Fort Hood Anniversary: Gross Injustices three years later

On the third anniversary of the Fort Hood jihadist massacre, Nidal Malik Hassan is making a mockery of the judicial process; his victims still are not eligible for purple hearts because they were not officially killed or wounded in combat; a local memorial to commemorate the attacks still lacks funding; the unborn baby of one of the victims is not considered to be among the dead; and the survivors of the attack are being disrespected.

One of those victims has started the 32 Still Standing Foundation.

Via Temple Daily Telegram:

Christopher Royal doesn’t want the memory of the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting to fade into history.

On the first anniversary of the shooting, while those who died were honored, the 32 people who were shot yet survived were not even mentioned, said Royal, a chief warrant officer-3 assigned to III Corps. Royal was inside the Soldier Readiness Processing Center and was shot twice.

He called the lack of attention given to those who were shot a “slap in the face.”

To that end, he started the 32 Still Standing Foundation, a support group for survivors of the shooting and their families. It’s one of two groups — both founded by survivors and victims’ families — to form in the three years following the shooting.

The other is Coalition of Fort Hood Heroes, which made headlines a few weeks ago when the group released a video calling on the Defense Department to classify the shooting as an “act of terror.”

If you haven't seen that video, it is a must-see:



It's really a shame that the Fort Hood massacre hasn't been brought up by the Romney campaign. The third debate would have been an ideal time to ask Obama why none of the victims have Purple Hearts.

Video: 9/11 Tribute followed by those who Celebrated

The first video is a marvelously done tribute to a different America, one changed by the Islamic terror attacks of September 11th. The images of people falling from those buildings is just as horrifying to watch ten years later. The second video shows those halfway around the world who celebrated the acts of war committed by the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda. Though we should never forget, we should also open our eyes; leaders of this nation should identify the true threat. Ten years after 9/11, our leaders still haven't done that.



h/t GWP

How others reacted:



h/t Weasel Zippers

From Ezekiel 33:6

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’

From New King James

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VIDEO: RARE VIDEO OF 9/11 ATTACK

NOTE: Be sure to watch both videos posted here. First, a steady camera from one block away catches the 2nd plane slamming into the WTC tower on 9/11/01. It's a front row seat with no shaking cameraman because it was setup on a balcony to capture the aftermath of the first attack.

Want some truth?



Contrast that with the initiative sponsored by Barack Obama - the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. The premise is that the best way to remember 9/11 is to perform some good deed on that day. There are a series of videos on the DAY OF SERVICE website that only serve to make people feel guilty for not "volunteering" to engage in some altruistic act.

Take note that the underlying theme consists of what's not acknowledged. In particular, those who attacked us are still plotting to do so on an even more massive scale as this group ends up putting a pleasant face on our enemies by not focusing on who they are or what they did but rather on how the evil they perpetrated caused the American people to unite.

Think of the implications of this nutty idea. Instead of using 9/11 as a day of remembrance to steele our resolve to defeat Islamic extremism, the American people are encouraged to do some good deed in remembrance of how united we were without including the reasons for the unity (the left loves to manufacture truth while eliminating critical variables). Are those who don't play along supposed to feel guilty and alienated?

Instead of making our enemies feel the pressure of a united people, we're again turning inward against each other. Not only did we err significantly after 9/11 by declaring war on a tactic instead of an actual enemy but our current president has even taken that tactic (terror) off of our enemies list.

If you thought the exploitation of Ted Kennedy's death to push Obamacare was pathetic, exploiting the evil perpetrated on 9/11 to push people into service instead of uniting us against a very real threat to our way of life is beyond the pale.

This administration has developed the reputation of being masters at misdirection and distraction. Making 9/11 a Day of Service while claiming there's no more war on terror is quintessential misdirection.

Oh, check out the introductory video on 9/11 Day of Service website. Note the music in the background. It is a song by Jack Johnson called, "Where'd all the Good People Go". In addition to the music being totally out of place, the message in it implies that if you don't play ball with the Day of Service notion, you're not good.

It doesn't get anymore shameful:



h/t to GATEWAY PUNDIT for the rare 9/11 footage.