Homeland Insecurity By Jeannie DeAngelis

Homeland Insecurity

Homeland Insecurity

By Jeannie DeAngelis

Nidal Malik Hasan singlehandedly gunned down 43 American soldiers at Ft. Hood, killing thirteen in the process. Janet Napolitano, and US Army Chief General George Casey's first reaction was to publically express concern about possible repercussions directed toward Muslims.

Months ago, when Nidal Hasan was spouting off anti-American rhetoric, the US Army, as well as the federal government, should have been as concerned about safety as they are about cultural and religious sensitivity. Instead, while Hasan plotted to attack American soldiers, Big Sis focused on right-wing extremism in the form of pro-lifers, upstanding members of the American military and law abiding gun owners.

The unconscionable actions of Nidal Malik Hasan are slowly being revealed to be domestic homegrown terrorism by a Muslim with radical ties. Yet rather than acknowledge the obvious, the left wing media is joining federal level proprietors of political correctness in depicting Major Hasan as a victim of things like "mortification" and "secondary trauma."

True to form, Liberals are attempting to identify what motivated the Army Major to premeditate and ambush a room full of innocent soldiers. And while empathy and thoughtful consideration are commendable, a question arises as to why compassion is never extended to murderers who lash out under less politically correct circumstances?

Take for instance the slaying of late term abortionist Dr. George Tiller, who was shot dead in the foyer of a church by Army of God-style, pro-life extremist, Scott P. Roeder. Except for the measure of effort to understand individual motives, Dr. Tiller's killer and Nidal Malik Hasan have a lot in common. Both are assassins and both are extremists. But immediately following Tiller's death, Janet Napolitano failed to issue a warning to the pro-choice community to tamp down reaction to prevent a wave of anti-pro-life sentiment.

Neither Napolitano nor publications like Time Magazine chronicled how Tiller's dedication to late term abortion might have instigated a disturbed man, so "mortified" by the procedure that he took justice into his own hands. Instead Roeder was portrayed as a wild-eyed vigilante, set on exacting a Biblical "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."

Roeder and Hasan, however, are both equally "fanatic" zealots dedicated to a cause. According to Roeder his "...entire motive was in defense of the unborn," while recent reports indicate Nidal considered his action a defense against a Middle East "war against Islam."

Nidal declared the battle cry of "God is great" as he shouted "Allahu Akbar" while gunning down American soldiers. Roeder chillingly cited the death of George Tiller as, "a victory for all the unborn children."

Athough Roeder and Hasan acted alone, each had roots in larger organizations. We now know Hasan had contacts with Al Qaeda months ago. Roeder associated with the 1990's anti-government group the Freeman and subscribed to Prayer and Action News, which unjustly defends homicide in response to abortion. Unlike the response to Hasan, however, following the demise of George Tiller the left wing media was breathless in their efforts to tie Scott Roeder's actions to non-violent groups like Operation Rescue, who publically denounced the murder as, "...vigilantism and a cowardly act" and offered prayers for Tiller's family.

Immediately following the attack at Ft. Hood, some Muslim groups stepped forward to denounce the actions of Major Hasan. Yet while warning the nation that pro-lifers have domestic terrorism potential, Napolitano has yet to warn Americans about groups like Revolution Muslim, who, while disparaging dead American soldiers as "slain terrorists at Fort Hood," sent Nidal Hasan get well wishes lauding his "preemptive" actions and calling him "an officer and a gentleman."

After Tiller's murder, US Attorney General Eric Holder ordered added protection for other doctors identified as being at risk for future targeting by copycat killers.

A startling statistic, which Napolitano failed to cite in her Homeland Security treatise, is that fanatical pro-life bomb throwers are responsible for the death of eight people, five of which are doctors, in sixteen years. The 43 people being gunned down in one afternoon at Ft. Hood, coupled together with the lost in all terrorist attacks including those on 9-11, which is quite a staggering comparison to the murder of abortion doctors, which pale in comparison.

In the meantime, one has to wonder how many other radical Islamic fanatics are concealed within the ranks of the American military, or has that question even been asked? American radical Islamist Anwar Al Awalki praised Hasan following the shooting suggesting that, "...the only way a Muslim can justify serving in the U.S. military is if he intends to "follow in the footsteps of men like Nidal?"

One is forced to wonder whether Homeland Security and the US Military are so busy handing out Qur'ans and prayer mats (sajjāda) that they fail to recognize Awalki's statement as a call to jihad?

Nevertheless, unlike the initial reaction to the death of Dr. Tiller at the hands of a disturbed religious fanatic, the Obama administration continues to encourage America to refrain from "jumping to conclusions" about the radical Islamic factor involved in the Ft. Hood massacre. Obviously learning nothing from the politically correct effort to alert Americans to boogie men while genuine threats lurk in the midst.

Out of 1.4 million active American service men and women there are 3,500 self identified Muslims presently serving in the military, whose affiliations remain unknown, and remain so as Scott Roeder sits safely in jail.

Homeland Security and the US Army put Dr. Nidal Malak Hasan in the position of providing psychiatric therapy to US troops returning from war. Soldiers considered, "...attractive recruits for right-wing groups looking for combat skills and experience so as to boost their violent capabilities." As a result of those valiant efforts, those vested with responsibility to protect America failed to recognize a terrorist willing to kill even the fellow soldiers he counseled to prove fervent devotion to a cause.