Fort Hood rampage
When shooting rampage at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009, at the military base of the US Army in Fort Hood ( Texas shot), 13 people and 42 others injured.
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Around 1:30 p.m. there was a killing spree at the base . The perpetrator, a military psychiatrist named Nidal Malik Hasan , entered an open- plan office at his workplace, the Soldier Readiness Center , where soldiers are prepared for their assignment to areas of operation. He jumped on a table shouting " Allahu akbar " and started shooting. He fired over 100 shots with two large-caliber pistols that had previously been smuggled in, shooting mostly at soldiers in uniform. The incident occurred in the civilian area of the Fort Hood military base. Except for a few police officers, the soldiers there are unarmed.
He was shot 4 times by the police and has been paralyzed from the neck down since then.
Victim
The victims include 12 dead soldiers and one civilian employee, as well as 42 gunshot wounds, including at least 7 civilian employees.
List of the dead:
| Surname | Age | origin | Rank or employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grant Cahill | 62 | Spokane , Washington | Medical assistant |
| L. Eduardo Caraveo | 52 | Woodbridge , Virginia | major |
| Justin Michael DeCrow | 32 | Plymouth , Indiana | Staff sergeant |
| John P. Gaffaney | 56 | Serra Mesa , California | Captain |
| Frederick Greene | 29 | Mountain City , Tennessee | Specialist |
| Jason Dean Hunt | 22nd | Tipton , Oklahoma | Specialist |
| Amy Sue Krueger | 29 | Kiel , Wisconsin | sergeant |
| Aaron Thomas Nemelka | 19th | West Jordan , Utah | Private first class |
| Michael S. Pearson | 22nd | Bolingbrook , Illinois | Private first class |
| Russell Gilbert Seager | 51 | Racine , Wisconsin | Captain |
| Francheska Velez | 21st | Chicago , Illinois | Private first class |
| Juanita L. Warman | 55 | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Kham Lake Xiong | 23 | Saint Paul , Minnesota | Private first class |
- ↑ Francheska Velez was pregnant at the time of death
Motifs and background
The motive for Hasan's act is not yet known. There is speculation about a psychological breakdown due to "emotional, ideological and religious pressure". The major was scheduled for an Afghanistan mission.
According to the FBI, there are currently (November 2009) no indications of co-conspirators or an extended terrorist background. Such a suspicion arose when it became known that Nidal Malik Hasan had heard sermons by Imam Anwar al-Awlaki , who was still in the United States , in 2001. Three of the hijackers in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 also came from the vicinity of al-Awlaki. According to intelligence sources, Hasan was in contact with al-Awlaki by email between 2008 and 2009. He was therefore checked, but not further sanctioned. Al-Awlaki, who was killed in an air strike in Yemen in September 2011 , endorsed the shooting on a blog associated with him and called for further such acts.
During a lecture to colleagues, Hasan talked about Islam and said that according to the Koran, infidels go to hell, where they are beheaded, set on fire, and burning oil is poured into their throats - his lecture justified suicide bombings. Hasan's previous colleagues said he underperformed and occasionally upset them with fervent Islamic views and blatant opposition to the US-waged wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Trial and sentencing
Hasan had to answer to a military tribunal. The trial began in May 2013. Nidal Hasan defended himself and was not represented by lawyers. His public defenders suspected he was seeking a death sentence to die a martyr. He had made no exonerating statements or called witnesses.
On August 23, 2013, Hasan was found guilty of 13 murders and 32 assassinations of all counts by a jury. A few days later, a military jury imposed the death penalty on the 42-year-old. Hasan would be the first soldier on active duty since 1961 to be executed.
Criticism of possible overloading of the troops
In May 2009 a soldier of the 54th Engineering Battalion stationed in Bamberg murdered 5 comrades and one seriously injured at Camp Liberty in Iraq . The army newspaper Stars and Stripes cited an official investigation report into the incident in October 2009.
It is therefore criticized that the US Army systematically neglects the question of the psychological stability of soldiers in action. During President Obama's visit to Fort Hood on November 10, an activist from Fort Hood Iraq Veterans Against the War attempted to hand him a petition from the organization denying repeated transfers of soldiers to Iraq and calling on the army to take action better take care of the sanity of their soldiers.
