Fort Hood's Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan: Jihadi, Psycho, Both?

• <i>I do believe I used the word "terrorism" in my post. </i> You did, and reasonably.

• I do believe I used the word "terrorism" in my post. It's a pretty amorphous term, and we can delve into semantics, but that wasn't my point. Rather, I'm speculating as to what drives people to commit acts of terror, mass murder or whatever you fancy to call it. Hatred isn't innate - it comes from somewhere, is sparked by something. I'm not excusing the shooter's role in this - his actions were perfectly wretched - but he may not have arrived at that point had our leaders not kept up a heinous, reasonless war for eight years (among other things). Certain aspects of our soceity drives certain people to the edge. It's a malignancy. If our policies were more sane, more compassionate, then there'd be less of this shit going on. As I saw written on the <em> Washington City Paper's </em> website: "Sick shit begets sick shit."

• <i>Because douche, he's not a warrior.</i> The point, for dimwits who miss it, is that Rick wants everyone to use his language because he believes he is politically correct, douche.

• "Why are you so afraid to call him a warrior?" Because douche, he's not a warrior.

• Hashbrowns, eh? Who knew they were terrorist fodder? So much for freedom fries. How about jihadi hash? Think about that the next time you're at McDonald's. Or should I say McFatwa?

• Rick reportedly made blog posts praising the joys of auto-erotic asphyxiation while dressed up as a giant, fuzzy platypus in leather chaps. Why are we so afraid to call a paraphiliac furry a furry? Political correctness?

• Rick reportedly made blog posts praising the joys of auto-erotic asphyxiation while dressed up as a giant, fuzzy platypus in bondage. Why are we so afraid to call a paraphiliac furry a furry? Political correctness?

• <i>Why are we so afraid to call an Islamofascist terrorist a terrorist? Political correctness?</i> Why are you so afraid to call him a warrior? Political correctness?

• Matty, stop making excuses for this hateful murderer. His hate is his fault, and he should be held accountable for it. He reportedly made blog posts praising the joys of suicide bombing. Why are we so afraid to call an Islamofascist terrorist a terrorist? Political correctness?

• When our politicians - under the illusion that suicide terrorism is a concrete, defeatable entity, like a nation - go on about eradicating "havens" in Afghanistan and elsewhere, they should remember this, and incidents other domestic jihadists who developed beliefs and performed actions all on their own. This man, if incited by jiihadist ideals, didn't need a hideout in the Middle East, or Osama Bin Laden (a mere figurehead our country could rally against in the aftermath of a tragedy), or any of the other alleged hallmarks of Islamic terrorism. All it took was desperation, and our own unrelenting and dispassionate policies, to push him over the edge. Such is the case with the impoverished farmers and shepherds in third-world countries - their actions against the U.S. are not born out of some innate ideological radicalism, but unfortunate circumstances only enhanced by military presence. It seems irrational to an educated Westerner, but none of us have ever experiences such indigence combined with such persistent fear. The best homeland defense, it seems, is to get troops the hell out of there. (My apologies for the lengthy post.)

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