Army chief of staff concerned for Muslim troops.
General George Casey Jr., the Army chief of staff, said on Sunday that he was concerned that speculation about the religious beliefs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused of killing 12 fellow soldiers and one civilian and wounding dozens of others in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, could “cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers.”
aziz 8:04 pm on November 8, 2009 Permalink |
its a bit of an oddly-phrased statement though. I mean its clear that he was muslim. The question is whether he invoked a religious rationale for the shooting or not (which is the avenue by which backlash would occur).