Web links
- Fort Hood Shootings themed portal on CNN
- Fort Hood Army Base (Texas) and Nidal Malik Hasan topic portal on the event and the perpetrator at The New York Times
- Shootings at Fort Hood themed portal at The Washington Post
- Previous presentation on Islam by Nidal Malik Hasan on the Washington Post website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Baker, Clifford Krauss: President, at Service, Hails Fort Hood's Fallen. In: New York Times. November 10, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
- ↑ James C. Jr. McKinley: After Years Of Growing Tensions, 7 Minutes Of Bloodshed. In: New York Times. November 9, 2009, p. 1.
- ↑ Antje Passenheim: rampage in the USA - army psychologist goes crazy. In: taz. November 6, 2009.
- ↑ Trial before US military tribunal: Fort Hood gunman faces the death penalty. on: Spiegel Online. November 12, 2009.
- ↑ a b c d e f Fort Hood victims: Sons, a daughter, mother-to-be. CNN, November 9, 2009, accessed November 7, 2009 .
- ^ Jamar Younger: Ex-Tucson teacher among dead at Ft. Hood. (No longer available online.) In: Arizona Daily Star. November 7, 2009, formerly in the original ; accessed on November 7, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Vic Ryckaert: Hoosier killed in shooting joined Army in search of a better life. In: The Indianapolis Star. November 7, 2009, accessed November 7, 2009 .
- ^ Karen Kucher: Serra Mesa Army reservist among those killed at Fort Hood. In: San Diego Union Tribune. November 6, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009 .
- ↑ Friend Says Soldier's 'Family Lost Their Gem'. CBS Chicago November 6, 2009, archived from the original November 7, 2009 ; accessed on October 25, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Fort Hood shooting victims. In: My San Antonio. November 7, 2009, accessed November 7, 2009 .
- ^ Army families mourn bright lives cut short. (No longer available online.) In: The Chicago Tribune. November 7, 2009, archived from the original on May 24, 2012 ; accessed on November 7, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Army Concludes Shootings Involved Only One Gunman. New York Times, accessed November 9, 2009 .
- ^ Brian Levin, JD Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University Posted: November 8, 2009 9:56 AM The Ft. Hood Massacre: A Lone-Wolf Jihad of One? Huffingtonpost.com, May 4, 1970, accessed November 10, 2009 .
- ^ Scott Shane, David Johnston: US Knew of Suspect's Tie to Radical Cleric. In: New York Times. November 9, 2009, accessed on November 10, 2009 (English): “ At this point, there is no information to indicate Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had any co-conspirators or was part of a broader terrorist plot. "
- ^ Richard Esposito, Matthew Cole, Brian Ross: Officials: US Army Told of Hasan's Contacts with al Qaeda. ABC News, November 9, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009 .
- ↑ Tom Gjelten, Daniel Zwerdling, Steve Inskeep: Officials Begin Putting Shooting Pieces Together. National Public Radio, June 9, 2009, accessed on February 26, 2016 (English): "Once, while presenting what was supposed to be a medical lecture to other psychiatrists, Hasan talked about Islam, and said that, according to the Koran, non-believers would be sent to hell, decapitated, set on fire, and have burning oil poured down their throats. "
- ↑ Associated Press: Clear warning signs, Hasan's colleagues say. MSNBC, July 11, 2009, accessed on February 26, 2016 (English): "Hasan's lecture also" justified suicide bombings. ""
- ↑ Yochi J. Dreazen: Army Fort Hood plan sample. The Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2009, retrieved on February 26, 2016 (English): “Some of Hasan's former colleagues have said he performed substandard work and occasionally unnerved them by expressing fervent Islamic views and deep opposition to the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "
- ^ Military trial in Fort Hood: Hasan found guilty of gunman ( memento from August 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at tagesschau.de, August 24, 2013 (accessed on August 24, 2013).
- ^ Judgment against Nidal Hasan: Death penalty for gunmen from Fort Hood at spiegel.de, August 28, 2013 (accessed on August 28, 2013).
- ^ Megan McCloskey: Inquiry into Iraq stress clinic shooting reveals institutional failures. Stars and Stripes, October 16, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009 .
- ↑ Veterans Day message to President Obama | Iraq Veterans Against the War. (No longer available online.) Ivaw.org, formerly the original ; Retrieved November 12, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
