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[[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>[https://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]]:

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It is thought that due to the harassment Malik endured from his fellow soldiers, he may have had strong feelings of alienation.<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> Virginia Tech University was the ''scene of the 2007 massacre by a student that left 32 dead.'' The Virginia Tech shooter, whose family was South Korean, may also have had problems with alienation.  

It is thought that due to the harassment Malik endured from his fellow soldiers, he may have had strong feelings of alienation.<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> Virginia Tech University was the ''scene of the 2007 massacre by a student that left 32 dead.'' The Virginia Tech shooter, whose family was South Korean, may also have had problems with alienation.  

Fort Hood, with around 40,000 troops, had two soldiers stationed there that committed suicide in 2009&mdash;nine suicide cases since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. It was named after Confederate General John Bell Hood. It is the biggest US military base in the world.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6511138/Fort-Hood-The-largest-US-military-base-in-the-world.html The ''Telegraph'' Online: "Fort Hood: The largest US military base in the world"]</ref>  

Fort Hood, with around 40,000 troops, had two soldiers stationed there that committed suicide in 2009&mdash;nine suicide cases since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. It was named after Confederate General John Bell Hood. It is the biggest US military base in the world.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6511138/Fort-Hood-The-largest-US-military-base-in-the-world.html The ''Telegraph'' Online: "Fort Hood: The largest US military base in the world"]</ref>  

Malik, an Arabic word, means: ''king''

Malik, an Arabic word, means: ''king''

== Obama transition participant ==

== Obama transition participant ==

Hasan is listed on page 29 of the document "Thinking Anew – Security Priorities for the Next Administration." Hasan was an advisor in homeland security of [[Barack Obama]]'s presidential transition team. Hasan is listed as a participant, though not a member, of several meetings in the George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute's Presidential Transition Task Force.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=115230 Shooter advised Obama transition, WND, November 06, 2009]</ref>

Hasan is listed on page 29 of the document "Thinking Anew – Security Priorities for the Next Administration." Hasan was an advisor in homeland security of [[Barack Obama]]'s presidential transition team. Hasan is listed as a participant, though not a member, of several meetings in the George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute's Presidential Transition Task Force.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=115230 Shooter advised Obama transition, WND, November 06, 2009]</ref>

== Links to 9/11 Hijackers ==

== Links to 9/11 Hijackers ==

The mosque is one of the largest on the East Coast of the USA.

The mosque is one of the largest on the East Coast of the USA.

[[File:Imam-anwar-al-awlaki.jpg|thumb|100px|Anwar al-Awlaki.]]

[[File:Imam-anwar-al-awlaki.jpg|thumb|100px|Anwar al-Awlaki.]]

Two officials said the Washington-based task force was notified of communications between Hasan and a radical imam overseas.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fort_hood_shooting_suspect AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan.]</ref> Imam Anwar al-Awlaki, who is now based in [[Yemen]], preaches to US Muslims in online lectures.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6534584/Fort-Hood-shooting-Nidal-Malik-Hasan-had-contact-with-911-imam.html Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan 'had contact with 9/11 imam'.]</ref>

Two officials said the Washington-based task force was notified of communications between Hasan and a radical imam overseas.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fort_hood_shooting_suspect AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan.]</ref> Imam Anwar al-Awlaki, who is now based in [[Yemen]], preaches to US Muslims in online lectures.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6534584/Fort-Hood-shooting-Nidal-Malik-Hasan-had-contact-with-911-imam.html Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan 'had contact with 9/11 imam'.]</ref>

==Links to Al Qaeda==

==Links to Al Qaeda==