Americans were shocked to witness the attack at Fort Hood as it unfolded yesterday on national TV.     The attacker, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, was stopped when he was shot three times but not before killing 13 people and wounding 30 others.

Military officials say that Hasan, 39, was overheard yelling  Allahu Akbar, “God is Great” in Arabic as he began the murderous slaughter.   News agencies, attempting to distort the publics perception, continue to use phrases and word such as ”alleged“, “suspect“ and “his motive is unknown“.

Hasan, a psychiatrist, was stationed at Fort Hood to help soldiers with emotional wounds incurred as a result of being deployed into war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq.  He even sought counseling for himself because of trouble he had dealing with some of his patients, said a former boss.

Hasan, who objected to his own looming deployment to Afghanistan, where he was to counsel soldiers suffering from stress, would argue with fellow soldiers who supported the U.S. war policy.

 A classmate noted Hasan’s anger and said, “Hasan viewed the war against terror as a war against Islam“.

News reports, Aka, MSNBC, tell about Hasan’s life.  They report that Hasan was a Major, had a medical degree and worked at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in an attempt to paint a picture of a well educated and professional individual who was being forced by the military to do things against his religious beliefs.  Although this picture may hold some merit these facts to do not excuse nor explain his terrorist actions.  Children are now missing a parent, people are now without thier spouse, parents are now without their children all because of this man. 

Reporting unrelated facts in an attempt to paint this man as a “good person”, and a  ”well-educated professional”  in order to distract people from the fact that he was a Muslim extremest, which was apparent when he yelled “Allahu Akbar”  is a slap-in-the-face to every person who lost someone they loved when this man went on his terrorist rampage.

Not since the 9-11 attacks have Americans been made to feel so vulnerable or unsafe.   The terrorists from 9-11 were also well educated, intelligent individuals that believed they could secure a place in heaven by killing as many “infidels” as possible.    The 9-11 attacks were more wide scale and better organized, however, the goals of these terrorists are not only to kill infidels but also to strike fear or “terror” in the hearts of the survivors.  Hassan’s attack on a U.S. military base, although killing fewer people, may be just as effective as the attacks from 9-11.  He infiltrated the core of what makes Americans feel safe, our military.