Krauthammer on Benghazi

Krauthammer: Obama Administration Treated Benghazi Like a Crime Instead of Act of War

'When you do the law enforcement model, you are completely handicapped in trying to deal with terrorism'

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff  —  August 6, 2013 7:08 pm

Accused Fort Hood Shooter Heads to Trial in Texas Court-Martial

BY: Reuters  —  August 6, 2013 8:50 am

The court-martial of Nidal Hasan begins on Tuesday, with the U.S. Army major facing charges he killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, the worst non-combat attack in history at a U.S. military base.

Flashback: In 2009, Media Cringed That Fort Hood Killer Was Muslim Since It ‘Inflames’ Right Wing, ‘Makes It Much Worse’

By: Rich Noyes | August 06, 2013, 16:25 ET

The military trial of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan began Tuesday, with the government arguing that the onetime Army psychiatrist was motivated by “a jihad duty to kill as many soldiers as possible,” while Hasan —  representing himself —  seemed to agree, arguing: “Evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter and the dead bodies will show the war is an ugly thing.”

But in the hours and days after the November 5, 2009 shooting that killed 13 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen others, liberal journalists resisted the idea that this episode was part of the broader war on terrorism and openly fretted about how everyday Americans would respond to news that a Muslim soldier had committed such a massacre. As NPR’s Nina Totenberg mourned at the time: “It really is tragic that he was a Muslim.”

Here are some of the quotes MRC/NewsBusters gathered at the time:

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George Soros-funded Foundations Contribute to Anti-Israel Groups

New report tracks groups funded by Soros-supported network of foundations

BY: Daniel Wiser  —  August 6, 2013 5:00 am

Billionaire George Soros’ network of foundations contributes tens of millions of dollars annually to groups that wage “political warfare” against Israel, according to a new report.