http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_us/us_fort_hood_shooting
but it's an act of terrorism. Forget about what his Muslim family and friends say about him, he crossed the line and became a Jihadist. He's no different than the scum who strap bombs on themselves and blow up innocent people. He had options but chose not to take any of them. Instead, he chose Jihad and death. He knew he had little chance of surviving so he chose martyrdom for a free ride to paradise.
The military is trying to put a lid on this because it looks bad for them to admit it was an act of terrorism. They'd rather paint this guy as a nut rather than admit they dropped the ball. The signs were there....they missed them. Even if this guy survives, they won't get anthing more out of him than they already have.
There's more to this than meets the eye.