Went to high school with her. Formerly Paula Kaufmann of Hubbard. Had twin younger sisters. Don't know if they are still in the area. She was in all the high school plays and was always very good. She's done very will. Shows what determination, luck, hard work and education will do for you. Last Christmas, she contributed to a local charity too. It's nice she remembers where she is from.
Hasan's lawyer this morning claimed that he could not get a fair trial at Ft. Hood. First, I don't believe that. Having sat on Courts Martials, and also sent a few soldiers to be Courts Martialed, the UCMJ is actually FAIRER than civilian criminal proceedings. Civilians can be indicted by secret grand juries. This doe not happen in the military. There are NO secret grand juries. The Article 32 investigating officer serves as the "grand jury". He or she reviews the evidence, interviews whom ever they want under oath and then decides if the evidence merits moving the case to trial. The Article 32 officer recommends to the convening authority, in this case, the Commanding General of Ft. Hood, to either proceed to trial or dismiss the charges. Anyone going before a Courts Martial can ask to be represented by civilian or military counsel. Hasan has evidently chosen civilian counsel. Based on what the evidence appears here, he will be convicted and they can sentence him to death. Hopefully that is what happens. The senior officers that will make up the Courts-Martial panel are virtually free form outside influence and the media and politics won't make a difference.
The finger pointing has started. I can't believe that some analyst at the Nat. Terrorism Center decided that the 20 contacts Hasam had with the terrorist cleric was somehow part of his Master's degree thesis. This is nuts. First, any US officer of soldier that has direct contact with ANY terrorist needs to immediately be called on the carpet and questioned. Period. The ONLY contact with know terrorists should be between law enforcement, or intelligence agents. There was a very big ball dropped AGAIN. I've been retired a few years now, but if any one I served with EVER contacted a Communist agent, our butt would have been in very deep stuff fast. Oh yea. Communists are now on the White House staff, so I guess that's ok now. THAT IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM IN AND OF ITSELF. Sit back and watch how perverted this case becomes. THe politically correct media, the leftists in the Democrat Party, the ACLU, and all the typical nut job organizations will all be out there trying to apologize for this Islamic wacko. It will be a very pathetic show to watch.
True. I totally agree that they could have stopped this nut very quickly. But the same thing would have happened if this guy went to a mall in Dallas. In that case there would have been large numbers of women and children killed instead of soldiers. Both are terrible scenarios. I personally have no problem with soldiers carrying weapons on bases, but due to the large numbers there, and the presence of civilians coming and going, it becomes a difficult issue to control weapons, ammunition, etc. A base is essentially a city, with women, children, visitors and other family member living there in addition to thousands of soldiers. The Armed Forces have always had the policy that military arms are locked up when not in use. If you own a personal weapon and live in the barracks as a single person, you must lock up our weapon in the arms room were the other military weapons are stored. If you live in family quarters, it is your home, just like a civilian house, and you keep your gun at home. You just can't decide that you are going to carry our machine gun, 9mm, or M-4/M-16 around all day with you. The issue will now become how to provide additional security and to what extent should there be a change to the current policies. Don't hold your breath though. I don't expect the Army or any of the other forces to change the current DoD policy regarding weapons on base. I've lived in on-base housing for most of my military career both in the US and in several foreign countries. Security is pretty tight, but dealing with someone within will be the challenge. The political correct crap has to stop. It has no place in society, and definitely no place in the military.
True statement. However, being a retired Army officer, I can assure you that it has never been the policy of the armed forces to allow soldiers to carry their combat weapons freely, except for training exercises or actual deployment missions. ALL military weapons are secured in unit arms rooms and are under 24 security systems. It has always been the assumption that a base not in a combat theater is generally secure and that normal physical security provided by the Military Police and/or civilian DoD police or contract guards is adqequate. The Ft. Hood shootings show that in today's environment, the terrorist threat posed by radical Islam can strike anywhere and can inspire some followers to do terrible deeds. The political correct apologists will be flapping their mouths about how this guy was a victim, he had mental problems, he didn't want to go to war, yada, yada. Here are some facts: 1. He volunteered to join the Army. 2. He volunteered to enroll in the DoD Uniformed Services Medical Univ. 3. In doing so, they agree that in exchange for the US taxpayer paying for a medical degree, they payback a set number of years of service for each year of tax payer provided education. 4. He signed a contract to enter the program. 5. He was identified at Walter Reed that he was not performing his job correctly and was counseled about it resulting in a adverse efficiency report. His anti-US outbursts and comment to other officers and soldiers put up the red flags. He should have been removed from active duty, and like others who do not fulfill their service contract, pay back the money expended for their education. 6. Political correctness has been pushed through the military for years by our politicians. Many have used the military as a captive social ground for experimentation, such as the gay issue, women in combat, quota promotions based on race, unions, etc. I saw it first hand, it is in policy, in the regulations, and in the written instructions to promotion boards. 7. This guy hasn't been out in the real Army yet. He has no war-time stress. He's only been outside the Beltway for a couple months at Ft. Hood. This is radial muslim influence, period.
