Some new and disturbing news has come out about Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who killed his comradesin Fort Hood last week. What one sees is very disturbing and wonders how come authorities did not get it before the shooting.<\/p>\n
But, what is even MORE disturbing to me is that almost all of the Muslims I have met have had the same views and paranoia. Just that some were passionate and others weren\u2019t that much (or hid it all well). But just utter the words \u201cJews\u201d, \u201cBush\u201d, \u201cTerrorism\u201d and off goes the same narrative! The STUNNING similarity of the narrative in almost every Muslim that I have met \u2013 whether from Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, or India \u2013 is what makes one wonder \u2026 what is needed for such a large population to become an actual Time Bomb? For, as Nidal\u2019s friend termed him he was a \u201cticking Time bomb\u201d! What I am saying is not out of bias or hatred toward the Muslims.. but what is ACTUALLY the status on the ground. If you want to be an observer.. just tune on into 1180 AM, and 1460 AM on the radio in Houston and listen to one Pakistan program after another the entire weekend.. and you will know what exactly I mean. And that is PUBLIC forum. In private conversations, the attacks are even more acerbic!<\/p>\n
Like I said in an earlier post, there is a FUNDAMENTAL review and intervention required. Time for politically correct and nice look \u201cSky is Blue\u201d kind of generic discourse is long gone. Now it is time to be specific and challenge the ideologies that peril the peace while differentiating between \u201cFollowers\u201d and the \u201cIdeology\u201d. In the end, no ideology is greater than the life of a human being.<\/p>\n
See below a list of all the things that were disturbing and pointed to a violent eventuality.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born Yemeni Islamic scholar was preaching at the same mosque that Nidal frequented. Awlaki was said to be the \u201cSpiritual Advisor\u201d (I am not sure if I will use the word Spiritual, for such a guy, there is nothing spiritual about Jihad). His eyes would lit up, according to a Muslim friend of Nidal on discussion of his deep respect for Awlaki. It is important to remember that Nawaf al-Hamzi and Hani Hanjour , the two 9-11 hijackers also attended Awlaki\u2019s services. In fact, it is intriguing that NIdal attended the same mosque \u2013 Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia \u2013 at the time when the two 9-11 hijackers attended it.<\/p>\n