Malik Nadal Hasan

Major Malik Nadal Hasan (also written as Malik Nidal Hasan and Nidal Malik Hasan) has been charged with 13 counts of murder in the Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/us/13inquire.html Thirteen people were killed and at least 28 were wounded in the shootings at the military base's Soldier Readiness Center.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/us/07forthood.html?_r=1 Hasan is being treated at a military hospital and recently regained consciousness.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6909821.ece

Hasan, 39, is an army psychiatrist. Reports claim that Major Hasan was unhappy about his impending deployment to Iraq, scheduled on November 8.http://www.businessinsider.com/us-army-major-malik-nadal-hasan-identified-as-primary-shooter-at-fort-hood-2009-11http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/dpgo_major-malik-nadal-hasan-fort-hood-shootings-1105091257462430330http://www.newser.com/story/73429/gunman-identified-as-us-army-major.html

According to the AP, Major Hasan is suspected of making anonymous online posts discussing suicide bombings.http://www.newser.com/article/d9bpnhdo6/ap-source-authorities-had-concerns-about-suspected-shooter-reviewed-internet-postings.html According to Mercury News, a base officer said that Hasan shouted "Allahu Akbar!" (which means "God is great" in Arabic), prior to the attack.http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_13728784