http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1109/p99s01-duts.html
“Fort Hood shooter, Virginia mosque links probed”
posted November 09, 2009 at 8:12 am EST
SNIPPET: “The British Telegraph first reported the link between Hasan and the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia. The mosque was attended by two hijackers who carried out the September 11, 2001 attacks and its prayer leader at the time was Anwar al-Awlaki, who the Telegraph said was accused of supporting attacks on British troops and backing terrorist organizations.
Al-Awlaki moved to Dar al-Hijrah as imam in January 2001 from the west coast and three months later the September 11 hijackers Nawaf al-Hamzi and Hani Hanjour began attending his services. A third hijacker attended his services in California.
Hasan was praying at Dar al-Hijrah at about the same time and the FBI will now want to investigate whether he met the two terrorists.
The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that an unnamed law enforcement official confirmed that the FBI and Army were investigating links between Hasan and the mosque.
[A]uthorities are still scouring “voluminous” hard drives, multiple e-mail accounts and website trails “to see what’s out there, and to see what it all means,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. “There’s a lot of work being done.” ...
The mosque is one of the biggest in the United States, and the official cautioned that thousands of people go there for prayer services and other events.
The Los Angeles Times said that investigators are also looking into whether Hasan had recently been following Anwar al-Awlaki’s online sermons. Awlaki, a US citizen, left America in 2002 and is believed to be in Yemen, the Times said.
In a blog on his website a post today attributed to Awlaki read:
Nidal Hassan is a hero. He is a man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army that is fighting against his own people. ...”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UjFNXfAgw
“Exclusive: Moazzam Begg Interviews Imam Anwar al-Awlaki”
Video Description - Quote:
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December 31, 2007
Cageprisoners presents an exclusive interview with Imam Anwar al-Awlaki
Anwar al-Awlaki is a Muslim scholar of Yemeni heritage born in New Mexico. He served as an Imam in California, and later in the Washington, D.C. area where he headed the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center and was also the Muslim Chaplain at George Washington University. In 2004 he returned to his native Yemen where he taught at Eman university until his arrest in mid 2006.
Imam Anwar was released from custody on the 12th of December 2007 having spent a year and a half behind bars.
In his first interview since his release, conducted by former Guantanamo Detainee and cageprisoners spokesman Moazzam Begg, he spoke about the conditions of his detention and shared his reflections on his time in prison.
http://www.cageprisoners.com/articles...
Category: News & Politics
Tags: released prison yemen jihad sharia islam muslim allah islamic muhammad jail iman hijab nasheed terrorism cia fbi
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http://jarretbrachman.net/?p=1232
“Flocking to al-Awlaki’s Flame”
SNIPPET: “For those of you who don’t know, Anwar al-Awlaki is an American-Yemeni shaikh. Here’s his official bio:
Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki was born in New Mexico, USA. He studied the Islamic sciences of Quran, hadith, and fiqh with scholars from Yemen. Imam Anwar served as an Imam in Denver, Colorado; San Diego, California; and Falls Church, Virginia. He is the author of the audio series on “The Lives of the Prophets”, “The Hereafter”, “The Life and Time of Abu Bakr”, “The Life and Time of Umar” , “The Messenger of Allah” along with other single lectures. Imam Anwar also holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, and a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from San Diego State University.”
SNIPPET: “Currently he resides in Yemen.”
SNIPPET: “Beyond al-Awlaki’s own blog site, his comments have quickly spilled over into the broader English-language jihadist web forums. Here are some responses to al-Awlaki’s brazen support for Nidal Malik Hasan’s attacks from the Ansarnet forum.”
SNIPPET: “Anwar al-Awlaki is one of the most popular English-language jihadist shaikhs out on the circuit today. In my opinion, he and Abdullah Faisal hold the top two slots now. What makes them so appealing is that you can be an adherent having only a fairly mild ‘radical quotient’ but these guys breathe enough fire to keep even the most hardline, hardcore jihobbyist satisfied. To be clear, they are not on par with someone like Abu Qatada or Abu Hamza al-Masri in terms of their gravitas but in many ways, it doesn’t matter. These are shaikhs for a new generation. Pomp and circumstance matter less today than they did a decade ago. They are accessible. Even fun. Al-Awlaki has a great sense of humor and is really a populist in his approach. His fans love him, adore him.”
