Wednesday, November 10, 2010

U.S. Army Releases Report On The Fort Hood Massacre

Family members and friends visit a memorial stone after it was unveiled during a Nov. 5, 2010, ceremony commemorating the one-year anniversary of the shootings on Fort Hood, Texas. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen

Report: Army Failed To Identify Fort Hood Threat -- Washington Times

The Army failed to properly identify the insider threat posed by the Fort Hood shooting suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan, and did not receive threat information from the FBI, according to an internal Army report on the shooting made public on Tuesday.

"Our current protection procedures fall short of synchronizing policy, establishing priorities and allocating resources to achieve the desired end state," Army Maj. Gen. Robert M. Radin, leader of the Army Internal Review Team, said in the report. "We must efficiently and effectively transform how we look at protecting the force."

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More News On The Fort Hood Report

Fort Hood report outlines ways for Army to improve security response -- www.Army.mil
Fort Hood Probe: Army Chooses Its Words Carefully -- Time Magazine
Army: No single action could have prevented Fort Hood killings -- CNN
Lessons learned from Fort Hood shooting: U.S. military -- Reuters
Pentagon announces final Fort Hood reviews -- UPI
US military faulted over Fort Hood massacre response -- AFP
Army Prescribes Steps to Counter Insider Threats -- HSToday
Army Releases Fort Hood Internal Review Report -- www.Army.mil

WNU Editor: The entire report can be found at HERE

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