I've already seen stuff in the media claiming that he couldn't go to war against fellow Muslims. That's an excuse, but Americans of German and Japanese decent fought against Germans and Japanese soldiers in WWII. Vietnamese fought against the VC, and I believe brothers fought against brothers in the US Civil War. Any defense or excuse based on that logic is garbage.
Considering the way the population votes, and who they vote for, I now understand the reason the Founding Fathers though only land owners should vote. In our modern times, I'm beginning to think that there should be some type of IQ test in order to vote. You know, the basic stuff like, how many states there are, or what two bodies comprise the Congress, or can you correectly identify NY, LA, and Chicago on a map, or do you know the Pledge of Allegiance, or the really hard one...how many commandments make up the 10 Commandments. If the morons get a 75% they can vote. I'm sorry to say, that about 60%, or the same percentage that voted for Obama/Marxist administration wouldn't pass.
The whole septic replacement program going on in Trumbull County is suspect in my opinion and should be investigated by the N. Ohio organized crime task force. They claim 85% of the systems inspected fail. Yea right. Only a few contractors are approved as installers. Yea right. Open up the bidding to licensed contractors, have them follow the EPA approved plan, inspect their work, and be done. Who's bother in law or relative works for or owns these very limited "approved" installers. With Trumbull County's track record, this program stinks.
Largely through policies initiated by Democrat Congresses in an effort to pander to the uneducated we've created a nation of whiners and an underclass population that has been convinced that they are "owed" something from the rest of us. When nearly 50% of the people pay NO income taxes, they just vote for more "stuff" because they don't suffer the consequences of paying for the "stuff". Now we have a President and Congress who believes that people who are at the lower echelons of society are "entited" to your "stuff". I grew up in the 50s, went to college in the 60s and you worked and saved for your "stuff". You got ahead by hard work, education, conservative savings, ethical and moral behavior. That's not the case it seems anymore. I will totally resist these policies fight this President to the maximum ability, and do everything possible to get rid of these Marxists at every election. This included the local politicians who have the same mentality such as the tax sucking school boards, the numerous charities always looking for handouts or trying to get money through passage of county levies, etc. Enough is enough. Charity begins at home, and necessity is the mother of invention. Throw the bums out!
Posted on November 11 at 1:07 p.m.
Went to high school with her. Formerly Paula Kaufmann of Hubbard. Had twin younger sisters. Don't know if they are still in the area. She was in all the high school plays and was always very good. She's done very will. Shows what determination, luck, hard work and education will do for you. Last Christmas, she contributed to a local charity too. It's nice she remembers where she is from.
Posted on November 11 at 11:07 a.m.
Hasan's lawyer this morning claimed that he could not get a fair trial at Ft. Hood. First, I don't believe that. Having sat on Courts Martials, and also sent a few soldiers to be Courts Martialed, the UCMJ is actually FAIRER than civilian criminal proceedings. Civilians can be indicted by secret grand juries. This doe not happen in the military. There are NO secret grand juries. The Article 32 investigating officer serves as the "grand jury". He or she reviews the evidence, interviews whom ever they want under oath and then decides if the evidence merits moving the case to trial. The Article 32 officer recommends to the convening authority, in this case, the Commanding General of Ft. Hood, to either proceed to trial or dismiss the charges. Anyone going before a Courts Martial can ask to be represented by civilian or military counsel. Hasan has evidently chosen civilian counsel. Based on what the evidence appears here, he will be convicted and they can sentence him to death. Hopefully that is what happens. The senior officers that will make up the Courts-Martial panel are virtually free form outside influence and the media and politics won't make a difference.
Posted on November 10 at 11:30 p.m.
The finger pointing has started. I can't believe that some analyst at the Nat. Terrorism Center decided that the 20 contacts Hasam had with the terrorist cleric was somehow part of his Master's degree thesis. This is nuts. First, any US officer of soldier that has direct contact with ANY terrorist needs to immediately be called on the carpet and questioned. Period. The ONLY contact with know terrorists should be between law enforcement, or intelligence agents. There was a very big ball dropped AGAIN. I've been retired a few years now, but if any one I served with EVER contacted a Communist agent, our butt would have been in very deep stuff fast. Oh yea. Communists are now on the White House staff, so I guess that's ok now. THAT IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM IN AND OF ITSELF. Sit back and watch how perverted this case becomes. THe politically correct media, the leftists in the Democrat Party, the ACLU, and all the typical nut job organizations will all be out there trying to apologize for this Islamic wacko. It will be a very pathetic show to watch.
Posted on November 10 at 9:40 a.m.
