Globe Editorial

Hasan’s erratic work was a sign

(Associated Press)

November 12, 2009

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Investigators are looking for ties to Islamist extremists. But the problem may be closer to home. The military and medical communities had substantial evidence of Hasan's lack of fitness for his job as a psychiatrist, but made no moves to replace him. Both communities -- the military and the medical -- should reassess their traditional resistance to policing their own members. (Full article: 356 words)