Heres what his grandfather had to say...
"He is a doctor and loves the U.S." Ismail Mustafa Hamad told Reuters in an interview at his home in the Palestinian town of al-Bireh. "America made him what he is."
"Whether he became angry or something else, I don't know... What I do know is that it is impossible that he would do something like that"
Hamad, 88, said.
However his "cousin" was quoted as saying...
"About a week before the incident, he hired a lawyer in order to leave the army, get married and live his life. But they rejected his request, and asked him to go to Afghanistan.
"This was the biggest shock for him. So there is another reason why he did what he did, not just because of the harassment of the soldiers, there is another reason,"
-Reuters
And so the story goes....
"Mr. Hasan told the neighbor, Patricia Villa, that he was leaving for Iraq or Afghanistan and would not be back for six months. Mr. Hasan brought over an air mattress, a steamer and men’s clothing for her husband, some still in dry cleaning bags marked “Hasan.” He offered her $60 to clean his apartment on Friday morning."
Would a guy who was on his way to commit premeditated murder pay 60$ to have his apartment cleaned? Was he that concerned about not getting his damage deposit back? Clearly he thought he would survive the shooting... and would have to deal with immense legal fees... He needed that damage deposit...
-New York Times

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