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3 hrs ago | www.mrc.org | Joe DeCaro

Plight of Muslim Soldiers Toughest Since Japanese-Americans in WWII

ABC doubled the length of its evening newscast on Friday night and World News used its second half hour to suggest an exculpatory reason behind Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan's mass killing at Fort Hood -- as anchor Charles Gibson reasoned “treating the mentally wounded can be stressful” -- then to devote a story to the plight of Muslim soldiers:

“It's not easy for anyone serving in the armed forces these days, but with America fighting Islamic enemies overseas, Muslim troops face a unique burden ...”

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Japanese-American, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Prison

3 hrs ago | www.cnsnews.com | Joe DeCaro

Alleged Fort Hood Gunman a Hero, Says Islamic Cleric With Suspected 9/11 Links

(CNSNews.com) – The Muslim U.S. Army major accused of shooting dead 13 people at Fort Hood last Thursday was a “hero” who faced a choice of betraying his nation or betraying Islam, according to a radical U.S.-born cleric whose possible links with Maj. Nidal Hasan are now under investigation ...

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Terrorism

Sun Nov 08, 2009

TownHall.com

Watch How They Avoid Saying "Islam" Or "Muslim"

Columns, funnies & more in your inbox! Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news.

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Related Topix: Religion

abclocal.go.com | Joe DeCaro

Maj. Hasan Classmate: 'I Was Not Surprised'

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Every Sunday a group called Veterans for Peace places hundreds of crosses at the Santa Monica Pier to represent all of the U.S. soldiers killed in the war on terror.

Saturday night they added thirteen more crosses to represent the men and women killed in Fort Hood Texas last Thursday ...

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX

www.guardian.co.uk | Abu Najda

'No reason to question loyalty of Muslim Americans'

Whatever was in the mind of alleged shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan is no reason to question the loyalty of Muslim Americans Medics put a injured person into an ambulance after shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, where the alleged shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan is now in police custody.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Michael McCaul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Fort Hood, TX

Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

Islamic Leaders Go Green Ahead Of Copenhagen

International religious leaders meeting in Britain have just ended a three-day ecumenical gathering during which they made scores of long-term environmental commitments that could shape the behavior of the faithful around the globe for generations to come.

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Related Topix: Religion, Global Warming

www.kesq.com | Joe DeCaro

Local Muslim Community Reacts To Fort Hood Shooting

The Fort Hood shooter, Army Major Nidal Malik Hassan was seen handing out Korans and wearing Muslim clothing just before the murders ...

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Related Topix: Coachella, CA, Religion

Rite Wing TechnoPagan

Islamic creationism in the news

NCSE, November 04, 2009 -- Creationism is not just Biblical creationism ...

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Related Topix: Hampshire College, Religion

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Chowk

Islam and nationalism

This article is a Chapter taken from 'The Roots of Nationalism in the Muslim" Nationalism is a concept alien to Islam because it calls for unity based on family and tribalistic ties, whereas Islam binds people together on the `Aqeedah, that is belief in Allah and His Messenger .

5 comments

Related Topix: Religion

Manila Bulletin

'Islam not responsible' for Fort Hood massacre - US imam

Islam is "not responsible" for the bloodbath at an army base in Texas where Muslim-American army Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly gunned down 13 people, the prayer leader at the mosque where the officer regularly worshipped said Friday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Religion, Fort Hood, TX, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Harrow Times

UAF festival to show Islamaphobics Harrow is united

FASCISTS will hold a unity festival in the face of protest threats by an anti-Islam group.

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Related Topix: Religion

www.nytimes.com | Joe DeCaro

Muslims at Fort Voice Outrage and Ask Questions

Leaders of the vibrant Muslim community here expressed outrage on Friday at the shooting rampage being laid to one of their members, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who had become a regular attendee of prayers at the local mosque.

But some of the men who had befriended Major Hasan at the mosque said the military should examine the policies that might have caused him to snap ...

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Killeen, TX, Fort Hood, TX

Fri Nov 06, 2009

www.local12.com | Joe DeCaro

Muslims Brace For Backlash

It's a grim reality that whenever someone who's a member of an ethnic group does something horrendous, the decent, law abiding members of that same group must prepare for the fallout. And so it is in the wake of the Ft. Hood shootings... Muslims all across the country are being advised to be very careful. The local head of the Council on American Islamic Relations watched in horror as the grim realities of the Ft. Hood shootings was revealed.

Karen Dabdoub, C.A.I.R. Executive Director: "The first thing that goes through all of our minds is please God don't let it be a muslim."

But the shooter, Nidal Malik Hasan is indeed Muslim ...

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX

www.sgvtribune.com | Joe DeCaro

Our View: Army missed warning signs

IN the matter of the murderous major at Fort Hood, everything at this point is speculation.

But that doesn't, and shouldn't, stop us from speculating about the terrible affair and what we can learn from it if what is being reported turns out to be true. ...

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

www.guardian.co.uk | Joe DeCaro

US military denies letting in extremists

Pentagon insists need for religious tolerance and diversity far outweighs concerns about Islamists joining the ranks ...

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Hood

www.centredaily.com | Joe DeCaro

Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam

A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam" ...

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Related Topix: Religion, Bethesda, MD

NPR

Saudi Arabia Prepares For Pilgrims Amid Flu Threat

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims circle the sacred Kaaba stone at Mecca's Grand Mosque in December 2008.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Religion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mexico

www.worthynews.com | Joe DeCaro

Fort Hood shooting: profile of Nidal Malik Hasan

Nidal Malik Hasan, the army major who killed12 people and wounded more than 30 during a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, was a devout Muslim who prayed every day, according to reports ...

68 comments

Thu Nov 05, 2009

www.cbsnews.com | Joe DeCaro

What was Fort Hood Shooter's Motive?

Why did the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood snap? Reports indicate that he was both angry at the U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, and had also been harassed because of his Muslim background ...

216 comments

Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

www.cnn.com | Joe DeCaro

U.S. military psychiatrist kills 12 at Fort Hood

(CNN) -- At least one soldier opened fire on a military processing center at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, officials at the Army base said.

The gunman, who officials initially said was killed, is wounded but alive, Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said ...

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, John Carter, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

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