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Suspect Shouts Name of Accused Ft. Hood Shooter

Muslim soldier accused of bomb plot yells out in court

By Tim Karan, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2011 3:19 PM CDT

(Newser) – The US soldier who allegedly planned to bomb Fort Hood military base had a disruptive and defiant court appearance today, reports the AP. Pfc. Naser Abdo would not stand up when asked and yelled "Nidal Hasan Fort Hood 2009" as he was leaving, referring to the Army psychiatrist accused of shooting up the base. Authorities arrested Abdo—a 21-year-old native of Texas who converted to Islam when he was 17—at a motel near Fort Hood earlier this week. He was AWOL at the time.

The AP notes that he once wrote an essay about the 2009 shooting, condemning it as "an act of aggression by a man and not by Islam." Another sample of an earlier writing, in which he sought conscientious objector status: "Overall, as a Muslim I feel that I will not be able to carry out my military duties due to my conscientious objection. Therefore, unless I separate myself from the military, I would potentially be putting the soldiers I work with in jeopardy."

Naser Abdo was defiant in court today. (AP Photo/WSMV-TV)

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Dr.Gonzo

Jul 30, 2011 8:56 AM CDT

Kick them all out. I'm sure they all feel that way.

schmidtkoff

Jul 29, 2011 7:23 PM CDT

how do these nut jobs become turncoats? what is the causation? i simply can't imagine going to bed one night an american citizen, one who is law abiding, and waking up in the morning with weapons to go out an murder innocent people. is this a long simmering tea in a pot that eventually turns bitter? for why? i simply cannot imagine going out to shoot a bunch of people who did nothing to me. where did and why did he turn to do such? clearly the only answer is he had this simmering resentment towards our govt. clearly he wanted to get back at someone who he perceived did him "wrong". boy if i had resentments brewing about anyone who i perceived did me wrong i would have blown up everything and everybody. but i, unlike him and other of his ilk, just shrug my shoulders and say "Que Sera, Sera".

n230099

Jul 29, 2011 7:10 PM CDT

I suppose he was dangerous but it appears that he's mostly an ignorant doofus.

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