Allen West, GOP Candidate: Ft. Hood Shows "Terrorists Are Infiltrating Military"

Allen West, GOP Candidate: Ft. Hood Shows "Terrorists Are Infiltrating Military":

"Lt. Col. Allen West (Ret), who is running for Congress in Florida's 22nd District, released a statement on Friday morning that heavily insinuated that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan -- the soldier responsible for the Fort Hood killings -- was a Muslim extremist. 'This enemy preys on downtrodden soldiers and teaches them extremism will lift them up,' West said, in a statement titled 'Terrorists Are infiltrating Military'. 'Our soldiers are being brainwashed.'"

Let's take a look at this one. Aside from the fact that there is no evidence yet that Hasan was a Muslim extremist, is West saying that Hasan was preying on other soldiers, or that some group had preyed on him? What does West mean by "infiltrating"? Are there people in the military who are "brainwashing" soldiers, or are these people outside the military who are converting soldiers to their cause? If the former, where's the proof - and if the latter, how is it "infiltration?"

I will give you 100 to 1 that West is an evangelical - because these are the people who see everything in terms of conflict with evil. I'm sure before 9/11 West was looking for Communists in the military - there really is no difference between these two demonizations, and the use of the term "brainwashed" by West proves that he has simply replaced one devil with another.

The 22nd is my district, now represented by Ron Klein. I doubt West can get nominated, but if he does I promise I will do whatever I can to keep Congress safe from another infiltrating enemy.