Palestinian Mohamed Hasan, watch news about his cousin US army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who shot dead 13 people in a US Army base in Texas, at his family house in the West Bank town of Al-Bireh on November 6, 2009. A stunned nation battled to understand today why the Palestinian immigrant Muslim army psychiatrist snapped, mowing down 12 soldiers and one civilian and wounding 30 others in a trail of bloodshed. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

Palestinian Mohamed Hasan, watch news about his cousin US army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who shot dead 13 people in a US Army base in Texas, at his family house in the West Bank town of Al-Bireh on November 6, 2009. A stunned nation battled to understand today why the Palestinian immigrant Muslim army psychiatrist snapped, mowing down 12 soldiers and one civilian and wounding 30 others in a trail of bloodshed.

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  1. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 5, 2009. The Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived.
  2. Federal agents search the apartment of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in Killeen, Texas, early Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.
  3. A news photographer records footage of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's apartment door in Killeen, Texas on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
  4. Patricia Villa, next-door neighbor to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, stands near a chair and bookshelf he gave to her a day before going on a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army Base, in her Killeen, Texas apartment Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Hasan also gave Villa clothing and a copy of the Quran.
  5. Patricia Villa, next-door neighbor to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, goes through a bin full of bags he gave to her a day before going on a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army Base In her Killeen, Texas apartment Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Hasan also gave Villa the pictured clothing, along with furniture and a copy of the Quran.
  6. Patricia Villa, next-door neighbor to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, stands near a chair and bookshelf he gave to her a day before going on a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army Base, in her Killeen, Texas apartment Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Hasan also gave Villa clothing and a copy of the Quran.
  7. Patricia Villa, next-door neighbor to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, stands in her apartment door in Killeen, Texas on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. A day before Hasan went on a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army Base, he gave Villa furniture, clothing and a copy of the Quran.
  8. Patricia Villa, next-door neighbor to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, stands in her apartment door in Killeen, Texas on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. A day before Hasan went on a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army Base, he gave Villa furniture, clothing and a copy of the Quran.
  9. This screen shot made from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Web Site shows Nidal Malik Hasan. Military officials say the suspected shooter at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009 was Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
  10. This photo from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Web Site shows Nidal Malik Hasan. Military officials say the suspected shooter at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009 was Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
  11. WACO, TX - NOVEMBER 14: Sgt. Mark Todd of the Fort Hood Police Department prepares to conduct the coin toss prior to the Texas Longhorns taking on the Baylor Bears on November 14, 2009 at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. Sgt. Todd has been credited with shooting down Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan during the bloody rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 soldiers dead.
  12. WACO, TX - NOVEMBER 14: Sgt. Mark Todd of the Fort Hood Police Department walks onto the field with center J.D. Walton #55 and nose tackle Trey Bryant #97 of the Baylor Bears to conduct the coin toss prior to the Texas Longhorns taking on the Baylor Bears on November 14, 2009 at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. Sgt. Todd has been credited with shooting down Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan during the bloody rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 soldiers dead.
  13. WACO, TX - NOVEMBER 14: Sgt. Mark Todd of the Fort Hood Police Department stands on the field prior to the Texas Longhorns taking on the Baylor Bears on November 14, 2009 at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. Sgt. Todd has been credited with shooting down Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan during the bloody rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 soldiers dead.
  14. Fort Hood police officer Mark Todd, left, acknowledges cheers from football fans after he was presented with a signed football by Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw, right, during an NCAA college football game between Texas and Baylor, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Waco, Texas. Officer Todd is credited with helping stop suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in the Fort Hood shooting.
  15. Fort Hood police officer Mark Todd, left, is presented with a signed football by Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw, right, during an NCAA college football game between Texas and Baylor, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Waco, Texas. Officer Todd is credited with helping stop suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in the Fort Hood shooting.
  16. Fort Hood police officer Mark Todd, left, is presented with a signed football by Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw, right, during an NCAA college football game between Texas and Baylor, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Waco, Texas. Officer Todd is credited with helping stop suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in the Fort Hood shooting.

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