AWOL Muslim Arrested: Suspect In Planned Terror Attack at Ft. Hood

Fox News broke a story earlier about a possible planned terrorist attack on Ft. Hood and in the early reporting they stated that three people were under arrest but were withholding the names. Well, the first name has come out and to nobody's surprise he is a Muslim, but he is also a soldier with a long track record in the public eye.



In addition to the CNN report above he also gave interviews to Al-Jazeera and anybody else wishing to listen to this pathetic loser's sob story.

Back in 2010, after serving for over an year, and upon his unit at Ft. Campbell receiving deployment orders to Afghanistan, he got in touch with his inner Muslim and decided to apply for Conscientious Objector status based upon Islam being such a peaceful religion and all. These sort of claims always crack me up, and in this guy's case even more so. You see, the guy is in the Infantry, which are the bomb dodgers, bullet catchers, baby makers and widow makers of the Army. This can be gleaned from the HLN video attached by the blue rope around his right soldier. Only Infantry soldiers are allowed to wear it.

I should know, I wore one for 22 years. I would have thought in a post-9/11 world with the US Military engaged in two active wars in Muslim countries that somewhere during his 15 weeks of training at Ft. Benning that he just might have got a clue that he could be called upon to fight in one of these wars.

Well, anyway, while his CO status case was going through the process he decided to go AWOL and apparently fled to the Ft. Hood area, where he found a sympathetic band of losers who operate a coffee shop just outside the main gate and assist AWOL soldiers in hiding out and provide legal assistance to them. Meanwhile, back at Ft. Campbell, investigators who were going through his computer found some kiddie porn, which of course is perfectly acceptable in the Muslim faith, seeing as their great leader was a pedophile himself.

We will have to see how this story plays out over the next hours and days, and keep in mind there are still two more soldiers who have been arrested in this alleged plot.

UPDATE: Reuters now reports that the FBI say he was arrested with bomb making material.

A missing U.S. Army soldier is expected to face federal charges on Thursday after he was arrested with "bomb-making material" in his hotel room near Fort Hood, Texas, a local FBI agent said.

Beautiful Opening, Soft All The Way Down

The holiday season is upon us once again and down at Ft. Benning, GA they are busy trying to fill up Santa's Castle with toys and gifts for the children of the soldiers stationed there that may not otherwise get something for Christmas.

I am very familiar with Santa's Castle having been stationed at Ft. Benning on two different occasions. In the past they operated a rehab shop so even used toys or items like bicycles that are donated that require repairs can be fixed that is manned by soldiers, but apparently now they request that toys be new.

This year as part of their toy drive they offered airborne soldiers a chance to get some Chilean Airborne Wings. The price of admission was a toy for which the paratrooper would once again be given a chance to fling himself out of an aircraft.

Operation Sleigh Ride, held annually on post, garners hundreds of gifts for the children of cash-strapped Fort Benning soldiers while also making it possible for sky soldiers such as Young to earn foreign jump wings.

This year’s event attracted close to 240 paratroopers to Fryar Drop Zone, said Col. Jon Ring, commander of the 1st Battalion, 507th Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Regiment, 199th Infantry Brigade, which sponsored the jump.

There is a video at the link of the jump along with more information concerning Santa's Castle.

Something That Needs To Be Said Again

This speech originally came to the public attention in 2006, but it is just as relevant today as it was then, and something I felt was worth repeating. Remember these words as you relish the coming days of hope and change whereby we once again return to the good old days before September 11, 2001 when we pursued our enemies with lawyers, writs, and subpoenas instead of with guns, rockets, and planes.

Men----Don't ever think that the kids running around on some university campuses protesting, breaking things and whining have anything on you. You are privileged to have that one advantage that all covet---you will know - about the goings on in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti, the Philippines, the Balkans and many other places. Your head will not be filled with the empty theory of those who---in actuality know very little because they lack the intestinal fortitude to commit to anything which requires risk. I'm speaking of the snide, arrogant sort who spend all day blaming America for every wrong in the world before going home to sleep at night under that blanket of freedom provided by better men----men like you.
LTC Randolph White addressing graduates of the U.S. Army Infantry School 2006

You have to watch the whole video, especially if you haven't seen it before. It is a little over 12 minutes in length, but it is time well spent.


On a related note, last night I spent two hours listening to LTC (Ret) Allen West, who is running for Congress in Florida. For those not familiar with Mr, West, he is the officer, who upon learning that a prisoner they were holding had information about an imminent attac--not only on him but his unit also--decided to question the suspect. When that suspect was less then forthright with the information he knew he possessed he pulled out his 9mm pistol and fired a shot past the insurgent's head. He got the information he needed, no soldiers were wounded or killed in the following action they had to take and LTC West was forced to resign. I cannot think of a better person to send to Congress. At least you know he will stand up for you. The other good news about LTC West's tour in Iraq--he suffered only one casualty in his unit, a soldier killed in a vehicle accident, and he was the commander of a 1000-man battalion.

If you have the time or want to download the show he appeared on here is your link. He is straightforward and not a big fan of Mr. Obama.

Liberals celebrate 18 years of failure

I wonder which gathering will get more attention?
This one.

Thousands of protesters will gather in front of Fort Benning this weekend, just as they have for the last 18 years, to demand the closing of an Army school that trains Latin American military officers.

And look who is going to be the guest of honor? Now remember he wants to be Commander in Chief. Is this how you want your President to act? It would be kind of hard to go to the generals at the Pentagon and ask them for anything, doncha think?

Organizers say Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is scheduled to speak at this year's rally, which is expected to attract more than 20,000 demonstrators to the Fort Benning gates when it starts Friday.

Or this one?

Meanwhile, a crowd of more than 20,000 is expected to gather Saturday in downtown Columbus for the annual God Bless Fort Benning festival, featuring radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger. The event celebrates the fort's role in the community.

I spent some time at Ft Benning, 2 different occasions in fact, and at no time did the protests against the School of the Americas ever number more then about a 100. The biggest nuisance is that the gate they gather at to conduct their little whine fest is the one leading to the housing areas, so families are more affected by this then the soldiers or the folks on the post. It is on a side road leading to the base and unless you stumble on it by accident you would never know those folks were there. The other funny part is the folks aren't there early in the morning. We used to run that way as part of our PT (Physical Training) in the mornings and you know I just don't recall seeing those people there at oh dark thirty in the morning. Now if some intrepid camera crew had stayed to cover I am sure they would have played it up.
Oh another interesting bit of news regarding Laura Schlessinger.

"I can't think of a better way to spend Saturday than thanking our troops and their families for their sacrifice," said Schlessinger, whose 22-year-old son - a specialist with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division - is currently serving in Afghanistan. "Besides, it will be a heck of a lot of fun."