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"How could one man (with no combat experience) armed with only two handguns fire over 100 rounds (demanding he reload at least 3 times) into a crowd of scores and hundreds of fearless combat-trained warriors? I must confess: this is the question that bothers me the most. According to the official story, Hasan was the only shooter, and he was allowed to fire at will into a crowd of America’s finest warriors for at least 4 minutes, reloading at least 3 times, firing over 100 rounds of ammunition, killing 13 people, and wounding over 30–and was finally taken out by civilian police officers AFTER EXITING THE BUILDING. I’ve got to tell you: I cannot get my brain around this one.

Sooooo....How does a 16 year old Palestinian from near Jerusalem immigrate by himself to the United States, with enough money to bring his wife one month later, and then open up two businesses? And why pick Roanoke? Does he have family back in Jerusalem, and why did he come by himself, with just his wife? According to the Roanoke local paper, Nidal Hasan was born in Arlington to Palestinian immigrants from near Jerusalem who moved to Roanoke and later settled in Vinton, Ramada Road. By what measure were they "Palestinian", since at that time Yaser Arafat of the PLO did not even declare Palestinian statehood until 1988 (in exile)?

His father, Malik Awadallah Hasan, and his mother, Hanan Ismail "Nora" Hasan, ran the infamous Capitol Restaurant on theRoanoke City Market from 1987 to 1995, which the Roanoke Times states "was a dive beer hall and diner with a bad reputation and a lot of down-and-out regulars..the Hasans closed the Capitol to open the short-lived, Mediterranean-themed Mount Olive on Jefferson Street." They also owned the Community Grocery Store on Elm Avenue in Roanoke. He had two brothers, his brothers, Eyad and Anas, and Hasan's father died in 1998. Neighbors on Ramada Road said he died of a heart attack in the house. Hasan's mother died three years later. Neighbors said she had kidney disease. www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/225326Roanoke City (web) Schools confirms Hasan attended William Fleming High School for one year and graduated in 1988.www.wset.com/news/stories/1109/675793.htmlBut why only one year? If his parents had enough money and were rooted enough in the community to have several businesses, wouldn't he be listed in all of the years? Or maybe he went to a different school locally or elsewhere, which we haven't heard anything about yet???

The Roanoke Times articles state the following: Virginia Tech confirms that he was not a member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, nor was he a member of any ROTC program at Virginia Tech. But The Associated Press reported he commissioned in the Army as a captain and was promoted to major in May. The Washington Post reported he enlisted in the Army after high school."His parents didn't want him to go into the military," said Nader Hasan, a cousin in Northern Virginia. "He said, 'No, I was born and raised here, I'm going to do my duty to the country.' ""He would tell us the military was his life," Hasan's aunt, Noel Hasan of Falls Church, told the Post. He "did not make many friends."He was unmarried and had no children.The strange thing is that out of all the neighbors that lived around him, the one we hear the most from is a lady that goes by the name of Patricia Villa (39), who moved in only a month ago... see www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/225326 .

Of course, it's also strange that Seung-Hui Cho, the mass-shooter of 2008, was also from Virginia Tech, small world, eh? I found an article about how Virginia Tech received an Award to create an engineering-oriented center for the intelligence community. The article states that "While engineering oriented, the program strives for cross-disciplinary involvement, and students from all majors who have an interest in pursuing national security careers can reap benefits." (see www.newsleader.com/article/20091028/NEWS01/91028001/1002/Virginia+Tech++Howard+University+partner++receive+award+to+create+engineering-oriented+center+for+intelligence+community+ ). See also Intelligence and Information Warfare, www.defenseindustrydaily.com/75M-to-CACI-for-US-Army-Information-Warfare-Support-under-TESS-Contract-05923/From there, they have many opportunities, such as this:Information warfare money seems to get doled out to companies in the area ( see CACI Awarded $75 Million Task Order to Continue Support for U.S. Army Rapid Development Fielding Initiatives , finance.yahoo.com/news/CACI-Awarded-75-Million-Task-prnews-2283101993.html?x=0&.v=1 ). The article talks about money for I2WD (Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate), CERDEC (Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center), all under TESS(Technical Engineering Support Services) contracts.www.defenseindustrydaily.com/75M-to-CACI-for-US-Army-Information-Warfare-Support-under-TESS-Contract-05923/Wierd stuff happening at Virginia Tech, with information warfare and who-knows-what going on...Google the phrase "Virginia Tech Information Warfare"...

In summary, the info warfare angle might or might not be a legitimate angle, but the articles posted indicate that the "devout Muslim" spin on the story needs a second look, and the "Palestinian" might in fact be an arab jew, or at least an Israeli arab of a more secular persuasion, since Hasan's father can to the United States at 16 years old and opened up a rather infamous beer joint.
www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/225310

Doesn't sound like something that a devout Muslim family would do.

Hasan himself went to strip clubs on a regular basis, and was considered a good tipper.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6546905/Fort-Hood-killer-Nidal-Malik-Hasan-visited-lapdancing-club.html

It could also indicate not just that Hasan might not be really "Muslim", but also that he might not be "arab", and / or this might be some type of psy-op...

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