SNIPPET: “Al-Awlaki’s pièce de résistance is his book, “44 Ways of Supporting Jihad” which is kind of the poor man’s version of “39 Ways to Serve and Participate in Jihad” (much better – written by Saudi al-Qaida member, Issa bin Awshan). Either way, 44 Ways is all the rage on the jihadist forums and has been for some time. I pulled it back off the shelf today to see how many of his 44 ways fits with Nidal’s life. If media reports are correct that there is an al-Awlaki tie here (either direct or by influence), then one would imagine that we’d see al-Awlaki’s most important behavioral advice reflected in the behaviors of Nidal, right? I’ll go through each, commenting where I know something. If you see something here that sparks your interest, comment and I’ll update the post:
1. “Having the Right Intention” (ie; preparing for jihad) – Clearly
2. “Praying to Allah to award you with martyrdom” - Seems So
3. “Jihad with your wealth” – Well, given that he lived in a $350/month apartment and had a Major’s BAH coming in (tax free) on top of salary, hmmmm… where’d the money go? – Yes
4. “Fundraising for the mujahideen” – Don’t know but…
5. “Financing a Mujahid” – Don’t know but…
6. “Taking care of the family of a Mujahid” – Don’t know but..
7. “Sponsoring the family of a shaheed” (martyr) – Don’t know but..
8. “Sponsoring the families of the prisoners of war” – Don’t know but..
9. “Paying your zakah to the Mujahideen” – Likely
10. “Contributing to the medical needs of the Mujahideen” – Don’t Know
11. “Providing moral support and encouragement for the Mujahideen” (including prayer or speaking favorably about them) – Yes
12. “Defending the Mujahideen and standing up for them” – Yes
13. “Fighting the lies of the Western media” – Seems so
14. “Exposing the hypocrites” (identifying true Muslims from fake Muslims) – Seems as such
15. “Encouraging others to fight Jihad” – Don’t Know
16. “Protecting the Mujahideen and preserving their secrets” – Don’t Know
17. “Praying for the Mujahideen” – Yes
18. “Following the news of the Jihad and spreading it” – Yes
19. “Spreading the writings of the Mujahideen and their scholars” – Well, we know he was passing out Qurans, not sure about other docs…
20. “The issuance of fatwas supporting the Mujahideen” – No
21. “Providing the scholars and Imams with information and news about the Mujahideen” – Don’t Know
22. “Physical Fitness” – Yes, but…
23. “Arms Training” – Yes, but…
24. “First-aid Training” – Yes, but…
25. “Learning the fiqh of Jihad” – Don’t Know
26. “Protecting the Mujahideen and Supporting Them” – Yes, by doing everything to escape deployment to Afghanistan
27. “Developing the Aqeedah of Walaa’ and Baraa’ (Loyalty and Disavowal) – Yes
28. “Fulfilling our responsibilities towards the Muslim POW” – Don’t Know
29. “WWW Jihad” – Yes
30. “Raising our children on the love of Jihad and the mujahideen” – Don’t Know
31. “Avoiding the life of luxury” - Definitely. Where’s the rest of his money???
32. “Learning skills that would benefit the Mujahideen” – Not sure.
33. “Joining groups that work for Jihad” – Seems like this is to be determined.
34. “Spiritual preparation” – Yes
35. “Guiding others to the scholars of truth” – Probably
36. “Preparing for Hijra” – Don’t Know
37. “Giving naseehah to the Mujahideen” – Don’t Know
38. “Studying the Hadiths of fitan” – Probably
39. “Exposing Pharoah and his magicians” – Don’t Know
40. “Nasheeds” – Don’t Know
41. “Boycotting the economy of the enemy” – Seems like he didnt spend.
42. “Learning Arabic” – I don’t think he spoke a lick…
43. “Translating Jihad literature into other languages – Nope
44. Teaching others about the characteristics of al-Taifah al-Mansoura – Don’t Know at this point but let’s see how this plays out.
These behavioral prescriptions provide almost an indicators and warnings checklist for law enforcement about the kinds of behaviors that they might anticipate from a follower of Anwar al-Awlaki whose looking to transition from thought into action. This is precisely why the Jihobbyists on the forums are so pumped about this guy and desperate that he was a ‘poster’ before he was a ‘homicidal maniac.’ They want a role model.”
“This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 1:04 pm and is filed under American Jihadis, Jihobbyism 101.”