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FBI, US military in hunt for one-time recruit planning 'Fort Hood-style Jihad'
Fox News ^ | Monday, March 31, 2014 | Jana Winter

Posted on 03/31/2014 2:37:54 PM PDT by Star Traveler

EXCLUSIVE: The FBI is searching for a recent Army recruit believed to be planning a "Fort Hood-inspired jihad against U.S. soldiers," FoxNews.com has learned.

The alert, whose legitimacy was confirmed by military and law enforcement officials, stated that a man identified as Booker had told friends of his "intention to commit jihad." Booker, who is also known as Muhammad Abdullah Hassan, was recruited by the U.S. Army in Kansas City, Mo., in February 2014 and was scheduled to report for basic training on April 7. But he was discharged last week, apparently after law enforcement authorities learned of his alleged plan.

Both the FBI and the 902d Military Intelligence Group at Fort Leavenworth are involved in the hunt.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: army; fbi; fbimanhunt; islam; jihad; jihadistmanhunt; muslim; terrorist
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To: Fitzy_888

Here’s another unanswered question: with the current military draw-down, it’s a recruiter’s environment. Services can be much more picky about who they recruit, and the delay between signing the enlistment contract and shipping out to basic can be up to a year—or even longer. This guy was heading out next week, less than two months after signing his contract. Yes, you can accelerate the process by letting the service “choose your job” but in today’s environment, his departure for basic seems awfully fast.

This guy was either (a) willing to take any job the Army offered; (b) had a skill the service really wanted, or (c)blew away his ASVAB and/or had a college degree. The other possibility is the KC area recruiting battalion was behind quota and had to ship more recruits to catch up.

In any case, this one was a little too close for comfort.


41 posted on 03/31/2014 4:37:58 PM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: Star Traveler

military bases are kill zones.


42 posted on 03/31/2014 7:33:40 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (We should not fear our government. Our government should fear us.)
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To: Star Traveler

Please let me run into this terrorist. I need some stress relief.


43 posted on 03/31/2014 8:39:44 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: Star Traveler

A little fox is hunting the hounds, for a play date. Cute stuff.


45 posted on 03/31/2014 10:53:02 PM PDT by RedHeeler
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters
Law enforcement sources familiar with the alert said it appeared to suggest that there may be others in addition to Booker who also might have expressed similar intentions to commit jihad against U.S. military installations.

No doubt. Otherwise it makes no sense. The guy was recruited in February. He was scheduled to start basic training April 7. He was interviewed by FBI agents on March 20. Discharged. Then they just...lost him? Now they're releasing no information to the public, not even a picture of the guy?

Something's up.

46 posted on 03/31/2014 11:31:35 PM PDT by lonevoice (We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality)
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To: Star Traveler; everyone
Not finding anything in Kansas City, Mo. for Muhammad Abdullah Hassan. Has anyone checked Facebook?

Have found two of same name in Kansas.

47 posted on 04/01/2014 12:12:06 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: everyone

Two found in Kansas not panning out but have since found two more. Still nothing in Kansas City, Mo.


48 posted on 04/01/2014 12:35:44 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: everyone

only two am finding that maybe are POI is one in RI and the other in OH.


49 posted on 04/01/2014 12:47:14 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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a third POI has popped up in NJ


50 posted on 04/01/2014 1:10:24 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/594243-muhammad-abdullah-hassan-aka-booker-sought-by-fbi-for-planning-ft-hood-inspired-jihad/


51 posted on 04/01/2014 1:36:47 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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not certain is POI but found this ... http://www.ask.com/pictures?q=Muhammad+Abdullah+Hassan+aka+Booker&page=1&qid=995ECD82985A6E00F649A18FBB64D796&qsrc=8&o=0&l=dir


52 posted on 04/01/2014 1:50:48 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: centurion316
We don’t have any evidence that Muhammad Abdullah Hassan is now or has ever been a member of any Tea Party group. Therefore, he cannot be a terrorist threat to America.

Sounds like more potential "workplace violence."

53 posted on 04/01/2014 2:13:26 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Star Traveler

In basic training we had a neo-Nazi who tried to join under false pretenses painting murals in our orderly room while he was waiting to be discharged. That was in 1978.


54 posted on 04/01/2014 2:37:15 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/20/al-qaeda-in-the-heartland-alarming-fbi-video-shows-what-many-have-been-warning-about-for-years/


55 posted on 04/01/2014 3:14:16 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: VerySadAmerican
First of all, it’s “workplace violence”. Second, why the hell is the Army recruiting these terrorists? No need to answer that.

Divisive Subversity.

I mean "Diversity".

56 posted on 04/01/2014 7:59:52 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
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To: ExNewsExSpook

I’d say it was (a), and it was probably Infantry if that’s the case.


57 posted on 04/01/2014 8:39:55 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Politicians and diapers need to be changed for the same reason)
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To: morphing libertarian

And he’ll get SSI/disability.


58 posted on 04/01/2014 9:03:42 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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To: TurboZamboni

Obama/affordable LOL


59 posted on 04/01/2014 9:08:38 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Rushmore Rocks

Thanks RR. TM alert indeed!


60 posted on 04/01/2014 9:37:52 AM PDT by Velveeta
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