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Published 11/07/2009 by AINA

Fort Hood Attack is 3rd This Year Targeting Military on U.S. Soil

The Fort Hood attack is the third instance this year in which American military personnel in the United States have been targeted by people reportedly opposed to U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorism experts said.

Investigators are seeking to determine the motivations...

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...grow more common. "I'm not saying it's part of an organized campaign or a systematic strategy, but we're seeing a sea change when we have once a month a plot that is related somehow to Afghanistan, Iraq or what these people see is a war against Islam Hoffman said. 'It's too easy to dismiss them as unstable individuals when they have expressed strong religious beliefs with politics. That's the essence of the radicalization we're facing.' Several U S counterterrorism officials contacted Thursday said it was too early to draw conclusions about the Fort Hood investigation."

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