Terrorism? Hell yes! Insane? Obviously! The result of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? NO!! Any more than was Guy Hawkes' plot on Nov 5, 1604!

Major Malik Nidal Hassan, loony Army psychiatrist who murdered 13 American soldiers at Fort hood yesterday!
Guy Fawkes, who planned to blow up the British Parliament on November 5, 1606!

Often, over the past 75 years, I would be teased on my birthday regarding the murderous Guy Hawkes (hero or anti-hero of "Guy Hawkes Day" in Britain). Hopefully, I won't be reminded of the crazy and murderous actions of this loon-bin, Hasan, along with Guido Hawkes in the years to come.

What's shocking today are some of the stupid commentaries trying to place blame for yesterday's tragedy at Fort Hood on the Mideast wars. I hate to agree with the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, but the wars had little or nothing to do with the insane goings on in the grey matter of Major Hassan--any more than I would try to blame Guy Fawkes' nuttiness 400 years ago on today's' Mideast mess.

Admittedly, Hasan was a Muslim, but the serial killers in America over only the past three or four years have been of every religious and/or political stripe. Give the Muslims--and both our current president and his predecessor--a break on this. There was only one shooter, only one murderer and the blame is his alone.

Sheez!