Fort Hood suspect said his goodbyes before rampage (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 11/06/2009 - 6:17pm

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S.<br /><br />Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S.<br /><br />Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 5, 2009. The Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived.<br /><br />REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE.<br /><br />FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - As if going off to war, Maj.

Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.

Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, dead.



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