Obama Tries To Stop Fort Hood Debate

In an apparent attempt to reduce criticism over lax surveillance of Islamic radicals in the armed forces, President Barack Obama urged Congress Saturday to hold off on any investigation on the Fort Hood shootings until other agencies have completed their probes into the shootings. A public investigation is likely to embarrass liberals who have called on law enforcement to closely watch soldiers who espouse right wing dogma, while threatening discrimination charges for efforts to investigate anti-American radicals with left wing connections.

Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was charged on Thursday with the shooting spree at Fort Hood last week. Army investigators have said Hasan is the only suspect and could face additional charges. His strong Islamic and anti-American views were well known by other servicemen, but higher ups refused to investigate him out of fears of reducing "diversity". Hasan campaigned for Obama in the last election but was angered when the new President failed to return troops after taking the White House. See Chick's MEN OF PEACE?

UPDATE: The investigation is going forward, but the President has ordered the FBI and Army not to cooperate with it. This is in stark contrast to the cooperation that was expected with the 911 and New Orleans Hurricane investigations.