On November 5, 2009, at Fort Hood Army base in Texas, a tragedy occurred. Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army major, psychiatrist, and American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent shot and killed 13 people while wounding 31. Hasan was shot and incapacitated by civilian police officers where he was put on a ventilator until he became conscious on November 9. Hasan is currently under heavy guard and treated in an undisclosed area of Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. He has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and may face additional charges at court-martial.
Due to his Muslim background and Palestinian descent, the Huffington Post reports in an article, “Muslim, Arab Groups Condemn Fort Hood Shooting, Brace For Backlash” that Arab and Muslim political groups have had to brace themselves for a wave of anger and attacks. The director of government relations for the organization Leigh O'Neill states, “But there is a lot of hate out there and hate is hate. It is bipartisan and doesn't have geographic balance. We feel terrible for the victims today. And I wish people will understand when crime is crime and terrorism is terrorism."
Even though the shootings have shown no signs of correlation between Hasan’s religion or Palestinian descent, it is hard for the public to look past. The Muslim religion praises those who kill infidels by proclaiming in the Koran, “If you catch them, slay them.” No religion or group should ever advocate killing of others because they differ in views. Perhaps if the Arab and Muslim political groups need to change their platform if they do not want to deal with such harsh backlashes!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/muslim-arab-groups-condem_n_347777.html
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