U.S. Army: Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with murder
Army spokesman says additional charges may also be filed against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
By News Agencies Tags: Israel newsThe U.S. Army has charged an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at the Fort Hood with murder, an Army spokesman said on Thursday.
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command spokesman Chris Grey told a news conference at the Texas base that additional charges may also be filed against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
Hasan, who is of Palestinian descent, is suspected of killing 12 soldiers and one civilian in last Thursday's shooting spree at Fort Hood.
He was shot and wounded by two police officers at the base, and remains in recovery at an Army hospital in San Antonio. His attorney said he was read the charges at the hospital.
Hasan's grandfather said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.
"He is a doctor and loves the U.S.," Ismail Mustafa Hamad said in an interview at his home in the Palestinian town of al-Bireh. "America made him what he is."
U.S. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, has ordered a review of how U.S. intelligence agencies handled information they may have gathered about Hasan following questions about whether U.S. authorities may have missed warning signs about him.
Hasan is currently undergoing treatment at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
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How many more will the Jihadist serial killers murder? Who will stop them?
I can still ping servers in Israel. It is only Haaretz which appears to be dead.
...because the FBI said today in a statement in part: "At this point, there is no information to indicate Major Nidal Malik Hasan had any co-conspirators or was part of a broader terrorist plot..." Is American born Hasan a crazy murderous whacko? It appears so. But I will have to take the word of the FBI over your views that largely consist of one line baseless snipes. Just like this time. Go figure.
all of us, consider this an act of terrorism by a jihadist. If Muslim feelings are hurt, they just have to live with it.
because a few nutters decide to wage war against us.
Pathetic appeasers, they are.
american political correctness will be their downfall ! Wake up america !
His acts are the results of hate teaching against America. First they comit this horible crime and murder then they always say he was so quiet and peace loving guy, did we hear that before!!!
....against American Muslims (a look at "realclearpolitics" last weekend said it all). No doubt, they will find fertile ground in the Republican party....