Friday, July 20, 2012

Fort Hood Massacre Report: The FBI 'Made Mistakes'



Fort Hood Report Faults FBI For Missteps In Hasan Review, Cites Political Correctness -- FOX News

A long-awaited report on the Fort Hood shooting faults the FBI for numerous failures in the run-up to the massacre that left 13 dead, concluding that agents' assessment of Maj. Nidal Hasan was "belated, incomplete and rushed" -- and suggesting political correctness played a role in the bureau's decision not to investigate him more thoroughly.

The report, obtained by Fox News Thursday afternoon, includes 18 specific recommendations for changes at the FBI. However, it does not recommend any disciplinary action against employees at the bureau.

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More News On The Report Of The Fort Hood Shooting

Report details FBI's missteps ahead of Fort Hood shootings
-- MSNBC
FBI 'made mistakes' before Fort Hood shootings -- USA Today
Lawmaker: Report shows FBI ignored accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan out of political correctness -- CBS/AP
Lawmaker: Report on Hood attack faults FBI -- Army Times/AP
Report Finds FBI Shortcomings in Probing Fort Hood Shooter -- Bloomberg
Report: Hasan sent e-mails to known terrorist -- Star Telegram/AP
Fort Hood shooting report faults FBI handling of accused shooter's e-mails -- CNN

WNU Editor: The full report is here.

What's my take .... people are dead .... someone has to be held accountable, dismissed, or fired. Unfortunately this is not going to happen .... to do so would put into question the culture of political correctness in the military, and how this mindset may have helped blind the authorities to ignore the signs that could have prevented this massacre.

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