From the article:
“The 39-year-old Army psychiatrist emerged as a study in contradictions: a polite man who stewed with discontent, a counselor who needed to be counseled himself, a professional healer now suspected of cutting down the fellow soldiers he was sworn to help.
Relatives said he felt harassed because of his Muslim faith but did not embrace extremism. Others were not so sure. A recent classmate said Hasan once gave a jarring presentation to students in which he argued the war on terrorism was a war against Islam, and "made himself a lightning rod for things" when he felt his religious beliefs were challenged.”
In short, we needed this event about as much as we needed a collective concrete enema. Just when it was getting again in this country to where you could be non-WASP and not be suspect; just as soon as we were on the verge of being able to discuss our wars seriously and maturely, this had to happen, which will stir things right back up to the "MOOSLIM TERRURISTS HATE OUR FREEDOM" bullshit level of years past.
Lovely. Strong work, asshole.