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He was born in [[Arlington, Virginia]].

He was born in [[Arlington, Virginia]].

Malik graduated from [[Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech University]] ('97) before joining the military. He received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (F. Edward Herbert School Of Medicine) in Bethesda, Md., in 2001.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/nadal-malik-hasan-key-det_n_347748.html The ''Huffington Post'']</ref> Malik completed a six year residency in [[psychiatry]] at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in [[Washington]], D. C., (2007), where he received a poor performance evaluation. He received his license in psychiatry on July 12, 2005.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575892,00.html Fox News] Hasan E-Mail to Radical Imam: 'I Can't Wait to Join You' in the Afterlife

Malik graduated from [[Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech University]] ('97) before joining the military. He received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (F. Edward Herbert School Of Medicine) in Bethesda, Md., in 2001.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/nadal-malik-hasan-key-det_n_347748.html The ''Huffington Post'']</ref> Malik completed a six-year residency in [[psychiatry]] at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in [[Washington]], D. C., (2007), where he received a poor performance evaluation. He received his license in psychiatry on July 12, 2005.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575892,00.html Fox News] Hasan E-Mail to Radical Imam: 'I Can't Wait to Join You' in the Afterlife

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:Apparently, there was no shortage of warning signs that Hasan identified more with Islamic Jihadists than he did with the US Army. From speeches, writings, conversations, affiliations and postings on Jihadist websites, there were more than enough dots to connect that should have exposed Hasan as someone inclined to attack innocent people in the furtherance of a political, religious and ideological agenda. There were more than enough red flags raised that, at a minimum, should have gotten Hasan kicked out of the Army.<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/11/12/why_i_am_angry.html RealClearPolitics - An Officer's Outrage Over Fort Hood]</ref>

:Apparently, there was no shortage of warning signs that Hasan identified more with Islamic Jihadists than he did with the US Army. From speeches, writings, conversations, affiliations and postings on Jihadist websites, there were more than enough dots to connect that should have exposed Hasan as someone inclined to attack innocent people in the furtherance of a political, religious and ideological agenda. There were more than enough red flags raised that, at a minimum, should have gotten Hasan kicked out of the Army.<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/11/12/why_i_am_angry.html RealClearPolitics - An Officer's Outrage Over Fort Hood]</ref>

[[Kimberley Munley]], a 34 year-old civilian police officer from Killeen, [[Texas]] and her partner, Mark Todd, confronted the Fort Hood shooter; Munley was outside directing traffic before the shooting. She was also hit by exchanged gunfire with Hasan. In August 2009, Malik Hasan purchased the two weapons that he used in the shooting.  

[[Kimberley Munley]], a 34-year-old civilian police officer from Killeen, [[Texas]] and her partner, Mark Todd, confronted the Fort Hood shooter; Munley was outside directing traffic before the shooting. She was also hit by exchanged gunfire with Hasan. In August 2009, Malik Hasan purchased the two weapons that he used in the shooting.  

In an interview, his cousin, Nader Hasan, said that he was going to be deployed to [[Afghanistan]]. However he was not ready to be moved and had hired a military attorney to fight his case.<ref name=mail>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1225627/Fort-Hood-shootings-Army-major-Nidal-Malik-Hasan-kills-12-injures-31-shootout-troops-army-base.html#ixzz0W7eue3RD God is great: Last words of Fort Hood gunman before being shot by police heroine.]</ref>  He also revealed that Maj. Malik was under extreme stress due to the discrimination he received for being Muslim.  He also received firearms training.<ref>[http://www.makli.com/malik-nadal-hasan-0012268/ ''News Around the Globe'']</ref>  From his experience as a psychiatrist, he heard first-hand the accounts of the soldiers returning from [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]]:

In an interview, his cousin, Nader Hasan, said that he was going to be deployed to [[Afghanistan]]. However he was not ready to be moved and had hired a military attorney to fight his case.<ref name=mail>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1225627/Fort-Hood-shootings-Army-major-Nidal-Malik-Hasan-kills-12-injures-31-shootout-troops-army-base.html#ixzz0W7eue3RD God is great: Last words of Fort Hood gunman before being shot by police heroine.]</ref>  He also revealed that Maj. Malik was under extreme stress due to the discrimination he received for being Muslim.  He also received firearms training.<ref>[http://www.makli.com/malik-nadal-hasan-0012268/ ''News Around the Globe'']</ref>  From his experience as a psychiatrist, he heard first-hand the accounts of the soldiers returning from [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]]: