Proof Nidal Hasan is a terrorist

Courtesy of, you guessed it, Christopher Hitchens.

Great minds tend to think alike. I didn't need to read Hitchens' latest column for Slate to know that Nidal Hasan is a terrorist. I figured as much when I heard about the shootings at Fort Hood - and come to find out I was right, while thoreaully77 was wrong (as usual). But did you know that Allahu akbar, which is what he shouted before he shot up the place, is the universal cry of jihad?

From Hitchens' list of reasons we know Hasan is a terrorist:

3) As he unleashed his volleys, he yelled the universal cry of jihad, "Allahu akbar!" or "God is great!" (The eyewitnesses on this point, originally doubted, are especially convincing since some of them didn't understand the meaning of the words and only sought to reproduce them phonetically.) On his business card, he described himself described as "SOA" or "slave," or possibly, "soldier of Allah." Neither would be especially reassuring in this context.

As the saying goes, you learn something new every day.

The military should holler, if they need to pay someone that Halliburton money to go through their ranks and pick out the potential terrorists. I've got what it takes to prevent the next Fort Hood.

Hard Evidence [Slate]