Texas Observer
The Fort Hood Massacre Should be a Wake Up Call - There are Crazy people All Around Us
Submitted by Southern Shift on Fri, 2009-11-06 21:54 Authored by Davey DBy now we all have heard and are in shock about the army psychiatrist, Nidal Malik Hasan, who went on a rampage and shot and killed 13 people while injuring up to 25 or 30. This mass killing is heart-wrenching, disturbing, and left many of us with a whole lot of questions. Was it an act of terrorism? That is being suggested on some of the news stations? Was it a mental health situation? Was it Post Traumatic Stress (PTS)? Combat fatigue? Hopelessness? All this has come up. But how deep and how honest are people willing to be when looking into any of these questions?
Anti-War Resisters Speak Out at Ft Hood in Killeen, Texas
Submitted by Southern Dave on Fri, 2009-08-21 15:11 Authored by Forrest Wilder Original ArticleUnder the Hood is a rifle shot from the east gates of Fort Hood in a grim commercial zone of tattoo parlors, pawnshops, car lots, payday lenders, bars, strip clubs, and a place advertising “gold grillz” for teeth—establishments eager to drain young soldiers of their earnings. In this garrison town, the café has become a gathering place for dissident GIs, peace activists, veterans and active-duty soldiers who need help… to continue reading click the link below
http://www.texasobserver.org/dateline/killeen
