Na passada quinta-feira, homens e mulheres treinados para defender o seu país matar não puderam beneficiar desse treino para salvarem as próprias vidas (Telegraph):
1-1.30pm: [Major Nidal Hasan] Makes his way across the world’s biggest military base to the Soldier Readiness Centre, one mile away. Inside, an estimated 300 soldiers, some preparing for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, some recently returned, are awaiting vaccinations and eye checks. They are unarmed, in keeping with military rules on the base, which is the size of a small city.
1.30pm: According to eye-witnesses, Hasan – who had at first sat down as if to help soldiers with their paperwork – stands on a desk and shouts “Allahu Akhbar” (“God is great”) before opening fire with the fn 5.7 inside the centre, spraying soldiers and civilian workers with bullets from the semi-automatic weapon, a favourite of Mexican drug gangs. (…)