It becomes increasingly clear that, barring some other dramatic revelations, that the main story concerning Major Nidal Hasan will end up being the degree to which concerns concerning his fitness for duty were not formally pursued.
See, for example, NPR: Walter Reed Officials Asked: Was Hasan Psychotic?
"Put it this way," says one official familiar with the conversations that took place. "Everybody felt that if you were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, you would not want Nidal Hasan in your foxhole."
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Both fellow students and faculty were deeply troubled by Hasan’s behavior — which they variously called disconnected, aloof, paranoid, belligerent, and schizoid. The officials say he antagonized some students and faculty by espousing what they perceived to be extremist Islamic views.
See also the LAT: Hasan’s supervising doctors questioned his fitness for service
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