A long-overdue Congressional rebuke to Obama’s “workplace violence” nonsense.
“Purple Heart to Be Awarded to Victims at Fort Hood,” by Ashley Southall, New York Times, February 6, 2015:
The Army will award the Purple Heart to victims of the deadly 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, after Congress approved a measure expanding eligibility for the award.
Thirteen people were killed and over 30 were wounded in Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s attack. The victims and their families fought for years to receive the Purple Heart and its benefits but were denied because of a debate over whether the shooting met the legal requirement to be considered an act of terror.
“Now that Congress has changed the criteria, we believe there is sufficient reason to allow these men and women to be awarded and recognized with either the Purple Heart or, in the case of civilians, the Defense of Freedom Medal,” the Army secretary, John M. McHugh, said in a statement announcing the decision. “It’s an appropriate recognition of their service and sacrifice.”
Until Friday, officials referred to the shooting at the base as “workplace violence,” not terrorism.
“In essence, what we have now is a recognition from the Pentagon of what the whole world knew right away, that this was an act of terror,” said Neal Sher, a lawyer for dozens of the victims. “I consider this event to be a major victory. I think it finally puts to rest the insulting and disingenuous insinuation that this was an incident of workplace violence.”
Congress expanded the eligibility criteria for the Purple Heart in December with a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015. The law states that an event should be considered an attack by a foreign terrorist organization if the perpetrator “was in communication with the foreign terrorist organization before the attack” and “the attack was inspired or motivated by the foreign terrorist organization.” Previously, the law required a finding that the perpetrator was acting at the direction of a foreign terrorist organization….
Lord Saint Fire says
Islam should be made illegal. I don’t believe that there’s such thing as a “good Muslim”. The more we pretend that Islam is not the problem, the more “fort hood massacre’s will happen”.
MKG says
The Fort Hood shooter should be awarded 12 Lead Stars for treason.
Auckland says
Not sure about that one. How about we follow ISIS and do an old fashioned burning?
MKG says
No, no, no, that would be too hoot for him. We need to send him off American style like going over Niagra Falls in a leaky barrel, using him as a rope in a tractor pull, or just hang him by shooting the legs off the stool.
Don McKellar says
Incredible how Obama manages to stay in office at this point.
sly311 says
Thank you Congress for finally stepping up and giving our service men and women their rightful respect. My Dad, a WWII vet, who passed two years ago, would be proud. On his behalf I thank you. And God Bless you in trying to do a good job in this very corrupt administration.
rev g says
Long overdue.
JamesonRocks says
Long overdue and well deserved.
John Duffin says
Islam should be declared a political ideology firstly, with superstitious supernatural proclamations.
David, Thailand says
The America-hating, white-hating, Jew-hating Muslim Socialist in the White House must be livid,
MKG says
Good. Let him go gnash his teeth.
pumbar says
He’ll be gnawing at his mashie niblick on some Hawaiian golf course.
Angemon says
Justice has been made.
Dave J says
Too little, too late. The President has revealed his Muslim upbringing and sympathies.
mccode says
The picture in this link says it all.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bandow/washington-should-stop-sl_b_6629324.html
Mirren10 says
Is that your repulsive scumbag president bowing *again* ??!! Dear God.
The man is a total sh**.
Transmaster says
This is great news what this means is at last this terrorist attack as been officially recognized for what it was this opens up benefits for the families of the those killed, specially the Department of Veterans affairs will now pay a monthly stipend to the children of the those killed, which will be backdated the the date of the event, and they will receive educational benefits to put them through college or a trade school. Plus the survivors will now be able to file for disability ratings, and thus opens up even more options for medical care. This is what has really angered me about what the president (lower case “p”) by denying this was a terrorist attack has screwed the families and survives out of the benefits they had coming from this terrorist attack. After that we have Bill Clinton to thank for the fact that military personal cannot carry their personal weapons with them on base. Had it been as it was at least some of the soldiers would have been armed and would have been able to defend themselves and the others in the area.
BC says
Oh come on, the guy just had a bad day Everybody gets one occasionally.
Michael Copeland says
A soldier who recorded the shooting on his cell phone was ORDERED to delete the images.
Will that officer face discipline for tampering with evidence of a crime?
PrCS says
dkjakd
Prinz Eugen says
Better late than never, but is this islamical terrorist/traitor still drawing his salary? Why has he not been officially “martyred” — those plastic inflatable concubines are waiting for him in that islamic brothel in heaven.
GOP congress better wake up and end mullah Barak’s aid/arms/support for islam — and demand the
De’s ‘ hitmen in Israel be recalled. Not a penny or piastre for islam from the USA — never again!
Walter Jem says
Our President and a majority of Democrats keep insisting that Islam is a religion of peace. WELL, if I believe that, then I believe the Manson killers were just attempting to rid the world of bad people…which seems to me, is not so different than what Muslims are doing. BECAUSE if you are not Muslim, you are bad people!!!
Mirren10 says
I hope obama is lying prostrate on the carpet in the Oval Office, drumming his heels and chewing spit.
mjazzguitar says
He is guilty not only of murder, but also treason.
In fact he was making treasonous statements to those he was “counseling”.
1.) Why hasn’t he been executed?
2.) Why are we still paying him?
gravenimage says
Purple Heart finally to be awarded to Fort Hood jihad massacre victims
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*Finally*. Of course, this never would have happened if good Americans hadn’t made a stink over this appalling injustice.