Fort Hood Shooter

So we knew this article was coming, I just had to reconcile some thoughts.

This article talks about this Ft. Hood shooter, Nidal Malik.  Basically the feds have been following this guy's e-mails for a while as he interacted with Anwar al-Awlaki a radical and hateful cleric in the Muslim religion.  At this point we do not know what those interactions contained however it is assumed that there may have been a breakdown in communication between the Army and FBI.  The link as always is in the article title.

My view: I'm a former soldier who served for six years plus two inactive and this breaks my heart.  I cannot comprehend why we Americans are so hated in the Muslim world.  I was reading a very interesting essay today regarding views on our country from it's conception and why we may be hated.  If I can find it again I'll post the link.

I want to point out one thing that this guys actions are those of a small sect of radical Muslims.  Not all Muslims feel the same way as he does.  This is not the act of Arab people just a radical group of religious zealots.

That being said religion throughout history has spawned wars, violence, murder, killing, torture, and all types of crazy mayhem that should blow our fucking minds.  Let's take my religion for example, Christianity.  For decades upon decades we pursued a cause called the Crusades.  These wars were fought to expand the territory of England into the Holy Land, to collect money and gold, etc., and to reclaim holy sites and possibly artifacts of religious significance.  Some think that adding the name God to these wars was to simply justify their existence.   My point is that I'm sure there was doctrine that justified these wars and bloodshed that validated these actions.  But we've changed.  As Christians we have gone in a different direction and our church and it's leaders have followed.  I can't find anywhere in our book that justifies war and death.  In fact all that I find are stories teaching us how to better ourselves and to live a more peaceful life.  The Muslim religion on the other hand still contains messages of hate and violence.

I don't have the exact quote but I love this example.   Someone withing the Muslim community quoted their material saying (I'm paraphrasing) that you can get retribution against those who have wronged you but you will get double the reward in the afterlife if you let it go.  They were discussing this d-bag killer and his actions.  Just the fact that this quote offers some form of condoning or approval of these actions go to the heart of this religion.  Hate and death are okay and allowable.  Maybe that isn't the mission statement but it is still in there.  This religion talks about Jihad and how it it the duty of every Muslim to protect and fight for the religion.  This is the battle cry of every nut-job whack-a-doodle with a bomb vest, AK-47, home made bomb, airliner, and box cutter.  I would think that the leaders of this religion would change with the times.  Keep their old documents locked away in vaults like the Vatican does with their old materials.  At the same time mature and grow with the times, create new dogma or definitions that their followers can adhere to, but no.  They don't do this because there is no real central figure leading the masses.  There is no one capable of unifying their followers and living in peace and harmony.  They may not be centered in hate but they are certainly surrounded by it.

This fuck-nut murderer was off the deep end years ago.  The military protected him because we believe in law and our constitution and the right of everyone to have free speech and freedom of religion.  But what did he do, he murdered people.  The same people who gave him the right to think how he wanted were the ones who ultimately were the victims.  Now, Muslims will pay the price.  They will be scrutinized like never before.  He may have killed a few people but all he really did is cost the many their freedom.  The military may have fucked up with allowing this jack-fuck to go as far as he did but now no one will ever be allowed to even close to where he did.  I guarantee that you'll see much less Muslims in the military and from now on we'll see more arrested and shipped to detention centers.

I'm so sorry for the lost solders and civilians that were caught up in this disgrace.  The memorial service will be nationally syndicated tomorrow (today).  Watch it.  I'll say one thing.  I'm glad this guy lived because his new name is going to be example 101.  Enjoy your last moments on earth.