Posted on 11/05/2009 12:18:55 PM PST by DCBryan1
Edited on 11/05/2009 2:37:55 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Twelve people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting spree at a Texas military base by what officials believe was possibly carried out by an Army officer.
The suspected gunman was identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan.
The shooter was killed and two other suspects, who are also soldiers, have been apprehended, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone said.
The gunman used two handguns, Cone said. He wasn't sure if the shooter reloaded the weapons during the attack.
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http://www.defenselink.mil//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=56821
Pentagon Convenes Fort Hood Shooting Task Force
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2009 The leaders of the Pentagons review board on the Fort Hood, Texas, rampage reported for duty here today to begin their 45-day investigation to what led to the mass shooting, a Pentagon official said.
The Nov. 5 shooting at Fort Hoods Soldier Readiness Center left 12 soldiers and one Army civilian dead and 30 others injured.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced Nov. 19 that the initial review board will be headed by former Army Secretary Togo West and former Chief of Naval Operations Vern Clark.
West and Clark met with their staff, which consists of representatives from each of the military services, for the first time today. They are: Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army commander; Navy Vice Adm. Michael C. Vitale, commander of Navy Installations Command; Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel; and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams, director of the Marine Corps staff.
The panel will review possible weaknesses in Pentagon policies, programs and procedures in hopes of preventing similar incidences in the future, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters.
Also, West and Clark are scheduled to meet with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates this afternoon to further outline and address his intents.
They have a very tight timeline to operate off of, Whitman said. Its a very ambitious task that the secretary has given them.
The terms of reference for the investigation, which was publically released today, will guide the task force in their review. The Pentagons review is independent of the criminal investigation, as well as those by the inspector general and White House, and doesnt employ the task force to take action against people suspected of withholding information that may have prevented the incident.
According to the terms of reference, the Pentagons review will not overlap with President Barack Obamas review of intelligence matters related to the shooting or investigations of individuals in the intelligence community.
The charter is to look at things outside of any criminal- or liability-type review thats taking place, Whitman explained. This is not a criminal review, [but] theyll certainly make recommendations.
The review will take a closer look at personal reliability programs, counseling programs, procedures on the handling of defense employees adverse information, medical screening and pre- and post-deployment evaluations. It also will take into account force protection programs, emergency response policies and the functionality and adequacy of those programs, policies and procedures.
The task forces review will lead to a follow-on investigation that is expected to last four to six months, Whitman said. The more in-depth review will entail each service selecting an investigative panel that will report their findings up the chain of command to a department-level panel. The departmentwide group will assess the findings and identify changes needed in policy and procedure, as well as areas where additional resources are required.
This effort here will largely inform what the broader, sustained efforts will be, Whitman said. This will not be exclusively what determines the longer-sustained efforts. But all of the energy of the department is going to go into assisting these two prominent individuals in this very quick look at the events that led to the shooting.
Gates is very confident in West and Clark to head the task force, Whitman said, adding that their history of service and compassion for servicemembers makes them more than credible and qualified.
When you take a look at the individuals [Gates] asked to lead up this panel, these are two very prominent Americans that have a tremendous amount of experience with the United State military, and have, over their many years, established a reputation of caring about the men and women in uniform, he added.
As of now, West and Clark are not expected to be part of the follow-on review, he said. The panels final report is due to Gates by Jan. 15.
Meanwhile, a military magistrate at Fort Hood on Nov. 21 ordered shooting suspect Nidal M. Hasan to remain in custody until the trial, which has yet to be scheduled, a Fort Hood press release issued today says. Hasan has been in custody and in the hospital since the Nov. 5 shooting.
Fort Hood officials are concerned about protecting the integrity of the judicial process, and all further updates about the criminal proceedings will be released by the Armys Criminal Investigative Division, the release says.
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“Ansarnets Jihobby Orcs are at it Again”
SNIPPET: “Thought Id post the latest updates from Ansarnets thread on Nidal Hasan with my own weekend commentary.
Ayubi, who now uses the avatar of that Jundullah leader that I mocked below (the fugghhttettabboooutttiit guy) said on 11/20:
If he is watching us then i want to say some thing for him, We are comming, & we are near to your neck, so bewared..”
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FOX NEWS.com: "OBAMA'S NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM WILL COORDINATE CONGRESS' BRIEFINGS ON FT. HOOD" (SNIPPET: "President Obama's National Security Council has taken control of all the informational briefings on the Fort Hood shooting and ordered that congressional leaders along with the chairmen and top Republicans on the relevant committees receive the briefings first, a key Democratic lawmaker said Tuesday.") (November 17, 2009)
