actual investigative reporting. Sharing a mosque with three 9/11 hijackers proves nothing in itself, but it certainly bears deeper investigation.

]]> By: Mc Kiernan http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179501 Mc Kiernan Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:20:22 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179501 Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists --- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6521758/Fort-Hood-shooting-Texas-army-killer-linked-to-September-11-terrorists.html Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists —

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6521758/Fort-Hood-shooting-Texas-army-killer-linked-to-September-11-terrorists.html

]]> By: Ron Coleman http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179499 Ron Coleman Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:49:36 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179499 I guess it goes without saying that the U.S. Army should be careful with these kind of people, too. But maybe someone should have said it. I guess it goes without saying that the U.S. Army should be careful with these kind of people, too.

But maybe someone should have said it.

]]> By: Kevin D. http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179497 Kevin D. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:06:02 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/07/more-on-hasan/#comment-179497 I may have overreacted when I lashed out at Aziz earlier. I was very angry and may have read into his words something that wasn't there. For that I am sorry. That said, I think it's time the government takes a stronger stance with people in sensitive positions that adhere to Islam. This isn't a race thing, it's an ideology thing and we've been hit too many times by people we're supposed to be able to trust. Be it this most recent tragedy, or a grenade into a tent - how many times does that trust have to be betrayed before we wise up? If it were Christians committing these crimes I'd be saying the same things. Whether these people are "true" Muslims or otherwise is irrelevant. They <i>believe</i> they are. As such, they should be monitored. I may have overreacted when I lashed out at Aziz earlier. I was very angry and may have read into his words something that wasn’t there. For that I am sorry.

That said, I think it’s time the government takes a stronger stance with people in sensitive positions that adhere to Islam. This isn’t a race thing, it’s an ideology thing and we’ve been hit too many times by people we’re supposed to be able to trust. Be it this most recent tragedy, or a grenade into a tent – how many times does that trust have to be betrayed before we wise up?

If it were Christians committing these crimes I’d be saying the same things.

Whether these people are “true” Muslims or otherwise is irrelevant. They believe they are. As such, they should be monitored.

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