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God is Great in Texas? By Raoul Lowery Contreras, CalNews.com November 8, 2009 We now have before us the case of native born American Army Major Nidal Malik Hassan who shot and killed 13 people and wounded 31 at Ft. Hood in Texas. Before we go any further, let’s distinguish between Major Hassan and me. I was born in another country and by it’s Constitution I am a citizen of that country as well as a citizen of the United States. Hassan openly violated standing law and rules about a soldier not being political. I never did despite the fact that Presidents Kennedy and Johnson ordered me to do things I disagreed with. Hassan was openly opposed to our Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns. I went wherever I was sent. Hassan objected to being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan and tried to avoid deployment by demanding a discharge despite the fact that he owed us years of service for financing his medical education. I never questioned policy in uniform. Hassan publicly objected to policy in uniform. What’s the basic difference between Hassan and me? He is a Muslim and I am not. His massacre at Ft. Hood continues the killing of American soldiers by Muslims disloyal to the country and the Army. One Muslim American soldier killed American soldiers in Kuwait with a grenade. He was found guilty. Now Hassan kills fellow soldiers while, according to witnesses, yelling “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great!) -- The war cry if Muslim Jihadists all over the world. The question is-- should the American military investigate in depth any and all Muslims that currently or prospectively serve in our military? The answer is yes. The military, as the country, must protect itself from lunatics, from traitors and from jihadists, Islamic crusaders who base their entire life effort on their religion and its protection and advancement. Hassan and others prove that some Muslims are functioning as a 5th Column among the military and don’t just work undercover but rise up and kill soldiers in their own bases. Are all Muslims unworthy of our confidence in their service? Of course not, but we now know that some are. Thus, before we let these people into the military we must check them out as if they are applying for top secret jobs. An applicant for a clerical job at the FBI is checked out thoroughly because of the potential harm they can do, so, why not vet soldier applicants like we do applicants for FBI clerical jobs, why not? We must do this of all Muslims even if, like Major Hassan, they are native born in the United States. They owe allegiance to something other than the country and the Constitution, thus if they cannot fulfill their responsibilities they must be denied joining or staying in the military. We have a secular country and a secular Army. That cannot change. We must weed out these potential traitors and 5th Columnists before they do any more harm. We do this with homosexuals, why not 5th Columnists? Homosexuals are not a danger to America, they are a danger to military discipline and culture. We get rid of them; we should do the same with anyone in the military like Hassan that publicly violates military law by exercising “Free Speech” rights they gave up when they signed their contracts. The Constitutional word from the 4th Amendment comes to mind – “UNREASONABLE.” What I suggest is not unreasonable. Is this racial or ethnic or religious profiling? Yes. Is it illegal? No. Is it constitutional? In the words of one Supreme Court justice, “The Constitution is not a suicide pact.” Contreras’ books are available at amazon.com |
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