Muslim soldier at Fort Hood says Army, Islam share common values
KILLEEN, Texas - Sgt. Fahad Kamal awoke before dawn the morning
after the attack. In his Army uniform, he stood before his
prayer mat, the one his mother bought him in Houston. He
smoothed the top right corner folded over against the evil eye,
touched his forehead to the velvet rug the color of sand, and
held his palms toward heaven.  Kamal, 26, a combat medic who
served in Afghanistan before moving to Fort Hood, had a lot to
pray about that day. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, another soldier -
and another Muslim and medical professional - was accused of
shooting 13 people dead and injuring 29 more.  A U.S. citizen of
Pakistani descent, Kamal feared those bullets could ricochet
beyond the cordoned-off soldier processing center, wounding even
more. So he prayed for the victims and for the Army, for his
family in Sugar Land and other Muslims. He prayed that their
faith would not be judged because of one crazed extremist.  In
that small bright room in an