True. I totally agree that they could have stopped this nut very quickly. But the same thing would have happened if this guy went to a mall in Dallas. In that case there would have been large numbers of women and children killed instead of soldiers. Both are terrible scenarios. I personally have no problem with soldiers carrying weapons on bases, but due to the large numbers there, and the presence of civilians coming and going, it becomes a difficult issue to control weapons, ammunition, etc. A base is essentially a city, with women, children, visitors and other family member living there in addition to thousands of soldiers. The Armed Forces have always had the policy that military arms are locked up when not in use. If you own a personal weapon and live in the barracks as a single person, you must lock up our weapon in the arms room were the other military weapons are stored. If you live in family quarters, it is your home, just like a civilian house, and you keep your gun at home. You just can't decide that you are going to carry our machine gun, 9mm, or M-4/M-16 around all day with you. The issue will now become how to provide additional security and to what extent should there be a change to the current policies. Don't hold your breath though. I don't expect the Army or any of the other forces to change the current DoD policy regarding weapons on base. I've lived in on-base housing for most of my military career both in the US and in several foreign countries. Security is pretty tight, but dealing with someone within will be the challenge. The political correct crap has to stop. It has no place in society, and definitely no place in the military.
Posted on November 9 at 2:13 p.m.
True statement. However, being a retired Army officer, I can assure you that it has never been the policy of the armed forces to allow soldiers to carry their combat weapons freely, except for training exercises or actual deployment missions. ALL military weapons are secured in unit arms rooms and are under 24 security systems. It has always been the assumption that a base not in a combat theater is generally secure and that normal physical security provided by the Military Police and/or civilian DoD police or contract guards is adqequate.
The Ft. Hood shootings show that in today's environment, the terrorist threat posed by radical Islam can strike anywhere and can inspire some followers to do terrible deeds.
The political correct apologists will be flapping their mouths about how this guy was a victim, he had mental problems, he didn't want to go to war, yada, yada. Here are some facts:
1. He volunteered to join the Army.
2. He volunteered to enroll in the DoD Uniformed Services Medical Univ.
3. In doing so, they agree that in exchange for the US taxpayer paying for a medical degree, they payback a set number of years of service for each year of tax payer provided education.
4. He signed a contract to enter the program.
5. He was identified at Walter Reed that he was not performing his job correctly and was counseled about it resulting in a adverse efficiency report. His anti-US outbursts and comment to other officers and soldiers put up the red flags. He should have been removed from active duty, and like others who do not fulfill their service contract, pay back the money expended for their education.
6. Political correctness has been pushed through the military for years by our politicians. Many have used the military as a captive social ground for experimentation, such as the gay issue, women in combat, quota promotions based on race, unions, etc. I saw it first hand, it is in policy, in the regulations, and in the written instructions to promotion boards.
7. This guy hasn't been out in the real Army yet. He has no war-time stress. He's only been outside the Beltway for a couple months at Ft. Hood. This is radial muslim influence, period.
I've already seen stuff in the media claiming that he couldn't go to war against fellow Muslims. That's an excuse, but Americans of German and Japanese decent fought against Germans and Japanese soldiers in WWII. Vietnamese fought against the VC, and I believe brothers fought against brothers in the US Civil War. Any defense or excuse based on that logic is garbage.
Posted on November 5 at 11:42 p.m.
Considering the way the population votes, and who they vote for, I now understand the reason the Founding Fathers though only land owners should vote. In our modern times, I'm beginning to think that there should be some type of IQ test in order to vote. You know, the basic stuff like, how many states there are, or what two bodies comprise the Congress, or can you correectly identify NY, LA, and Chicago on a map, or do you know the Pledge of Allegiance, or the really hard one...how many commandments make up the 10 Commandments. If the morons get a 75% they can vote. I'm sorry to say, that about 60%, or the same percentage that voted for Obama/Marxist administration wouldn't pass.
Posted on November 4 at 8:03 p.m.
He's just another water boy for Nancy Pelosi. Check out some of the projects in the porkulous bill that Timmy handed out to local paracites
Posted on November 3 at 4:01 p.m.
The whole septic replacement program going on in Trumbull County is suspect in my opinion and should be investigated by the N. Ohio organized crime task force. They claim 85% of the systems inspected fail. Yea right. Only a few contractors are approved as installers. Yea right. Open up the bidding to licensed contractors, have them follow the EPA approved plan, inspect their work, and be done. Who's bother in law or relative works for or owns these very limited "approved" installers. With Trumbull County's track record, this program stinks.
Posted on November 1 at 1:05 p.m.
Largely through policies initiated by Democrat Congresses in an effort to pander to the uneducated we've created a nation of whiners and an underclass population that has been convinced that they are "owed" something from the rest of us. When nearly 50% of the people pay NO income taxes, they just vote for more "stuff" because they don't suffer the consequences of paying for the "stuff". Now we have a President and Congress who believes that people who are at the lower echelons of society are "entited" to your "stuff". I grew up in the 50s, went to college in the 60s and you worked and saved for your "stuff". You got ahead by hard work, education, conservative savings, ethical and moral behavior. That's not the case it seems anymore. I will totally resist these policies fight this President to the maximum ability, and do everything possible to get rid of these Marxists at every election. This included the local politicians who have the same mentality such as the tax sucking school boards, the numerous charities always looking for handouts or trying to get money through passage of county levies, etc. Enough is enough. Charity begins at home, and necessity is the mother of invention. Throw the bums out!
Posted on October 30 at 7:53 p.m.
Oops. After reading the title of the article, I thought it was about the Obama administration and Congress.