WHITEHOUSE.gov - Presidential Actions - Presidential Memoranda - Presidential Memorandum on Inventory of Files Related to Fort Hood Shooting: "MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION" - "SUBJECT: Inventory of Files Related to Fort Hood Shooting" (November 10, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com: "LAWMAKERS SEEK TO AWARD CASUALTY BENEFITS TO FORT HOOD VICTIMS" (SNIPPET: "Republican Rep. John Carter plans to introduce legislation Tuesday that would grant the victims of the Fort Hood massacre the same legal status as combatant casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, a move that could intensify a debate over whether the incident should be deemed a terrorist attack.") (November 17, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org (THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS): "TEXAS CONGRESSMAN: FORT HOOD JIHADIST WIRED MONEY TO PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: An Austin congressman said Thursday that he has confirmed that Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan wired money to Pakistan, which Muslim extremist groups use as a base to raise funds and carry out terrorist attacks. Rep. Michael McCauls statement followed a Dallas Morning News report that authorities were looking into whether such wire transfers had occurred." SNIPPET: ""I have confirmed through independent sources that there were communications and wire transfers made to Pakistan," McCaul said in a prepared statement provided by his spokesman.") (November 13, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com: "LIEBERMAN ANNOUNCES SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO FORT HOOD SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "Sen. Joe Lieberman announced Sunday that he intends to lead a congressional investigation into the mass shooting at Fort Hood, saying the attack could qualify as a "terrorist act" rooted in Islamic radicalism -- the worst since 9/11.") (Updated November 8, 2009)
DANIEL PIPES.org (FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com): "SUDDEN JIHAD OR 'INORDINATE STRESS' AT FT. HOOD?" by Daniel Pipes (SNIPPET: "When a Muslim in the West for no apparent reason violently attacks non-Muslims, a predictable argument ensues about motives.") (November 9, 2009)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "UNDERSTANDING FORT HOOD: NOTHING 'SUDDEN' ABOUT 'SUDDEN JIHAD SYNDROME'" by Rusty Shackleford (SNIPPET: "For instance, reports in the press claim that Hasan had been under investigation for posting about suicide bombings on the internet. A person with a name matching Hasan's wrote the following in refutation to moderate Muslims who condemned suicide bombing:" SNIPPET: "And if this is what Hasan is writing under his own given name, one is left to wonder just how extreme any other thoughts belonging to him but written under a nickname -- the norm on the internet -- would be.") (November 7, 2009)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "SURVIVORS SAY FORT HOOD GUNMAN SHOT THE WOUNDED AGAIN" by Emily Friedman and Sarah Netter (SNIPPET: "Survivors of the Fort Hood massacre described today how Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly gunned down unarmed soldiers, and then shot them again as they lay wounded on the floor." SNIPPET: "Bono told "Good Morning America" today that she initially thought the scene of Hasan standing up, praising Allah and starting to fire was a drill. She didn't believe it was real even when she felt her own blood, she said.") (November 7, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com: Killeen, Texas - "FELLOW WORSHIPERS DESCRIBE FORT HOOD SHOOTING SUSPECT AS DEVOUT MUSLIM, TROUBLED BY WARS" by Jana Winter (SNIPPET: "The Army psychiatrist suspected in Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, attended morning prayers at a local mosque hours before the rampage that killed 13, the mosque's imam told FoxNews.com. Imam Syed Ahmed Ali said Major Nidal Malik Hasan usually worn his uniform or civilian clothes to prayers, but on Thursday, he attended in his full robe.") (November 6, 2009)
THE JACKSONVILLE OBSERVER: "HORRIFIC: FT. HOOD RAMPAGE STUNS TROOPS" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican from Austin, was briefed by military officials and said Hasan had taken some unusual classes for someone studying about mental health. "He took a lot of extra classes in weapons training, which seems a little odd for a psychiatrist," McCaul said.") (November 6, 2009)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "MAJOR HASAN'S E-MAIL: 'I CAN'T WAIT TO JOIN YOU' IN AFTERLIFE American Official Says Accused Shooter Asked Radical Cleric When Is Jihad Appropriate?" by Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz (SNIPPET: "United States Army Major Nidal Hasan told a radical cleric considered by authorities to be an al-Qaeda recruiter, "I can't wait to join you" in the afterlife, according to an American official with top secret access to 18 e-mails exchanged between Hasan and the cleric, Anwar al Awlaki, over a six month period between Dec. 2008 and June 2009.") (November 19, 2009)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "PREDICTABLE: HASAN CHATTING IT UP WITH AMERICAN JIHADIS So, who will we find out Hasan has been hanging out with online?" -posted by Rusty (SNIPPET: "The caveat here, of course, is that all four of these websites are interconnected and there is a revolving door of membership between them.") (November 12, 2009, 12:01 pm)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "THE VICTIMS OF FORT HOOD" by Bob Owens (SNIPPET from page 2: "But postings that are thought to be Major Hasan's don't match the portrait of a soldier who was conflicted. They present us with a picture of someone who housed beliefs that established him as a lurking enemy. U.S. Representative Michael McCaul attended a military briefing this morning and found out that Hasan had taken "a lot of extra classes in weapons training, which seems a little odd for a psychiatrist." In retrospect -- and combined with information that Hasan had started yesterday by giving away some of his personal effects, such as furniture -- it appears that his assault at Fort Hood wasnt the result of a man under extreme pressure suddenly snapping. Instead, it looks like a calculating murderer took the time to prepare for his attack well in advance.") (November 5, 2009)
PAGE SNIPPET: "NidalHasan There was a grenade thrown amongs a group of American soldiers. One of the soldiers, feeling that it was to late for everyone to flee jumped on the grave with the intention of saving his comrades. Indeed he saved them. He inentionally took his life (suicide) for a noble cause i.e. saving the lives of his soldier. To say that this soldier committed suicide is inappropriate. Its more appropriate to say he is a brave hero that sacrificed his life for a more noble cause. Scholars have paralled this to suicide bombers whose intention, by sacrificing their lives, is to help save Muslims by killing enemy soldiers. If one suicide bomber can kill 100 enemy soldiers because they were caught off guard that would be considered a strategic victory. Their intention is not to die because of some despair. The same can be said for the Kamikazees in Japan. They died (via crashing their planes into ships) to kill the enemies for the homeland. You can call them crazy i you want but their act was not one of suicide that is despised by Islam. So the scholars main point is that "IT SEEMS AS THOUGH YOUR INTENTION IS THE MAIN ISSUE" and Allah (SWT) knows best. 05/20/2009"
ABC NEWS - The Blotter: "MAJOR HASAN DINED WITH 'JIHAD HOBBYIST' Friend of Accused Shooter Called Himself "Extremist," Watched Al-Qaeda Videos" (SNIPPET: "Reasoner") (November 17, 2009)Link
