The title of a recently released Yahoo! article is "Ft. Hood shooting suspect allegedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar'" or 'God is Great' in Arabic. This seems like someone else who wants to wage a jihad or holy war against the west like bin Laden or Abu Muqab al-Zarqawi. God is great and he certainly wouldn't ask anyone to kill other people for him. Whoever thinks like this has a twisted mind.

The first sentence is "Soldiers who witnessed the shooting RAMPAGE at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman (allegedly) shouted Allahu Akbar - an Arabic phrase for "God is Great" - before opening fire, the base commander said Friday". So this is a breaking news story and it is indeed disturbing because it happened on a military base where soldiers returning from war are screened for mental or psychological wounds and where soldiers deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan are examined before shipping out. This is yet another place where we EXPECT security and this latest incident reinforces the fact that we cannot be complacent or let our guard down AT ANY TIME.

The first two indicators of trouble were: "The motive for the shooting isn't clear, but Hasan was apparently set to deploy soon and had expressed SOME ANGER about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan". All right, so murder is the manifestation of "some anger".

"Hasan was among 30 people wounded in the shooting spree and remained hospitalized on a ventilator". Hasan evidently got a taste of his own medicine. Only two have been released from hospital while the rest are still hospitalized, but in stable condition.

The third significant sentence is: "Military officials are TRYING to piece together what MAY have pushed Hasan, AN ARMY PSYCHIATRIST TRAINED TO HELP SOLDIERS IN DISTRESS, to turn on his comrades" and in such a violent manner. The trigger phrase is obviously "TRYING to PIECE TOGETHER what MAY" because we honestly know very little or nothing beyond what we are told, what we are hearing and what we are reading at this time. This is indeed puzzling. We are at a loss for words as to why this happened. Now it looks like HASAN needs a psychiatrist because he clearly now has a serious mental condition that apparently somehow went undiagnosed before.

"Hasan was not known to be a threat or risk". Well, apparently, a lot about Hasan was "not known".

So what are people saying in the aftermath of the latest incident of mental instability that has once again led to tragedy, bloodshed and unfortunately, death again? According to Col. Steve Braverman, "I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS HERE. We had no problems WITH HIS JOB PERFORMANCE". "I'm not aware of any problems here" demonstrates that mental instability can manifest itself in very subtle ways and we often don't think seriously about mental health issues until something tragic like this happens. It is sad and tragic. We must also note "We had no problems with his job performance", but what about his PERSONALITY, which is a part of many 'job performances'?

"An imam from a mosque Hasan regularly attended said, Hasan, a lifelong Muslim, was a committed soldier, gave no sign of extremist beliefs and regularly wore his uniform at prayers". Oh so yelling "God is great" before going on a shooting rampage isn't extremism?

Other soldiers also expressed surprise and shock at the latest events. According to Edgar Booker, a 58-year-old war veteran and one of Hasan's neighbors who now works in a cafeteria on the Fort Hood military base, "He SEEMED (to be) OK with it". Key phrase: "seemed to be" which is not certain. "I asked him how he felt about going over there, with their religion and everything and he said (that) 'IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING'". "It's going to be interesting" is the first red flag that Hasan may have started to become influenced by some extreme elements in the Muslim religion.

According to the Fort Hood base commander, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, "She (Officer Kimberley Munley) happened to encounter the gunman. In an exchange of gunfire, she was wounded, but managed to wound (i.e. shoot) him four times. IT WAS AN AMAZING AND AGGRESSIVE PERFORMANCE BY THIS POLICE OFFICER". OK, we don't usually applaud or condone "aggression", UNLESS YOU'RE A POLICE OFFICER (or anybody else for that matter) CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOOTING RAMPAGE. This is not "amazing" or admirable, but necessary to avoid getting shot at and/or killed by a lunatic who is out of control.

Cone goes on to say that about 300 soldiers were queued up to get routine checkups for things such as immunization shots and eye tests (i.e. just everyday activities for soldiers) and one soldier who had been shot had told him that "I made the mistake of moving and I was shot again". When you hear gunfire and you're not in the vicinity, for God's sake, STAY STILL AND DON'T MOVE. During this time, soldiers "would scramble and (tried to) help each other out".

