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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 FORT HOOD SHOOTING 
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Hasan Cleaned House, Gave Much to Neighbors

Suspect said he was Iraq-bound, offered mattress, food, clothes

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(Newser) – Maj. Nidal Hasan cleaned out his off-base apartment in the days before yesterday’s shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, giving away many of his possessions to a neighbor, whom he told he was headed for Iraq and had no need of them. Patricia Villa tells the New York Times she got an air mattress, shelves, even frozen vegetables and a Koran from Hasan.

Hasan called another neighbor at 5 yesterday morning to thank him “for being a good friend and thank him for being there for him,” the man’s girlfriend tells AP. The manager of the apartment building says Hasan, 39, also refused to take back his security deposit, wanting it instead to go to someone in need.

This 2003 picture shows Nidal Malik Hasan in his graduation photo when he completed his MD degree.
This 2003 picture shows Nidal Malik Hasan in his graduation photo when he completed his MD degree.   (AP Photo)
The Casa Del Norte apartment complex where Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan lived in Killeen, Texas.
The Casa Del Norte apartment complex where Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan lived in Killeen, Texas.   (AP Photo)
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blusky09
Nov 6, 09 7:03 PM CST
i dunno what the hell is going on with him. I'm definitely not vouching for him or his actions but how come the Army didn't keep a better eye on him? Reply
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chamisi
Nov 6, 09 9:48 PM CST
military intelligence
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Deebles
Nov 7, 09 1:33 AM CST
I paid a shrink three hundred bucks an hour to keep an eye on my son--twice a week. Suicide is so random and useless. The only goal I had and it was well worth the money was that he took no one but him. As more people get overwhelmed by circumstances and aren't actually suicidal by nature, we will see more of this. Personally, if we were an older country we'd get rid of the guns like Europe. But we are a baby of a country and it will take many years and many dead to let go of the gun.
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Shannonals
Nov 6, 09 7:11 PM CST
The red light is flashing in the background, and you can be guranteed numerous people will lose their jobs and/or positions over this one in the Department of the Army. Reply
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DarkFrancis
Nov 6, 09 7:34 PM CST
That's a man who thought he was going to die. He failed. Miserably. I think the whole war in Iraq thing was a colossal mess, Hasan, but don't expect any sympathy from me. What you did was unconscionable. Reply
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