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When a white guy shoots up.....

"When a white guy shoots up a post office, they call that going postal. But
when a Muslim does it...
...they call it jihad."

Muslims at Fort Voice Outrage and Ask Questions
By MICHAEL MOSS
Published: November 6, 2009

KILLEEN, Tex. - Leaders of the vibrant Muslim community here expressed
outrage on Friday at the shooting rampage being laid to one of their
members, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who had become a regular attendee of
prayers at the local mosque. But some of the men who had befriended Major
Hasan at the mosque said the military should examine the policies that might
have caused him to snap.

"When a white guy shoots up a post office, they call that going postal,"
said Victor Benjamin II, 30, a former member of the Army. "But when a Muslim
does it, they call it jihad. Ultimately it was Brother Nidal's doing, but
the command should be held accountable," Mr. Benjamin said. "G.I.'s are like
any equipment in the Army. When it breaks, those who were in charge of
keeping it fit should be held responsible for it."

The mosque, the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen, sits off Highway 195,
near Fort Hood. Major Hasan began attending prayers about two months ago.
The mosque has about 75 families who have lived peacefully with their
Christian neighbors. "After 9/11, nothing happened here," said Ajsaf Khan,
who owns three convenience stores with his brother, Abdul Khan. "We are very
cooperative."

A mosque leader, Dr. Manzoor Farooqi, a pediatrician, when asked if he
feared retribution for the shootings, said he hoped good relations would
prevail. Major Hasan was one of about 10 men from Fort Hood who attended
prayers in their uniforms, Dr. Farooqi said, and he was shocked to see the
major's face on television identified as that of the gunman. "He is an
educated man. A psychiatrist," he said. "I can't believe he would do such a
stupid thing."

"I have no words to explain what happened yesterday," Dr. Farooqi said at
Friday afternoon prayers, in which about 40 men were led by the mosque's
imam, Syed Ahmed Ali. "Let's have a moment of silence to bless those who
lost their life."

"The Islamic community strongly condemns this cowardly attack, which was
particularly heinous in that it was directed at the all-volunteer army that
protects our nation," Dr. Farooqi said.

More: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/us/07muslim.html?_r=1&hp

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, Tim McVeigh.  These are both homegrown American
boys. Just sayin'.

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