Furthermore, Cone said that it was "counterintuitive" how one person with a gun could shoot so many people and cause such widespread panic. However, this is not uncommon, which again is tragic. The 1999 Columbine Massacre (carried out by Dylan Klebold & Eric Harris) and the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre (carried out by Seung Hui-cho) are compelling examples of the devastation, horror, pain and psychological duress that could potentially be caused by only one person or two people. These guys apparently shot at a few people in one area of a building, causing some panic and then move on to another area, only to go back to that first area once everyone else thought or assumed that the rampage was over.

Cone goes on to say that "With ricochet fire, he was able to hit that many people". "ricochet fire" is almost as dangerous as direct fire because there's simply no way to tell where the ricocheting gunfire is coming from or will come from a few seconds or a few minutes later.

Pastor Greg Schannep had just parked his car when an officer ran up to him quite frantically: "Sir, they are opening fire over there!" obviously in an effort to keep Schannep out of harm's way.

According to 27-year-old specialist Jerry Richard, who works at the center, but fortunately wasn't on duty at the time of the rampage and bloodshed, "I was CONFUSED and JUST SHOCKED". We are too. "Overseas, you are ready for it", because this is what soldiers prepare for all the time in drills. "BUT HERE, YOU CAN'T EVEN DEFEND YOURSELF" because we don't EXPECT something like this to happen...until it actually happens, ESPECIALLY AT A MILITARY BASE. A military base is supposed to PROVIDE security and not be the place for A SECURITY BREACH like the one we are reading/hearing about now. Richard is clearly exasperated and who can blame him?

According to an official at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the obvious seriousness and sensitivity of this situation, "He RECEIVED A POOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION", but here's the thing: did he care? Looking back in hindsight now, OBVIOUSLY NOT.

According to Dr. Thomas Grieger who was the trainer at the Medical Center at when Hassan was an intern there, there were various "difficulties" requiring "COUNSELLING and EXTRA SUPERVISION", another warning sign.

According to Faizul Khan, a former imam at a mosque Hasan attended in (what we presume to be) his hometown of Silver Spring, Maryland, "I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT he was a committed soldier". Well, "impressions" are OFTEN misleading.

According to Noel Hasan, Hasan's aunt, "Some people can take it and some people cannot. He had heard all of that and HE WANTED OUT OF THE MILITARY". So Hasan was disgruntled. "He wanted out of the military" is an explanation, not an excuse for his actions.

The final piece of evidence that we must consider is: "AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AGO, Hasan came to the attention of law enforcement officials because of internet postings about SUICIDE BOMBINGS and other threats, including posts that equated SUICIDE BOMBERS TO SOLDIERS WHO THROW THEMSELVES ON A GRENADES TO SAVE THE LIVES OF THEIR COMRADES", something heroic transformed into something disgraceful. Also, the phrase "At least six months ago" should draw/attract our attention because: if the authorities knew that this person was a threat to society because of his mental instability THEN, why didn't they do something about it THEN? Just like Columbine and Virginia Tech, CLEAR AND OBVIOUS WARNING SIGNS/RED FLAGS WERE MISSED.

President Obama also commented on this tragedy: "WE DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE ANSWERS YET". This is the key/main point. "AND I WOULD CAUTION JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS UNTIL WE HAVE ALL THE FACTS". That is wise. "What we do know is that there are families, friends and (indeed) an entire nation grieving for the brave men and women who came under attack yesterday". To the families of these heroes, patriots and indeed angels, no words can possibly take away the immeasurable pain that you are feeling right now, but for those of us who are far away from you and can't give you a hug, this is all we have to give and we hope that it provides at least some solace.

According to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, "When a service is scheduled, the president will attend". He should, because these are the people who keep us safe.

Finally, Mr. Obama said: "We stand IN AWE OF THEIR SACRIFICE and for the safety of those who fight and for the families of those who have fallen" and that is certainly the truth.

In conclusion, we have to treat this as an isolated incident DESPITE ALL THE CRAZINESS THAT SEEMS TO BE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. We must not give into the stereotype that ALL Muslims are violent extremists based on this one horrific act BECAUSE THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE.