Obama classifies Fort Hood massacre as workplace violenceFollow

Thirteen people were killed and dozens more wounded at Fort Hood in 2009, and the number of alleged plots targeting the military has grown significantly since then. Lawmakers said there have been 33 plots against the U.S. military since Sept. 11, 2001, and 70 percent of those threats have been since mid-2009. Major Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, who is being held for the attacks, allegedly was inspired by radical U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen in late September. The two men exchanged as many as 20 emails, according to U.S. officials, and Awlaki declared Hasan a hero.

I guess 911 was just a massive work place dispute between muslims and wall street.

The Ft. Hood thing was domestic terrorism, planned and committed by one, disgruntled, man, with no outside help.

I dislike that it's being called "workplace violence" if it is in fact being called that, but you're being angry for the wrong reasons.

In the real world, Varus, there are shades of grey. I don't see how you manage to see everything as being "black or white".

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The Services have programs and policies to address prevention and intervention of suicide, sexual assault, and family violence but guidance concerning workplace violence and the potential for self-radicalization is insufficient.

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While the Fort Hood AAR does not address the actions of the victims and other bystanders during the during the assault this is an area that requires examination. Typically, individuals involved in these situations have never considered how to react under these circumstances, including how to react when law enforcement officers arrive on the scene. There are a variety of training tools available to address employee responses during workplace violence situations. The Department of Homeland Security publishes a pamphlet which provides basic training and awareness of appropriate actions people can and should take during this type of threat. The Department of Defense has no equivalent training tool. It could, however, be incorporated into an existing personal security training program such as that found in Level 1 Antiterrorism Awareness annual training requirement.

What I'm wondering is why Susan Collins is sticking her fat nose into all sorts of shit lately? I've heard or read like four or five sound bites from her in the past week or so.

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I can see your point, but even in the hypothetical situation you lay out, there is no direct help being given to Tim McVeigh, and as such, it's fairly presumptuous to put blame on the IRA. The argument is really between logic and "public opinion"/media spin(from both sides of that proverbial, and absolutely idiotic fence). Somehow the latter always wins out.