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JIHAD WATCH.org (NPR): "FORT HOOD JIHAD SHOOTER WAS DISCIPLINED FOR ISLAMIC PROSELYTIZING" (SNIPPET: "A source tells NPR's Joseph Shapiro that Hasan was put on probation early in his postgraduate work at the Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. He was disciplined for proselytizing about his Muslim faith with patients and colleagues, according to the source, who worked with him at the time.") (November 5, 2009)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "HASAN ON ISLAM 'The Koranic World View As It Relates to Muslims in the U.S. Military'"
WASHINGTON POST.com: "FORT HOOD SUSPECT WARNED OF THREATS WITHIN THE RANKS Cited stress facing Muslims Hasan spoke at Walter Reed in 2007" by Dana Priest (November 10, 2009)TELEGRAPH.co.uk - Home News World News North America USA: "FORT HOOD GUNMAN HAD TOLD U.S. MILITARY COLLEAGUES THAT INFIDELS SHOULD HAVE THEIR THROATS CUT" by Nick Allen in Fort Hood (SNIPPET: "Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 at Americas Fort Hood military base, once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats." SNIPPET: "He also told colleagues at America's top military hospital that non-Muslims were infidels condemned to hell who should be set on fire. The outburst came during an hour-long talk Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, gave on the Koran in front of dozens of other doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre in Washington DC, where he worked for six years before arriving at Fort Hood in July. Colleagues had expected a discussion on a medical issue but were instead given an extremist interpretation of the Koran, which Hasan appeared to believe.") (Published November 8, 2009, 5:00 pm)JIHAD WATCH.org (BLOOMBERG): "FORT HOOD SHOOTER REGULARLY DESCRIBED WAR ON TERROR AS 'WAR ON ISLAM'" (November 6, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ARMY MAJOR BEHIND FORT HOOD MURDERS EXPRESSED SYMPATHY FOR ISLAMIC TERRORISTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Hasan, a Muslim American...") (November 5, 2009, 9:50 pm) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "JIHAD AT FORT HOOD" by Robert Spencer (SNIPPET: "Nidal Malik Hasan was born in Virginia but didn't think of himself as an American: on a form he filled out at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, he gave his nationality not as "American" but as "Palestinian." A mosque official found that curious, saying: "I don't know why he listed Palestinian. He was not born in Palestine."") (November 6, 2009)FOX NEWS.com (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL): "MUSLIM POPULATION IN THE MILITARY RAISES DIFFICULT ISSUES" by Yochi J. Dreazen (SNIPPET: "Military personnel don't have to disclose their religions, and many officials believe the actual number of Muslim soldiers may be at least 10,000 higher than the Pentagon statistics. For instance, the military "Officer Record Brief" of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings, said he had "no religious preference" and didn't identify him as a Muslim.") (November 7, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "DETROIT MUSLIM LEADERS: Fort Hood Attack Had Nothing to do with Islam" (November 13, 2009)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "MAJOR HASAN: 'JIHAD MEANS HOLY WAR'" -Posted by Barbarossa (November 8, 2009, 12:17 am)
CNS NEWS.com: "NORTHERN VIRGINIA MOSQUE OF ALLEGED FORT HOOD SHOOTER CONNECTED TO JIHADISTS AND ISLAMIC TERRORIST GROUPS" by Christopher Neefus (SNIPPET: "But according to federal documents, records and terrorism investigators, the mosque also has a history of attendees and members who have had ties to al-Qaeda, Hamas and other radical Islamic groups -- including some convicted of terrorism-related crimes.) (November 13, 2009)CSMONITOR.com: "FORT HOOD SHOOTER, VIRGINIA MOSQUE LINKS PROBED" (Posted November 9, 2009, 8:12 am EST)
THE DAILY BEAST.com - Blogs and Stories: "INSIDE THE GUNMAN'S MOSQUE" by Asra Q. Nomani (November 7, 2009)
NY POST.com: "TAKE A LOOK AT HASAN'S OLD MOSQUE" Last updated November 7, 2009, 5:35 am)
ARMIES OF LIBERATION - blog: "YEMEN DECIDES TO SEARCH FOR ANWAR AL AWLAKI" by Jane Novak (November 10, 2009, 11:33 pm)
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FreeRepublic.com (YEMEN POST): Yemen - "SECURITY FORCES PURSUING MASTERMIND OF TEXAS ATTACK" (November 13, 2009)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "ANWAR AL-AWLAKI'S ORIGINAL POSTING ON NIDAL HASAN" (November 20, 2009, 4:58 pm)
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JIHADICA.com - blog: "ANWAR AL-AWLAKI, THE INFIDEL" by Brian Fishman (November 20, 2009)
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INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "DAR AL-HIJRAH OFFICIAL'S DECEPTION ON AWLAKI" (November 18, 2009)
MAKING SENSE OF JIHAD.com: "AMERICAN SALAFIST-JIHADISM EMERGES" (SNIPPET: "The Fort Hood attack has changed all this, however. It's clear that Hasan was very active in the US SJ community. He communicated with al-Awlaki, and there are now reports that he was talking to others as well.") (November 11, 2009, 08:45 pm)INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ANWAR AL-AWLAKI'S BLOG" (SNIPPET: Name: "anwar-alawlaki.com Address 72.47.224.162") (November 12, 2009)
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WASHINGTON POST.com: Sanaa, Yemen - "CLERIC SAYS HE WAS CONFIDANT TO HASAN In Yemen, al-Aulaqi tells of e-mail exchanges, says he did not instigate rampage" by Sudarsan Raghavan (SNIPPET: "The cleric said he thought he played a role in transforming Hasan into a devout Muslim eight years ago, when Hasan listened to his lectures at the Dar al-Hijra mosque in Northern Virginia. Aulaqi said that Hasan "trusted" him and that the two developed an e-mail correspondence over the past year. The portrait of the alleged Fort Hood shooter offered by Aulaqi..." SNIPPET: "Aulaqi said Hasan's alleged shooting spree was allowed under Islam because it was a form of jihad.") (November 16, 2009)
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COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "NEFA: FT. HOOD CLERIC AWLAKI URGED MUSLIMS TO 'FIGHT AGAINST GOVERNMENT ARMIES' IN JULY '09" by Evan Kohlmann (November 11, 2009)
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STANDPOINT MAGAZINE - blog - UK: "ANWAR AL-AWLAKI's BRITISH SUPPORTERS - Part 1" by Shiraz Maher (November 10, 2009)
STANDPOINT MAGAZINE - blog - UK: "ANWAR AL-AWLAKI's BRITISH SUPPORTERS - Part 2" by Shiraz Maher (November 11, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "FORT HOOD SHOOTER HAS TIES TO RADICAL U.S. IMAM" by Bill Roggio (November 9, 2009, 9:48 pm)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2638: "U.S.-BORN YEMEN-BASED IMAM ANWAR AL-AWLAKI ON HIS CA-HOSTED WEBSITE: FORT HOOD SHOOTER 'NIDAL HASSAN IS A HERO'" (November 9, 2009)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "ANWAR AWLAQI: NIDAL HASSAN IS A HERO" (November 9, 2009)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org - Breaking: "EXTREMIST CLERIC ANWAR AL-AWLAKI ENDORSES FT. HOOD MASSACRE: "Nidal Hassan Did The Right Thing"" (November 9, 2009, 12:20 am)
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COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "FOLLOWERS OF ANWAR AL-AWLAKI GIDDILY CELEBRATE FT. HOOD MASSACRE" by Evan Kohlmann (November 8, 2009)
CNS NEWS.com: "ALLEGED FORT HOOD GUNMAN A HEREO, SAYS ISLAMIC CLERIC WITH SUSPECTED 9/11 LINKS" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The Muslim U.S. Army major accused of shooting dead 13 people at Fort Hood last Thursday was a "hero" who faced a choice of betraying his nation or betraying Islam, according to a radical U.S.-born cleric whose possible links with Maj. Nidal Hasan are now under investigation. The cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, led a northern Virginia mosque in 2001 which was attended by Hasan -- and by three of the 9/11 hijackers. Questioned but not arrested after the 9/11 attacks, he is now based in Yemen, from where his online lectures have been inspiring jihadists over the years since.") (November 9, 2009)TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "FORT HOOD SHOOTING: TEXAS ARMY KILLER LINKED TO SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORISTS" by Philip Sherwell and Alex Spillius (SNIPPET: "Major Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped at a mosque led by a radical imam said to be a "spiritual adviser" to three of the hijackers who attacked America on Sept 11, 2001.") (Published November 7, 2009, 8:17 pm)THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "Malik Hasan Tied to 9/11 Hijackers, Radical al Qaeda Preacher" (SNIPPET: "Did Nidal Hasan know them? Maybe, maybe not. But the most disturbing part is that the imam of the mosque at the time was Anwar al-Awlaki (pictured right). Awlaki is an American who now lives in exile in Yemen where his website incites Muslims to jihad and who has nothing but praise for al Qaeda. Awlaki is hands down the most cited English language preacher in the underworld of online jihad. And what was Hasan's view of al-Awlaki? Hasan's eyes "lit up" when he mentioned his deep respect for al-Awlakis teachings, according to a fellow Muslim officer at the Fort Hood base in Texas, the scene of Thursdays horrific shooting spree.") (Posted by Rusty on November 7, 2009, 8:20 pm)
WEEKLY STANDARD - Weblog: "THE ACLU, MOAZZAM BEGG, AND THE FORT HOOD SHOOTER'S CLERIC" -Posted by Thomas Joscelyn (November 19, 2009)
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JARRET BRACHMAN.net: "FLOCKING TO AL-AWLAKI'S FLAME" (November 10, 2009, 1:04 pm)
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FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS.org: "EXCLUSIVE: WHO IS ANWAR AL-AWLAKI?" by Adrian Morgan (November 10, 2009)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "NEFA: BACKGROUNDER ON ANWAR AL AWLAKI" by Madeleine Gruen (November 10, 2009)
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FOREIGN POLICY.com: "A WEB OF LONE WOLVES Fort Hood shows us that Internet Jihad is not a myth." by Evan Kohlmann (November 13, 2009)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "INVESTIGATING FT. HOOD: ANWAR AL-AWLAKI'S 'CONSTANTS ON THE PATH OF JIHAD'" by Evan Kohlmann (SNIPPET: "One of the key questions for investigators who are now looking into potential links between radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and the accused perpetrator of the massacre at Ft. Hood, Maj. Malik Nidal Hasan, is understanding to what degree al-Awlaki's extreme sermons may have influenced Hasan's actions. Toward that end, they should be keeping an especially close eye out for one such al-Awlaki sermon in particular -- "Constants on the Path of Jihad" -- which itself is based upon an Arabic-language text penned by the founder of Al-Qaida's network in Saudi Arabia, Yousef al-Ayyiri.") (November 9, 2009, 8:35 am)Link" (September 1, 2009)
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THE STAR.com: "THE POWERFUL VOICE OF JIHAD Shadowy cleric revered by disenchanted Muslim youths throughout West cited in Toronto 18 case" by Michelle Shephard (SNIPPET: "But in recent months, as Awlaki's name has popped up in terrorism cases in Canada, the U.S. and Britain, intelligence services are closely monitoring the U.S.-born cleric.") (Published October 18, 2009)YEMEN TRIBUNE.com: Sanaa, October 9, 2009 - "Al-Qaeda: Our Operative in Yemen Will Strike GCC Oil Facilities, Hit Hard at 'Immorality' in Dubai" -Posted by Mohammed Al-Amrani on October 10, 2009 (SNIPPET: ""Many university teachers in western countries started contacting us and providing us with important information," said the unidentified militant, adding "the families of killed American nationals also began contacting us," and "if the entire population of Texas were to perish, we would not have done our duty to the Muslims. We will continue to fight the Americans and will never let them go," stressing "the US administration never represented the people and seeks to achieve its own personal interests."")Video - Exclusive: "Moazzam Begg Interviews Imam Anwar al-Awlaki" (Added December 31, 2007)
stepping back in time...ARMIES OF LIBERATION.com: "TERROR ARRESTS IN YEMEN: FROM THE AMERICAN TO AL-SAKHI TO THE AUSTRALIANS WHO GO FREE" -Posted by Jane Novak (SNIPPET: "Short story: Previously under investigation in the US, American Iman Anwar al-Alwaki a/k/a Abu Atiq a/k/a Anwar al-Aulaqi was recently arrested in Yemen.") (December 14, 2006)Link
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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE INTERNET IS NOT A VIRTUAL SAFE HAVEN...but Malaysia is. Witness, for example, the current set of Taliban sites operating in Malaysia:" (November 12, 2009)TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "TALIBAN PROMISES REPEAT OF FORT HOOD MASSACRE: REPORT" by Nick Allen in Fort Hood (Published November 11, 2009, 1:07 am GMT)
COUNTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AFGHAN TALIBAN CELEBRATE MASSACRE AT FT. HOOD" by Evan Kohlmann (November 10, 2009)
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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ANWAR AL-AWLAKI'S BLOG" (SNIPPET: Name: "anwar-alawlaki.com Address 72.47.224.162" (November 12, 2009)
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COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "VIDEO: AMERICAN AL-QAIDA SPOKESMAN URGED 'SHOOTING SPREE' AT U.S. MILITARY BASE IN 2006 by Evan Kohlmann (SNIPPET: "In light of the Nov. 5 mass shooting incident at Ft. Hood, Texas, the NEFA Foundation has released an excerpt from a July 2006 propaganda video produced by Al-Qaida's As-Sahab Media Foundation to mark the first anniversary of the 7/7 suicide bombing attacks in London. Among other things, the video featured a recorded message from American Al-Qaida spokesman and California-native Adam Gadahn, who explicitly encouraged those with burning grievances against U.S. military actions in Iraq "to go on a shooting spree at the Marines' housing facilities at Camp Pendleton."") (November 9, 2009, 5:13 pm)Link
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JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "THE RESPONSE TO NIDAL MALIK ON ENGLISH AQ FORUMS" (November 8, 2009, 4:38 pm)
Wafathunqareeb.com - blog: "Case of Major Nidal Hasan -- Exemplary Implementation of Shaikh Abu Musab Al Suri's Theory" -"by admin" (SNIPPET: Shaikh Abu Musab Al Suri wrote a book called The Global Islamic Resistance Call in which all details, necessity and implementation of above mentioned theory is given. Now case of Maj. Hasan is an excellent example of "individual jihad" and this operation bore all the characteristics of a successful operation." SNIPPET: "So it is an ideal example of how Jihad operations should be conducted these days at individual level.") (November 7, 2009)Link
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[Propaganda] Video: "Revolution Kids - Education Time Wioth Farfour: Episode 1 Iraq & Fort Hood For Toodlers & Americans" (November 16, 2009)
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NY POST.com: "AMERICA-HATER IN QNS. HAILS HOOD MASSACRE" by John Doyle in Fort Hood, Texas and Janon Fisher in NY (SNIPPET: "The Woodside extremist spends his free time annoying mainstream Muslims in front of mosques around the city, handing out literature and denouncing the US. Imams in Manhattan are appalled by his message and have tried to get the police to stop him from spreading his radical message. "We spoke to law enforcement about them, because we are disgusted with their behavior," said Shamsi Ali, an imam at the Islamic Cultural Center of New York, a mosque at 96th Street and Third Avenue. He said that at a recent Muslim parade. al-Khattab and his followers were preaching violence, but despite complaints from the congregation, the NYPD could only watch. "They say that as long as there is not a physical threat, there's nothing that they can do." said Ali. "They say its a free-speech issue."") (Posted November 8, 2009, 2:15 am; Last Updated November 10, 2009, 5:49 pm)Link
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JIHAD WATCH.org: "ISLAMIC AWAKENING FORUM ON FORT HOOD SHOOTER: "What a brave mujahid"" (November 5, 2009)
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WorldNetDaily.com: "MUSLIM RADICALS CALL HASAN 'OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN'" by Bob Unruh (November 6, 2009)
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CNN.com: "PEACEFUL PREACHING INSIDE, VIOLENT MESSAGE OUTSIDE A NEW YORK MOSQUE" by Drew Griffin and Kathleen Johnston (SNIPPET: "Outside a Manhattan mosque where the imam preaches against terrorism, the brothers of the "Revolution Muslim" are spreading a different message.") (Note: Video included.) (November 5, 2009, 3:24 pm EST)Link
JARRET BRACHMAN.net: "ANSARNET'S JIHOBBY ORCS ARE AT AGAIN" (SNIPPET: "Thought I'd post the latest updates from Ansarnet's thread on Nidal Hasan with my own weekend commentary. "Ayubi," who now uses the avatar of that Jundullah leader that I mocked below (the "fugghhttettabboooutttiit" guy) said on 11/20: If he is watching us then i want to say some thing for him, We are comming, & we are near to your neck, so bewared..") (November 22, 2009)JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "ANSARNET JIHOBBYISTS STUMBLE OVER EACH OTHER TO RESPOND TO ME" (SNIPPET: "Point is, Ansarnet jihobbyists, I'm not trying to come "get you" as some of you think nor am I trying to scare people about you. I'm simply pointing out the fact that you exist and believe what you do. If any of you would like to engage in a more reasonable discussion about what it is you actually get out of posting pro-Al-Qaida and pro-Nidal Hasan messages on Ansarnet, I'd be delighted to offer my blog as a platform for such a dialog. Please contact me through the blog" (Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:36 pm)JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "JIHOBBYISTS: COME ONE, COME ALL" (November 14, 2009)
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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "CONTENT vs CONTEXT" (November 12, 2009)
TOWNHALL.com: "BLIND DIVERSITY EQUALS DEATH" -Column by Michelle Malkin (November 11, 2009)
INVESTORS.com: "SUICIDE BY PC" (SNIPPET: "War On Terror: The No. 1 lesson of the Fort Hood massacre is that political correctness kills." SNIPPET: "Just a few months ago, Hasan was promoted to major. He passed a security clearance despite evidence he openly engaged in anti-American rants, and even discussed cutting the throats of infidels during a PowerPoint presentation. Now there are reports that U.S. intelligence intercepted contacts between Hasan and al-Qaida") (Posted November 9, 2009, 07:06 pm ET)AMERICAN THINKER.com: "IGNORING INFILTRATION" by J. R. Dunn (November 10, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com: "ARMY IGNORED WARNING SIGNS FROM FORT HOOD SHOOTER, FORMER CLASSMATE SAYS" by Jane Winter (SNIPPET: ""There were definitely clear indications that Hasan's loyalties were not with America," Lt. Col. Val Finnell, Hasan's classmate at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., told FoxNews.com in an exclusive interview. He and Hasan were students in the school's public health master's degree program from 2007-2008. "There were all sorts of ... comments made throughout the year that made me question his loyalty to the United States, but nothing was done," said Finnell, who recalled one class during which Hasan gave a presentation justifying homicide bombings.") (November 9, 2009)Video - Link (Added September 5, 2009)
GULFNEWS.com (AP): Abu Dhabi - "HOMELAND CHIEF WARNS AGAINST ANTI-MUSLIM BACKLASH" (SNIPPET: "Napolitano said her agency is working with state and local groups to try to deflect any anti-Muslim anger after the Thursday attacks 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. "This was an individual who does not, obviously, represent the Muslim faith," she said after meeting with a group of women university students.") (Published November 8, 2009, 15:21)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "SOME SAW WARNING SIGNS AHEAD OF U.S. ARMY SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "Danquah assumed the military's chain of command knew about Hasan's doubts, which had been known for more than a year to classmates in a graduate military medical program. 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.") (Published November 8, 2009, 10:08/Israel News)HOT AIR.com - blog: "WHY WAS HASAN STILL IN THE ARMY?" by Ed Morrissey (November 6, 2009)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "IPT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVEN EMERSON ON THE FORT HOOD ATTACKS" (November 6, 2009)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "INTROSPECTION, NOT RATIONALIZATION, NEEDED IN WAKE OF FORT HOOD SLAUGHTER" (November 6, 2009)
KHOU.com (AP): Lehigh Acres, Florida - "FLORIDA MAN TRIES TO SEND FLOWERS TO ACCUSED FORT HOOD GUNMAN" (SNIPPET: "Dan M. Ross ordered flowers for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan last week and requested a card that read "In Gods eye, and those who submit, you are a hero!" Instead of completing the $59.95 order, the owner of the Texas flower shop said he reported it to the Army base and the FBI.") (Posted November 12, 2009, 12:00 pm)
IslamInAction - blog: "FACEBOOK PAGE: Praying for the Recovery of Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan (Fort Hood Shooter)" (November 7, 2009)
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JIHAD WATCH.org (WASHINGTON POST): "FORT HOOD SHOOTER A DEVOUT, OBSERVANT MUSLIM" (November 5, 2009)
WorldNetDaily.com: "DID HASAN RADICALIZE OTHERS AT FORT HOOD? Alleged Army terrorist counseled 48 Muslims in Chaplain's Absence" (SNIPPET: "The suspected Fort Hood terrorist served as a lay Muslim leader running Islamic services on the base in the absence of the Muslim chaplain, WND has learned. He also mentored at least one young convert to Islam whose parents worked at the sprawling Texas post. Hasan's religious activities raise the specter that others may have been radicalized, investigators worry. There are nearly 50 Muslim soldiers serving on the base.") (November 9, 2009, 2:11 am Eastern)CNN.com: "FORT HOOD SUSPECT'S RELIGION WAS AN ISSUE, FAMILY SAYS" (November 7, 2009, 8:19 a.m. EST)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "AMERICAN CONVERT TO ISLAM ENDORSES DEATH PENALTY FOR APOSTASY" (SNIPPET: "Umar Lee to Spencer: Mr. Spencer, i do not have time to grant interviews at this time. Regarding my position on muslims in the military i stand by the fatawa posted on my blog and that is why i encorage all muslims in america to not join. My feelings on the ft hood shooting and brother nidal hassan will be in the next edition of muslim quarterly magazine in an article titled why the fort got hood.") (November 20, 2009, 2:06 pm)Link
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UMAR LEE.com: "Is It Permissible To Join a Kaafir Army?" (November 19, 2009)
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DANIEL PIPES.org - blog: "MUSLIM SOLDIERS IN THE WEST, CRITICIZED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES" by Daniel Pipes (December 17, 2003; Updated November 7, 2009)
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C-SPAN VIDEO.org: George Washington University: "COMBATING TERRORISM" (Video Description: "George Washington University/Homeland Security Policy Institute Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies - Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor talked about Israeli counter-terrorism efforts against homegrown, regional and international terrorist organizations. He also talked about recent conflict in Gaza in its impact on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Israel's response to terror attacks in Mumbai, as well as other relevant regional security ...Read More) (Note: Includes video.) (January 6, 2009)Link
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RIGHT PUNDITS.com - blog: "HOMELAND SECUIRYT POLICY INSTITUTE CONFIRMED THAT FORT HOOD SHOOTER NIDAL HASAN ATTENDED MORE THAN ONE MEETING OF OBAMA'S TRANSITIONAL TEAM" by Ellie Velinska (November 17, 2009, 4:16 am)<
GWUMC.edu/hspi: SNIPPET: "Thank you for your interest in the work of the Homeland Security Policy Institute. Before proceeding, please take a moment to review the following: "In his capacity as Disaster & Preventive Psychiatry Fellow at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Nidal Hasan registered (RSVP'd) to attend as an audience member a number of Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) events in the period June 2008 to February 2009. All of these events were open to the public." SNIPPET: "At no time has Nidal Hasan been affiliated with HSPI or The George Washington University. He has never served as an HSPI Task Force Member, briefer, or featured speaker at an HSPI event."WorldNetDaily.com: "SHOOTER ADVISED OBAMA TRANSITION Fort Hood Triggerman Aided Team on Homeland Security Task Force" by Jerome R. Corsi (SNIPPET: "Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged shooter in yesterday's massacre at Fort Hood, played a homeland security advisory role in President Barack Obama's transition into the White House, according to a key university policy institute document. The Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University published a document May 19, entitled "Thinking Anew -- Security Priorities for the Next Administration: Proceedings Report of the HSPI Presidential Transition Task Force, April 2008 - January 2009," in which Hasan of the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine is listed on page 29 of the document as a Task Force Event Participant. Hasan received his medical degree from the military's Uniformed Services University School in Bethesda, Md, in 2001.") (November 6, 2009)Link (pdf)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "PROOF THAT FORT HOOD SHOOTING WAS MUSLIM TERRORISM" by Hillel Fendel (Last Update November 17, 2009, 11:55 pm)
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WorldNetDaily.com: Jaffa, Israel - "DOES FORT HOOD SHOOTER'S MUSLIM GARB TIE HIM TO AL-QAIDA? Hasan videotaped wearing robe morning of atack" by Aaron Klein (SNIPPET: "Specifically, he was wearing a white shalwar camise, a traditional dress worn by both women and men in South Asia. It is particularly popular in Pakistan and Afghanistan and is also the traditional garb of al-Qaida and Muslim Brotherhood acolytes.") (November 11, 2009, 8:46 pm Eastern)DALLASNEWS.com - THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Washington - "FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS SUSPECT MAY HAVE WIRE MONEY TO PAKISTAN" by Dave Michaels (SNIPPET: "Hasan's finances have been a mystery since last week, when the Army major and psychiatrist allegedly shot and killed 13 colleagues at the sprawling Central Texas military base. Hasan earned more than $90,000 a year and had no dependents, yet lived in an aging one-bedroom apartment that rented for about $300 a month.") (November 11, 2009, 11:38 pm CST)ABC NEWS.go.com: "THE PRIVATE LIFE OF NIDAL HASAN Inside the Accused Fort Hood Shooter's Apartment -- Medication, a Prayer Rug, a Paper Shredder and Packaging for a Gun Sight" by Joseph Rhee, Rehab El-Buri and Mark Schone (SNIPPET: "The medications included a 2001 prescription for Combivir, a drug often prescribed for doctors who may have come in contact with HIV, as well as the antibiotic Clarithromycin..." SNIPPET: "On a card table in the kitchen were coins from various countries, including Israel..." SNIPPET: "There was also a book about Islamic dream interpretation, "Dreams and Interpretations," by Allamah Muhammad Bin Sireen. Anwar al Awlaki, the radical cleric in Yemen to whom Hasan had sent e-mails, has produced a lecture series on dream interpretation.") (November 11, 2009)FOX NEWS.COM: Killeen, Texas - "ALLEGED FORT HOOD SHOOTER FREQUENTED LOCAL STRIP CLUB" by Jana Winter (SNIPPET: "The Army psychiatrist authorities say killed 13 people and wounded 29 others at the Fort Hood Army Base Thursday was a recent and frequent customer at a local strip club, employees of the club told FoxNews.com exclusively." SNIPPET: ""He asked us why we were working at the strip club, if we liked the lifestyle, if we had any kids," she said. "It was right before Halloween so he asked what our kids were dressing up as. He just wanted to know a lot about us." Jenner said she asked Hasan why he liked coming to Starz instead of another of the roughly half a dozen other clubs nearby, all about an 8-minute drive from the Army base. "I like it here because no one I work with is here," she said Hasan replied.") (November 8, 2009)FOX NEWS.com: "HASAN CALLED HIMSELF 'Soldier of Allah' ON BUSINESS CARDS" (November 12, 2009),/A>
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WASHIINGTON POST.com: "FORT HOOD ATTACK IS 3RD THIS YEAR BY ANTIWAR RADICALS TARGETING MILITARY ON U.S. SOIL" by Spencer S. Hsu (November 6, 2009, 4:53 pm)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com - blog: "CAIR Goes A Beggin'" (November 13, 2009, 05:53 pm)
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“Ansar al-Mujahideen English Forums’ Statement on Fort Hood Attack”
{Posted November 24, 2009, 6:17 pm)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125912038267763495.html
“Probe in Fort Hood Intensifies”
By RUSSELL GOLD
(November 25, 2009)
FORT HOOD, Texas —
SNIPPET: “Former colleagues of Maj. Hasan said he espoused fervent Islamic beliefs and a deep-seated opposition to the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Former medical colleagues also said his professional work was substandard. The probe will look at whether military policies failed to identify Maj. Hasan as a potential threat and whether his patient care was acceptable.”
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Special Dispatch - No. 2667
November 24, 2009
“Popular Jihadist Forum: We Hope Other Muslims in the U.S. Army Will Take Nidal Hasan as a Role Model”
SNIPPET: “The Ansar Al-Mujahideen jihadist forum issued a communiqué on November 24, 2009 in praise of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. The communiqué aimed in particular to defend Hasan’s actions against the condemnations that have been voiced by Muslim associations in the U.S.
The communiqué reads:”
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http://www.defenselink.mil//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=56845
Panel Leaders Tour Rampage Site, Describe Mission
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2009 The leaders of an independent review panel toured the scene of the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting rampage today and described how they view the panels mission.
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Togo West and retired Adm. Vern Clark spoke at a short news conference at Fort Hood. The two men met with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday and received their charge from him.
The panel will review the circumstances surrounding the Nov. 5 shooting to see how future incidents could be avoided. We will look at policies and procedures that look at how we deal with servicemembers who may cause trouble or harm to their fellows, West said.
The review is to look at personal reliability programs, counseling programs, procedures on the handling of defense employees adverse information, medical screening and pre- and post-deployment evaluations. The panel members also are to look at the response to the incident and see how these procedures could be improved.
Todays trip to Fort Hood was important to starting the review, Clark, a former chief of naval operations, said.
It was important to me to see the site, walk the ground and really see the setting, he said. Todays activities have been immensely valuable in providing the baseline of factual information upon which we will grow the rest of the information that is required to conduct the assessment.
Clark said he was impressed with the Armys 3rd Corps leadership team. I just want to single out ... the leadership team at the hospital, he said, adding that the panel also is charged with evaluating the performance of the first responders. The story about how the first responder team performed is very, very encouraging. It not only involves the leadership team here at Fort Hood, but it involves the leadership teams of the hospitals in the local area and the manner in which they all responded.
West reminded everyone that the panel is not conducting a criminal investigation and will not interfere with the criminal case against Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with 13 counts of murder who remains hospitalized in intensive care.
West said his group will not point fingers. We are here to accumulate information and offer our best judgments to the secretary of defense.
The investigation is departmentwide, Clark said. The secretary charged us to find the gaps that make us less effective than we desire to be, and to do that, we will go over a wide range of things after we go through the discovery process.
The panel report is due to Gates by Jan. 15.
Related Articles:
Fort Hood Shooting Task Force Reports For Duty
Special Report: Tragedy at Fort Hood
NATIONAL POST.com - Full Comment - blog:
“Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: The danger signs of terror”
Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:00 AM by NP Editor
terrorism, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
SNIPPET: “In the wake of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan’s shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, experts are debating the process by which people are radicalized into accepting militant Islamic beliefs. Looming large in this debate is the spectre of “profiling,” which some commentators reject as Islamophobic. To focus on Muslims, they argue, is to suggest that all Muslims are suspect.
Hasan seems to have been motivated by jihadist ideology.”
SNIPPET: “Unfortunately, attempts to engage in serious study of the radicalization process have met with chilly receptions. The NYPD study in particular generated enormous controversy. While that study is by no means above criticism, many critiques suggested that any exploration of this difficult area should be off-limits.
The same kind of arguments have surfaced in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings. If commentators really believe it is inappropriate to explore how terrorists have radicalized, that is their prerogative. But let’s be honest about the kind of profiling that is relevant here. From my perch, it seems that understanding how terrorists are made can be used as a tool to protect rights rather than violate them — to avoid the kind of generalized suspicion that the opponents of profiling rightly fear.”
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D.C. - Based Mosque’s “Cause Célèbre” Holiday
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org ^ | November 26, 2009, 10:08 am | By Madeleine Gruen
Posted on November 26, 2009 1:44:53 PM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: “As-Sabiqun, a Washington, DC-based extremist group, plans to divert the focus of the festivities away from the themes of generosity and sacrifice by distributing a leaflet at morning prayers that portrays Major Nidal Hasan (who opened fire on soldiers at Ft. Hood, killing 13 and wounding 30 others) as a victim of the “Zionist American” government that is employing a program of “psychological warfare” to “oppress Muslims.”
This is a clear example of what the Center for Terrorism Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies has termed “Cause Célèbre Islam.”
