Diana West On Medal For Fallen Soldier During Fort Hood Massacre: "No One Dares Call It Jihad"

Diana West writes in Washington Examiner:

A fallen hero of the Fort Hood Jihad Massacre received a medalhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif this week. Not, of course, that the Army describes the November 2009 attack in such meaningful terms... "Although we may never know why it happened, we do know that heroic actions took place that day," Brig. Gen. Joseph DiSalvo said in presenting the Secretary of the Army Award for Valor to Joleen Cahill, widow of Michael Grant Cahill, the only civilian killed by Hasan. "He will forever be a source of inspiration." Alas, I have my doubts about the deputy commanding general of Fort Hood. Despite overwhelming evidence that Hasan committed an act of jihad, DiSalvo looks the other way. "We may never know why" the Hasan attack happened, he said without, apparently, turning red or rolling his eyes.

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