Fort Hood Terrorist Gets Daily Helicopter Rides to “Work on his Defense

While Obama Inc. is kicking tens of thousands of soldiers out on the street and countless more are waiting years for VA benefits, Nidal Hasan, the Muslim terrorist who carried out the Fort Hood Massacre, is getting nothing but the best.

Nidal Hasan receives extraordinary treatment in jail while victims of the attack argue they have been forgotten and mistreated by the U.S. Army.

While a prisoner awaiting trial, Hasan is ferried by helicopter nearly every day, complete with an additional helicopter escort and security detail, for the 20-mile journey between the Bell County Jail and Fort Hood, courtesy of the United States Army and American taxpayers.

The Army told NBC 5 Investigates the daily helicopter rides are necessary because the jail does not have the proper facilities for Hasan to work on his legal defense and transporting Hasan by car creates additional security concerns.  Fort Hood does not have its own jail, so Hasan is being held at the Bell County Jail under a special Army contract.

Inside the Bell County Jail, the Army requires the Bell County Sheriff provide a private guard for Hasan at least 12 hours a day.  He lives in a special room that, using U.S. Army funds, was equipped to specifically accommodate the injuries he suffered after he was shot by officers responding to the attack on the Army post.

Victims of the Fort Hood massacre told NBC 5 Investigates the Army’s efforts to provide for Hasan’s needs do not match the treatment they have received since the shooting.  They feel the Army has gone the extra mile for Hasan but not for them.

This is Obama Time. Perps and terrorists get the royal treatment. Their victims get the finger and the boot.

Howard Berry said his son, Staff Sgt. Josh Berry, struggled to understand the treatment the Army afforded Hasan compared to those he’s accused of injuring.

Josh Berry ultimately committed suicide on Feb. 13, 2013, after his family said he suffered years of post-traumatic stress caused by the Fort Hood shooting.

One of Josh Berry’s friends and former military commanders said Josh constantly talked about the trial delays and the denial of benefits for the victims.

“It weighed on him heavily and affected his ability to cope because he would definitely get obsessive about it.  It was something that was constantly on his mind,” said Greg Majewski, Josh’s former commander.

“He felt there were more considerations that were being given to the shooter that weren’t being given to the victims and he couldn’t understand,” said Howard Berry, Josh’s father.

Just more American blood on Obama’s hands.

Howard Berry said his son was constantly bothered by what he saw as a lack of consideration such as the Army denying victims of the massacre Purple Heart medals and other combat-related benefits while insisting the shooting was not an act of terrorism – a classification Fort Hood shooting victim Logan Burnett strongly disputes.

“The day that came out was the day the government looked at every single one of the victims of the Fort Hood shooting and spit in our faces, literally spit in our faces,” said Burnett.

Burnett, who was shot three times in the attack, also feels the Army has gone to great lengths to accommodate Hasan by allowing him to grow a beard, despite military rules that forbid it.  The courtroom debate over Hasan’s beard, and other trial delays have dragged on the case for more than three years.

Meanwhile, as NBC 5 Investigates first reported, Hasan has received nearly $300,000 in military pay since his arrest.

“I can understand why he did what he did. Because our country left a wounded soldier on the battlefield,” said Howard Berry.  “And he felt he wasn’t given the same consideration that our enemies were.  And he didn’t understand.”

The problem is that our country is now run by its worst enemies.

  • onecornpone

    … Daily Helicopter Rides???

    OMG! Hope he doesn’t fall out some day… /sarc

  • Veracious_one

    This fear of offending Muslims must stop…or is Obama supporting them….

    • Crazycatkid

      You are still asking?

    • MarilynA

      Of course Obama is supporting his fellow Muslims. Why do you think he organized the “Arab Spring” to replace all Middle Eastern Governments with radical Islamists? And got caught running guns and stinger missiles to the Brotherhood in Benghazi.? Ever think the people who attacked the “Consulate” were supporters of the government Obama and his Muslim friends are trying to depose? Why do you think Hillary had a Muslim Brotherhood daughter (Huma Wiener) as her top aide? It was so she could tip off the terrorists of our plans. If you have any doubts which side our government is really one, connect the dots. It isn’t ours.

  • Raymond_in_DC

    A real pity the MP that shot Hassan, ending his murderous rampage, didn’t put him down permanently. She could have saved the US millions of dollars in costs – medical, legal, salary, housing and security, etc. – not to mention sparing us looking weak and pathetic through this legal ordeal. Muslims who dream of turning us into dhimmis could hardly have imagined US authorities so willingly assuming the role.

  • CJ Lawrence

    This event and the treatment of those attacked is one of the most sad events in US history.

  • Crazycatkid

    Wow, I who read a lot did not know about this tragic suicide. What a sad, sad story. I wish I could somehow comfort his family.

  • pupsncats

    This information should be on the nightly news and on every website, in every blog, and in every newspaper. But we know it will never see the light of day outside of Frontpage.

    My heart goes out to Josh Berry’s family. When our government spits in the face of those serving in the military by giving Muslim terrorists special treatment, which the taxpayer funds, what is more unjust and despicable? Obama is going to have much to answer for.

  • BS77

    This is liberalism run amok…..that it took four years to arrive at this pathetic trial….what a travesty. The victims have been ignored….while the terrorist vermin gets every indulgence the government can provide. Back in FDRs day, this creep would have been tried and hanged in a matter of weeks.

  • Walter Sieruk

    Two things is clear. First, Hasan has proven by his actions in the shooting that he commited that is is guilty of mass murder. Second, Hasan by his own words as to why he commited that shooting said was his intention in doing this was of protecting theTaliban has shown that he is also guilty of treason. What a villian ! Hasan and his “peaceful religion.”

  • LindaRivera

    U.S. leaders give HUGE REWARDS to Muslim terrorists. All of these
    special privileges and luxuries given to the highly FAVORED Muslim Ford
    Hood shooter are seen throughout the Muslim world as U.S. leaders’ FULL
    APPROVAL of Muslim terror attacks on our people.

    There is NO ONE
    protecting Americans. May God have mercy on America.

  • LindaRivera

    Hasan has received nearly $300,000 in military pay since his arrest.

    This is a huge encouragement and enticement to Muslims serving in the military to MURDER. $300,000 plus BOUNTY is now placed on the heads of every one of America’s non-Muslim military.