The federal government refuses to categorize the 2009 Ft. Hood massacre as a "terrorist attack", because obviously President Obama solved our terrorism problems and we don't have "terrorist attacks" anymore. What's in a name?
The Department of Defense confirms to NBC 5 Investigates that accused Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan has now been paid more than $278,000 since the Nov. 5, 2009 shooting that left 13 dead 32 injured. The Army said under the Military Code of Justice, Hasan's salary cannot be suspended unless he is proven guilty. ...The Army has not classified the wounds of the Ft. Hood victims as "combat related" and declines to label the shooting a "terrorist attack",
The "combat related" designation is an important one, for without it Burnett and other shooting victims are not given combat-related pay, they are not eligible for Purple Heart retirement or medical benefits given to other soldiers wounded either at war or during the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
As a result, Burnett, his wife Torey, and the families of other Fort Hood victims miss out on thousands of dollars of potential benefits and pay every year.
President Obama's political fortunes are clearly more important than the truth, and who really cares about the follow-on injustices that only affect little people? Hasan is "assumed innocent" of this alleged "workplace violence", so why shouldn't he keep getting paid? His victims weren't killed or injured in a "combat zone", so why should they get any special benefits?
