Second, it was interesting to note that another Moslem who took on Hasan made the comment that he had an argument over the meaning of jihad. The other man was Pakistani, (not a radical) and he claimed that it meant inner struggle kind of meaning, but Hasan argued with him telling him he was wrong. What is true, is that in some sects of Islam they did in fact turn the meaning around so that Islam for them became something that was peaceful, not violent. There are plenty of Muslims who think along those lines.

Third, if someone in the army does not have a really good look at the loyalties of the Muslim soldiers then I fear that there might be more of these attacks. For example Hasan has a protege by the name of Duane. If Hasan has talked Duane around, then this person could be a powder keg in the future. How many more at Ft. Hood think in the same way? I ask this without taking away from those brave men and women who happen to be Muslim soldiers, some of whom have died in service to their country.

Fourth, political correctness is killing all of us. Ditto for Dhimmitude, which is part and parcel of political correctness these days. If we live in fear of the rage of the Islamists then we lose.

I have seen no evidence of a backlash against Muslims. There has been no mention of a backlash in any news report. It seems that some Muslims are either hypersensitive or they put out this narrative because they enjoy the victim status because it really is “sucker” bait for the Dhimmis who will once again cringe and bow and scrape to these people who do in fact want to subjugate all of us… not just in the USA.

In time of war, particularly WWII, the US did intern west coast Japanese, both Japanese nationals and US citizens by virtue of birth. Less known is that German and Italian nationals in the US were also interned, though in fewer numbers. Michelle Malkin wrote a book in defense of the Japanese internment camps.

As US citizens, we have certain rights — that does not include blind trust. We ARE at war, and citizens of many nations cheer when we take casualties. These nations are comprised of muslim majority populations. Having an open mind is a good thing, but not so open your brain falls out.

Enjoyed your article.

Compare General Konstantin Rokossovsky. He was purged, and tortured. (Real torture: fingernails lost, teeth knocked out, ribs cracked.) Later, there was a need for generals, so he was rehabilitated. When Stalin decided that Operation Bagration should have only one axis of attack, Rokossovsky persistently talked back to him, insisting correctly that it needed to be two. Though the usual result of that would have been execution, or being sent back to the “camps” for more torture till the uppity general died of it, in this case Stalin gave way, and Operation Bagration became known to the Germans as “the Destruction of Army Group Center”.

It is not true that when a general might be condemned for standing up for truth, military necessity and the needs of his warriors, he has “no choice” but to lie for his own good. There is a different choice, if you have the fighting spirit to make it.

If ought to be deeply humiliating to generals like General Casey to reflect that theoretically they are in the same profession as Konstantin Rokossovsky.

The Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, is in the United Arab Emirates. She reacts to the massacre at Fort Hood, in the process shedding light on what the Obama administration means by “homeland security”:

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Homeland Security secretary says she is working to prevent a possible wave of anti-Muslim sentiment after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

Janet Napolitano says her agency is working with groups across the United States to try to deflect any backlash against American Muslims following Thursday’s rampage by Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim who reportedly expressed growing dismay over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Arabs must think we are stark, raving mad–a proposition that, as to the administration, is hard to argue with.

A related comment from Powerline.