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Details of the events were sketchy, but officials said the shooting involved two men with M-16 rifles and began about 1:30 p.m. Central time at Howze Theater on the base, then moved to the sports complex, where the graduation ceremony honroing soldiers who had obtained degrees from extension schools was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m
Aaaaargh.Picking nits here, in a really serious subject, but it's a pet peeve of mine:ATTENTION ON DECK - especially to the asshat mediaBe it known that the U.S. Army refers to its installations as posts. Exceptions do occur in foreign lands, but in the continental US, Army installations are posts.U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Air Force refer to their installations as bases.That is all.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/78425.html?? Does that mean anything or nothing yet? Pardon my ignorence.
There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site
Fort Hood spokeswoman: 1 shooter in custody, at least 2 gunmen believed involved in attack.
No. It's fairly easy to obtain an AR-15. A lot of details have been left out. Were they firing full auto? Burst? Was it an AR-15 or a Carb-15 (retractable or fixed stock)?
UPDATE: Tom Elia reporting that "shooting started at the House Theater and then moved to an athletic complex."
More from NBC's Pete Williams: US official says early reports are the man in custody is in the military, late 30s, with officer rank.
up to 30 are injured.Fox clarified some time ago that the Army has "posts"...the rest of the military has "bases"....
Some regular updates here http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/199481.php
12 KIA 31 WIA. One shooter dead...two others in custody.Just damn.
A senior administration official told NBC News analyst Roger Cressey that the suspect who was in custody was an Army major with an Arabic-sounding name. The official said the shootings could have been a criminal matter rather than a terrorism-related attack and that there was no intelligence to suggest a plot against Fort Hood.
The suspected gunman was identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. He was killed and two other suspects have been apprehended, Lt. Robert W. Cone said.
Shooter: Major Malik Nadal Hasan...
Why did FBI rule out terrorism so quickly?