Sen. Joe Lieberman's call for the investigation came as word surfaced that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan apparently attended the same Virginia mosque as two Sept. 11 hijackers in 2001, at a time when a radical imam preached there. Whether Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, associated with the hijackers is something the FBI will probably look into, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
Classmates participating in a 2007-2008 master's program at a military college complained repeatedly to superiors about what they considered Hasan's anti-American views. Dr. Val Finnell said Hasan gave a presentation at the Uniformed Services University that justified suicide bombing and told classmates that Islamic law trumped the U.S. Constitution.
Another classmate said he complained to five officers and two civilian faculty members at the university. He wrote in a command climate survey sent to Pentagon officials that fear in the military of being seen as politically incorrect prevented an "intellectually honest discussion of Islamic ideology" in the ranks. The classmate also requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wants Congress to determine whether the shootings constitute a terrorist attack.
This story has been all over the 'net if you hang out at the right places. Evidently Joe is paying attention. You know, he is a lot more Republican than he seems. And as a member of the majority caucus he has clout and gets attention. And chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, woo hoo.
It may just be that the Reality Based Community will be forced to face reality. I wonder if there will be enough Muslim psychiatrists to attend to their anticipated needs?
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Joe. He throws off my democrat bashing reflex, and I don't like that.
Papertiger · November 9, 2009 05:55 AM
You know, he is a lot more Republican than he seems.
It is a testament how far astray Democrats have wandered off the reservation that we can look at a tax-and-spend Democrat who has one of the most liberal voting records in the Senate--but who supports only two issues in common: National Defense and support of Israel--and we're happy.
Hold on now! So what if he attended religious services that were presided over by a radical religious leader known for bashing the United States? If that were truly evidence of any sort of anti-American sentiment, would we have elected a man about whom that same statement could be made?
Seriously, though, I like Joe Lieberman. I disagree with him strongly on a lot of issues, but, as you point out, he's at least paying attention, and is willing to break from the Democrats when national security issues are on the line. He comes across as an honest man trying to do the right thing (even if he and I disagree on what that might be), whereas most Democratic politicians (most politicians in general, come to that) are so focused on their idea that America's been doing Wrong for 225+ years that they can't even bring themselves to want to defend us.
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Joe. He throws off my democrat bashing reflex, and I don't like that.