Hasan family statement: We are shocked and saddened

Here is a statement by Nader Hasan, cousin of Nidal Hasan, e-mailed from a spokeswoman for the family:

"As Nidal Hasan's first cousin, and because his parents are no longer alive, I wanted to issue a statement on behalf of my family. We are shocked and saddened by the terrible events at Fort Hood today. We send the families of the victims our most heartfelt sympathies.

We, like most of America, know very few details at this time. Here is what we do know about our cousin. Nidal was an American citizen. He was born in Arlington, Virginia, and raised here in America. He attended local high schools and eventually went on to attend Virginia Tech.

We are filled with grief for the families of today's victims. Our family loves America. We are proud of our country, and saddened by today's tragedy. Because this situation is still unfolding, we have nothing else that we are able to share with you at this time."

November 6, 2009; 8:06 AM ET  | Category:  nation
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Said the snake in the garden of eden to Eve. Yea, hast God said? Muslims are intent are destroying this country and they will say anything, play any game, pretend to be Americans in order to complete their self-imposed jhiad.

Posted by: candyzky | November 6, 2009 9:26 AM

Hipocrats. You are here waiting the opportunity to fullfil your destiny.
Crocodile tears.

Posted by: rosalynneus | November 6, 2009 9:31 AM

Said the snake in the garden of eden to Eve. Yea, hast God said? Muslims are intent are destroying this country and they will say anything, play any game, pretend to be Americans in order to complete their self-imposed jhiad.

Posted by: candyzky | November 6, 2009 9:26 AM

Oh, you mean like Timothy McVey tried to do in Oklahoma. That kind of jhiad, right?

Let's be real here. This act was carried out by an individual, not a race, not a religion, and an ethnic group. It was carried out by an evil person(s). Let's put the blame were it is deserved and let the family of this man out of it.

Posted by: dlpetersdc | November 6, 2009 9:46 AM

To the blame-the-Muslims commenters -- how do you respond when a white American man (you can bet it's a man) does the mass killings? The overwhelming vast majority of the shooting sprees, serial murders are committed by our lovable white American men. Think Timothy McVeigh et al. How about the guy who killed the little Amish girls? The list goes on.

Posted by: t1123 | November 6, 2009 9:47 AM

The first two comments above are offensive and filled with hate. Everyone might take a deep breath and ask themselves how many people have died in the name of religion, and I mean all religions?

This is tragic, let's not compund the tragedy with religious hatred.

For the record, I am not a Muslim.

Posted by: craig-ny | November 6, 2009 9:50 AM

THIs is a tragedy of war.....POST TRAMATIC STRESS

Posted by: meterpoorten | November 6, 2009 9:54 AM

• At Fort Hood, a day of mourning
13 dead, 30 wounded in attack, suspected gunman hospitalized
I don’t have more knowledge about this terrible incident but just read news from Washington post and being a human I feel it to show sympathizes with the people of America. It’s a sorrowful incident and we console with the people of America especially families of soldiers whose lives have been claimed in this unexpected and unwanted horrible incident; our all sympathies are with the wounded and families of wounded. It’s really sorrowful.
this matter does not relate to religion but it's really sorroful for every human being.

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Posted by: blackeagle07 | November 6, 2009 10:18 AM

I absolutely disagree with the sentiments expressed by candyzky and rosalynneus. I find the statement by Mr. Hasan to be a humane and worthy expression of comfort to those affected by this tragedy. Those who want to use this event, or the statement from the Hasan family, as an excuse to vent their hatred only add to the pain and delay the moment of reconciliation. I hope the Hasan family does not dwell upon their bilious insults.

Posted by: gtsagan | November 6, 2009 10:35 AM

Another Virgina Tech graduate. Good lord, what do they do down there at VT, hand out guns with their diplomas? I even hear tht the gun shop that sold guns to the mass killer at VT is still doing a booming business. Will we all never learn?

Posted by: logcabin1836 | November 6, 2009 11:13 AM

Too bad Michelle isn't proud of America, like these people are.

Posted by: pkhenry | November 6, 2009 12:00 PM

An appropriate statement from the family of the accused shooter.

Posted by: mike76277 | November 6, 2009 1:50 PM

mike76277:
Thank you for your statement.
I wholeheartedly agree.
Looking through comments on a number of these articles, it's a shame that the intense attempt to politicize every element of the stories is so prevalent.
Bigotry in so many forms.
This family, just like the family of the VA Tech shooter, will suffer socially from the actions of their relative, even though they had nothing to do with his actions.
We need to be gracious toward them.
That's the Christian way to behave.
(Most of the WaPo posters don't know what I'm talking about.)

Posted by: Judy-in-TX | November 6, 2009 4:45 PM

With a last name of Smith, Jones, etc. would our nation show more compassion to this family? All the families and fellow soldiers are suffering because of this terrible tragedy. What mental suffering did this man go through? He tried to let others know that he was not brave enough to handle going to Iraq. Did anyone care? He was trying to leave the military because he simply couldn't face the horror of war. My daughter did, twice. She would have gladly gone again in his place if it would have saved her fellow countrymen. I believe that any single man or woman at Ft. Hood that day would have gladly taken Mr. Hasan's place on the front if it would have saved the life of their fellow soldier. After all, that is what soldiers do. They fight the war we don't have to fight. They sleep with rats and eat MRI's when they are available and stand on the frontline keeping watch so we can sleep at night. Not one soldier would have walked away from Hasan's crisis if they had just known. This is the rage of suffering of a man who mentally lost it. How sad that no one recognized the symptoms besides himself.

Posted by: murthom1 | November 7, 2009 12:38 AM

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