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" Political correctness pave an easy pass from murder why didn't someone's stop him? New information tonight about the accused Fort Hood shooter. Were there -- major warning signs the suspect was Islamic extremists and worse one of with a grudge. The Post to has obtained copy of the a suspect the suspect unleashed 2007. And it contains rather frightening close clues. Joining live Johnson Washington Post Justice Department reporter. So what is a the show that you're reporting"

" -- -- Yeah, my colleague Dana Priest obtained exclusively this slide show, It's a fifty -- slide PowerPoint presentation that the suspect Major Hassan gave to colleagues at Ft. Reed back in June 2007. It talks about number Muslims in America and in the armed forces and then more dauntingly -- -- talks about concepts like Jihad holy war includes clues to who might want to get out of the military. Last Lest, they -- -- adverse consequences are or consequences. For."

" I can record a message saying she had -- discuss some of the can be totally non inflammatory or for a can be -- there's something -- a list of the people in the room the people of the presentation. Did they find it in any way assist."

" It just the post reporting bears out that some of the senior doctors in the room. For a little unsettled by the -- presentation because it was supposed to be on -- medical topic of the doctors choosing -- instead he launched into. -- exploration of the Koran but it's not entirely clear how far up the chain of community complained or what they did about their unsettling feelings back in the states you know I I. Back in introducing that I talked about political correctness. Was there any sort of it in your reporting as anyone who for the post. This anyone send has there been any reports that they would come on comfortable challenging what he said because of I respect. For his religion or or for any other reason there isn't undertones that are minor element -- Nokia's showcasing that. From the administration and the investigators conducting this ongoing probe. To the doctors at Walter Reed and elsewhere paving that he said that presentation might be converted -- and -- be perceived as being threatened. But not explicitly incitement to violence but he did talk about suicide bombings. And other consequences of wrestling or when -- Islam in a way. Where the military was engaged in ongoing battles against Muslim countries and making it very comfortable for Muslim soldiers not to have the -- of the presentation which in many might find out very peculiar suspicious special and the fact that this is not the presentation that people expect it. Both get emails right one of the email sent them the post -- reporting on -- investigators have not released the contents of the emails but we know about at least twenty emails between. Mr. has on and a guy named Anwar all of lock key. -- Muslim cleric currently in Yemen. But he's been branded by US authorities as a person has incited many people to violence. In Britain Canada and the United States in the past."

" And your question discipline affection I could put you on the spot but in in all these things are so incredibly. -- it even when you see when you CDC is a man look at them there -- startling that. And no one seems to have done I think no one seems to step didn't stop know what is there anywhere in your reporting that anyone in the military thought. Wait let's take a look at this guy or -- let's not let's evaluate -- more before we promoted to major anything at all. That's a subject of ongoing review found by journalists and the army and -- have FBI itself but so far nobody has said nobody and -- no one as far as you know at least in your investigation your reporting has stepped forward Scott this is this is one strange situation may better take a look at."

" Well that we have had people tell us this is one strange situation but it never rose to the level of the highest authorities in the military. And dishonor himself never sought conscientious objector status something he had raised this possibility with the Stanley he never went that far with the army brass what do you what his family -- a single man I know he's a single man he was that he is 39 years old eight months he moms at local mosques have told us he has a -- Long wanted to Muslim bride. But he's never been able to find one and some of his relatives and friends at Telus and he's just a very picky guy and so is this sense that's emerging of him as a psychological torture the guy who was very lonely. We would go home at night after hours of hearing I'm military veterans and some of her. Dire psychological portraits and may be beyond the computer on my long corresponding. With my my -- vigil outside people but he treated as a psych exam a step forward and said mrs. say. You know this guy was who was there something wrong this guy credit you know being -- become a criminal who had no credit. You know it's very interesting because say authorities are telling us his performance records dating back his first ten years are solid. But some of his colleagues at Walter Reed have reported that they felt uncomfortable about his interactions with patients and they felt. He wasn't really responding to patients' needs are taking notes. I'm sure your media reported in Warren thank you much carrying kid."

" I'm gonna of course on the ground in Texas digging for clues about the accused Fort -- killer OTR on the record producer Justin wells spoke to the suspect's neighbor. The neighbor says the son gave her some Biden items on the day of the shootings what were they he will not."

" See this anywhere else."

" hear about it when you heard there was such a tragedy of Fort Hood flashing -- senate wasn't home I was with my daughter. And we senile pols cops. -- around here ankle. In the well aunt and you know. And then nice in these salaries it was a when he was here. Had insisted it was here name thing. I don't -- like Nancy. Can you knew then that flight that got. As him a look -- tickets he had -- meal almost and he told me if I won it three bags of the vegetables. Three shelves. Four X six. I'm mark going. And to hang your house I don't know how you come directly key sounded guiding -- nothing in my apartment. So he told me. And when -- some things because he was moving now they had his name on them or something like that then asserts he used to win. He thome hit if Iowa NATO agreed to. He's by phone -- he hit taking. One but in Spanish. It might someday -- know how to read Spanish stand or any nation so and they stayed home whimsy Kiki meaningless. By the."

" What's happened with all the things he gave you now."

" I have it. I still have it I guess that FBI he won an attack regarding those things that."

" When he came over did he just that is apartment there. And."

" Your next door. That he did he just knock on the door. Would it it. Just kept bringing things right. -- it was he told me buy a new one since chairs at the youth is so -- shares then he told me he hit the heat shield. That if I won it and I told him yes. And then. He told you -- I have been and I had these who want him I don't want to tell him away he beatle wanna be given consideration. He seemed -- a nice person. Finally ended. He -- in the same."

" From everything you've heard and from knowing him to seem like it was his disease seem like a fanatical religious."

" Person I know yes I think I think property Hillis. Colleen to his feet and."

" Looking back is there anything he thinks like."

" I didn't notice that before -- may be there was something. In his head that was."

" Stripped off for something that just now I realize that but I never would've thought of it before when you see it and a person walking down the street."

" Well no because some use it you see the person normal onion at all flat. But he was thinking. You know. I mean he's still a nice person because he held them -- because hitting him anything in my."