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This, there were moments you felt you wanted to weep because it was so tragic and it was so avoidable at so many points along the chain. >> laura: political correctness from what i gather you found out really was a driving, the failure to alert authorities that this guy might be a problem. tell us about the p.c. aspect here. >> i think one of the most stunning things in our investigation is that when major hassan was in the army, he would give these class presentations and at least twice, he jus...

Bomber disguised himself in a burqa and approached the soldiers on foot. it troops likely french. we know there are american soldiers who patrol that region as well. we will keep you posted as details come in. delay army psychiatrist if choosed in a fort hood shooting lamb page showing up in court with a beard. judge says this violates army violations and says the pre-trial hearing will not take place until hasan complies with the militarys grooming standards this or he can watch from outside of...

They say theyre countering violent ex extremism but they wont say islamic extremism. >> you raise a good point. it took them the better part of two months to call it terrorism. they said its an act of violence to promote a political end. i got this letter from the defense department and it talks about dealing with fort hood in the context of workplace violence. major hasan did not have an anger management problem. its something bigger than that. >> laura: talk about the 10 to 20 e-mails you refe...

This, there were moments you felt you wanted to weep because it was so tragic and it was so avoidable at so many points along the chain. >> laura: political correctness from what i gather you found out really was a driving, the failure to alert authorities that this guy might be a problem. tell us about the p.c. aspect here. >> i think one of the most stunning things in our investigation is that when major hassan was in the army, he would give these class presentations and at least twice, he jus...

Doesnt call it that anymore. they say theyre countering violent ex extremism but they wont say islamic extremism. >> you raise a good point. it took them the better part of two months to call it terrorism. they said its an act of violence to promote a political end. i got this letter from the defense department and it talks about dealing with fort hood in the context of workplace violence. major hasan did not have an anger management problem. its something bigger than that. >> laura: talk about ...

>> frankly a lot of that probably depends on what happens today. august 20th, as i understand is the trial date when its set to go, and i believe they actually requested an october date and the judge decided on august. so i think he intends to go to trial in august being the military judge. once the expert is approved today, that expert, who because he hasnt been paid hasnt looked at any documentary evidence, he probably has not interviewed major hasan and actually provided an evaluation to the ...

Whats the presidents position on syria? it seems murky. >> no, its not. its we hate. we hate the fact that people are being killed. theres violence. we want it to stop. president hasan is killing his own people. that being said, youre not in a position to do a no-fly zone. youre not in a position to put weapons in the hands of people we dont know who they are. its a country much, much bigger than libya. they have a big air force. its a real major problem of how to handle it, and theyre hoping th...

Heard about this incident, and from what you understand, i guess another question i have, how does a soldier like this, this staff sergeant, make it off of -- make it off-base like this by himself? >> well, very easy. he just leaves. but that brings up a really, really significant question thats going to require a great deal of explanation. when you have people who are living together 100% of the time, as troops do, and you are supervised by somebody who is with you 100% of the time, there is no...

Being killed. theres violence. we want it to stop. president hasan is killing his own people. that being said, youre not in a position to do a no-fly zone. youre not in a position to put weapons in the hands of people we dont know who they are. its a country much, much bigger than libya. they have a big air force. its a real major problem of how to handle it, and theyre hoping that, through the united nations, through the arab league, through turkey, et cetera, that theyll eventually be in a pos...

>> reporter: he has been on the radar in several countries, including the u.k. its really and anti-washington, anti-u.s. rhetoric that has gotten the attention of authorities. there were several different incidents he was involved directly or indirectly. we spent time in yemen shortly after the failed christmas underwear bombing. we heard directly will contacts between anwar al-awlaki and umar farouk abdulmutallab. and that led to the fort hood shooting and major hasan. there have been communica...