By contrast, the murder of Army Pvt. William Long and the wounding of Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula outside a recruiting center in Little Rock, Ark., has drawn relatively scant coverage despite the background of the suspected shooter: he was a convert to Islam who police say probably had "political and religious motives for the attack."

Holder has not called for a security increase at Army recruiting centers around the country even though they along with military facilities have been targeted for attack numerous times over the last five years.