Cause célèbre Islam forecasts an inevitable violent revolution between American Muslims (particularly African American Muslims) and the U.S. government. As-Sabiqun is one of the most visible and vocal groups that typifies cause célèbre Islam. Publicly, As-Sabiqun’s founder, leader, and imam, Abdul Alim Musa, does not appear to share religious wisdom or guidance. Rather, his constant theme is that of threats and harassment against Muslims by the U.S. government. The most recent issue of the CTR Vantage covers cause célèbre Islam; its origins and its current manifestations.
The leaflet As-Sabiqun intends for distribution at holiday celebrations tomorrow refers to President Obama as “Judas Goat” - suggesting that he is a puppet who leads Muslims to the slaughterhouse. The leaflet also declares that As-Sabiqun charges the U.S. government with “high crimes and treason.” The ultimate purpose of the leaflet is the raise money for As-Sabiqun to transform its old masjid facilities into the “Islamic Institute for Counter Zionist American Psychological Warfare” - framing it as something of a headquarters from which they can launch a counter-attack on the U.S. government in the war they perceive is being waged against them.”
November 26, 2009 10:08 AM
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November 25, 2009
“U.S. Islamists Congratulate Fort Hood Murderer, Urge Muslim Soldiers to Follow His Example”
SNIPPET: “A U.S. based jihadi forum has issued a statement calling Nidal Hasan a hero and urged Muslims in the U.S. Army to follow his lead and attack their fellow soldiers:
We hope other Muslims in the US army repent from their apostasy and take [Nidal Hasan] as a role model, instilling fear in the enemies of Allah and taking them by surprise wherever they may be
The statement also condemns Muslims in the West for speaking out against the attack.”
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THE JAWA REPORT ^ | November 27, 2009 07:15 PM | Posted by Barbarossa
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The imams very curious story
A skirt-chasing mullah is just one more mystery for the 9/11 panel”
By Chitra Ragavan
Posted 6/13/04
SNIPPET: The probe of the 9/11 attacks soon led Washington FBI agents back to San Diego, where they found that al-Awlaki had twice been busted for soliciting prostitutes in 1996 and 1997 but had avoided jail time. Al-Awlaki has previously described these charges as bogus. But FBI agents hoped al-Awlaki might cooperate with the 9/11 probe if they could nab him on similar charges in Virginia. FBI sources say agents observed the imam allegedly taking Washington-area prostitutes into Virginia and contemplated using a federal statute usually reserved for nabbing pimps who transport prostitutes across state lines. But in March 2002, al-Awlaki abruptly left the country for Yemen.”
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TNN 27 November 2009, 02:09am IST
SNIPPET: “Sources aware of the FBI investigations into the killings by Hasan said the army psychiatrist, who went on a rampage killing US armed forces personnel, regularly wired money to LeT in Pakistan. Coming just after the arrests of two Lashkar jihadis — David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana — the finding is seen as a manifestation of LeT’s growing clout in the US.
Congressman Peter Hoekstra had earlier claimed to have received information from independent sources that Hasan may have wired money to contacts in Pakistan suggesting that he had links with terror groups based in that country. Hoekstra, who is also a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said US agencies were probing Hasan’s links in Pakistan.
Investigations since, according to sources here, had identified recipients of Hasan’s money as Jamat-ud-Dawa — the front organisation of Lashkar. Sources said the accused, who regularly accessed Hafeez Mohammad Saeed’s speeches on JuD’s website — had wired thousands of dollars to contacts known to the LeT chief.”
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Anwar al-Awlaki, the Infidel
Brian Fishman
November 20th, 2009 | U.K., USA
SNIPPET: [Editors note: I am extremely happy to present a new ad-hoc contributor. He should be known to most Jihadica readers: Brian Fishman is a former director of research at West Points Combating Terrorism Center and the author of several landmark studies on al-Qaida in Iraq, several of which are available here. He brings us quite a story today.]
SNIPPET: Since the awful shootings at Fort Hood, media attention has focused on MAJ Nidal Hasans relationship with Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born salafi preacher now in Yemen. Less well known, however, is that al-Awlaki was once declared kafir (infidel) by then London-based jihadi Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal.
SNIPPET: The available snippets of al-Awlakis San Diego tape, al-Faisals reaction to it, and al-Awlakis more recent statements about violence suggest that al-Awlaki went through a radicalization process of his own. Al-Awlakis statements in a February 13, 2004 interview with National Public Radio illustrate the tension that ultimately seems to have led Nidal Hasan to violence. Pressed about the role of Muslims in the West after 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq, al-Awlaki condemned 9/11 strongly but explained that after the bombing (the invasion of Iraq) the conversation shifted Muslims are torn between solidarity with their religious fellowmen and their fellow citizens.
Thanks to MamaDearest on The Threat Matrix on FreeRepublic.com for pointing to the link below.
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“Imam’s e-mails to Fort Hood suspect tame compared with online rhetoric”
11:58 PM CST on Saturday, November 28, 2009
By BROOKS EGERTON / The Dallas Morning News
SNIPPET: “A TIMELINE OF TWO LIVES
The lives of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki intersected long before the Fort Hood shooting.”
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Former classmate of Fort Hood shooter: Nidal Hasan was “an outspoken jihadist”
At this point these facts are well known, but here is more confirmation. I’ve received the message from a doctor and former classmate of Nidal Hasan:
He was an outspoken jihadist. He stated publicly that Shariah Law came before the Constitution that he swore an oath to uphold. He did off topic presentations in public health classes on how the War on Terror was a war on Islam. Other courses, he justified suicide bombing.
We complained to faculty, but the PC climate in the military prevented any action that might have been taken against him. Now there are 13 people dead and scores more wounded.
Posted by Robert on November 28, 2009 8:13 PM
Thanks to MamaDearest on The Threat Matrix on FreeRepublic.com for pointing to this article.
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“Muslim website calls for attacks against USA just 4 days before Fort Hood attack”
November 29, 5:22 PMTrumbull County Conservative ExaminerJohn Hull
SNIPPET: “The muslim website kavkaz center published an entry from Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki calling for jihad against the United States on November 1, 2009, just 4 days prior to the Fort Hood tragedy.”
SNIPPET: “Is it a coincidence that Hasan carried out a terrorist attack 4 days later?”
Ongoing Discussion ON THE INTERNET:
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http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/12/fort_hood_investigations_under.php
“Fort Hood Investigations: Underlying Attitudes Deserve Examining”
By Michael B. Kraft
(December 1, 2009)
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