A U.S Military Psychiatrist on a Shooting Spree

In Texas army base, 13 soldiers dead and more than 30 injured

Nidal Malik Hasan suspected of

the shooting rampage at Fort Hood

A military psychiatrist who had felt anxiety about being deployed to Iraq killed 13 soldiers and wounded at least 30 others on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base in Texas. Ironically, the 39-year-old suspect, Nidal Malik Hasan, have treated other soldiers with mental problems after combats.

Hasan came to the medical care center this afternoon and fired widely at soldiers who were doing a physical examination. He was captured with four gunshots from security forces but expected to survive. This tragedy clearly showed that the battle fatigue among American soldiers due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been steadily getting worse. “We will investigate this shocking incidence closely so that there would be no doubt about that” pledged the White House.

An American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, he was distressed at engaging in a fratricidal war. A CCTV reported by CNN captured him having breakfast in a cafeteria with Arabic costumes this morning. Although he does not speak Arabic very well, he was highly critical of the Iraq war and thus would clash with peers who agreed with the war. His cousin said that he felt harassed by other soldiers because of his Muslim faith. According to the Washington Post, as Hassan has recently been much interested in Muslim, he often showed himself in the Muslim center.

Hasan, who was normally calm, was under investigation half a year ago because he posted a comment that glosses over suicide bombings on the Internet. The AP news reported that the government was investigating whether he linked to an organization of extremists, but nothing has been revealed.