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By BRETT SHIPP / WFAA-TV |

DALLAS — While friends and colleagues of U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan are stunned by what happened at Fort Hood on Thursday afternoon, the military psychiatrist was on the radar of federal agents six months ago.

Their concern had to do with Internet postings about suicide bombings and other threats.

Since the September 11 attacks in 2001, Americans have been taught to both be respectful of the others' customs and cultures — yet, at the same time, to be vigilant about obvious warning signs.

The question now on many minds is: Was the Army being tolerant of Hasan's views, or could Thursday's tragedy have been prevented?

International security consultant William Besse of Dallas still trying to digest the mass shooting at Fort Hood. "Someone doesn't just wake up one morning out of the blue and decide, 'You know what I'm gonna do?

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