By now you’ve likely heard about the massacre yesterday at Fort Hood, Texas that left 13 dead and many more injured.  The shooter was Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist born in Virginia.  After initially reporting that Hasan had been killed on the scene, authorities now say he is alive and in stable condition, despite being shot four times during the incident.

Much is being made of the fact that Hasan, although a native-born American and career military man, is a lifelong Muslim who was outspoken in his opposition to US actions overseas (to be fair, not an unusual position for many citizens).  He reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar! (God Is Great!)” during the shooting.

So, is Hasan a Muslim terrorist, a one-man sleeper cell wreaking havoc at the heart of the Great Satan?  Or is he a mentally unstable soldier who just happened to be a Muslim?  Even if we have some answers soon they won’t be satisfying.