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Armed Services panel delays briefing on Fort Hood incident
The Senate Armed Services Committee announced that a closed-door briefing planned for Monday with Army leaders to discuss the Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been postponed indefinitely.
A committee spokeswoman said the Obama administration requested postponement of the briefing, which was to include Army Secretary John McHugh and Army Chief of Staff George Casey.
President Obama said on Saturday that he expects congressional probes into the shootings, which left 13 people dead and Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan charged with premeditated murder. But he also cautioned that "all of us should resist the temptation to turn this tragic event into the political theater that sometimes dominates the discussion here in Washington."
Also last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized leaks in the case, warning they could jeopardize the criminal investigation. An aide to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said on Monday that the panel still plans to hold a hearing Thursday on the shootings. The witnesses have not been announced.
COMMENTS
- I can't believe I'm saying this, but I wholeheartedly agree with Dan/Max Ketter's comments. This was clearly a terrorist act, and should be treated as such. Rick B Posted November 18, 2009 10:12 AM
- What is barak afraid of?? Is there a link between the mosque and barak? Did they contribute to his election?/ The fact that he is stonewalling says something serious is going on, Holder couldn't wait to prosecute the CIA for interrogating the terrorists but now he's going to wait and see!!! dan m ketter Posted November 17, 2009 11:13 PM
- I do not believe that to delay the briefing on the Ft. Hood briefing indefinitely would be a wise decision. While there are ongoing investigations into the shooting, the more "fresh" the information, the better to be to analyze/assess where there were problems to have been taken care of to have prevented the tragedy. Indefinite delay seems to suggest that there would be a months-long prolongment to get to the bottom of what had happened and the contributing factors. Lucita M. Knight Posted November 17, 2009 11:31 AM
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