From the AP:

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Homeland Security secretary says she is working to prevent a possible wave of anti-Muslim sentiment after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

Janet Napolitano says her agency is working with groups across the United States to try to deflect any backlash against American Muslims following Thursday’s rampage by Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim who reportedly expressed growing dismay over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The shootings left 13 people dead and 29 wounded.

You know what would be awesome? If the Department of Homeland Security focused on its raison d’être– principally, guarding against terrorism– rather than forestalling anticipated resentment.

UPDATE: More from the AP:

His fellow students complained to the faculty about Hasan’s “anti-American propaganda,” but said a fear of appearing discriminatory against a Muslim student kept officers from filing a formal written complaint.

I think Janet Napolitano has cause and effect completely reversed. If we promote a culture of such absolute, bend-over-backwards-so-as-not-to-offend-anybody tolerance, to the extent that people cannot reasonably call attention to murderous, anti-American psychos, then something is deeply wrong. And if our goal is genuinely to keep Americans from dying (and it is, right?), then the answer isn’t more supine hypersensitivity and diversity dogma.

Geraldo Rivera offers Bill O’Reilly his thoughts on the Ft. Hood massacre:

The people I feel most sorry for tonight are the 12-15,000 Muslim G.I.’s who serve honorably and the four million Muslims in this country– the citizens who are patriots and believe in our country and now will be because of the way this story is being played be subjected to more of the kind of undertoned, widespread resentment and prejudice and discrimation that’s happened really since 9/11.

Really, the most sorry? I can think of 13 families that might, arguably, jump ahead of those who may or may not be inconvenienced at a later date for their religious identification.

Via GatewayPundit.