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)
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)
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)
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 wasn’t 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"
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: "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 America’s 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)
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)
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)
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)
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-Awlaki’s teachings, according to a fellow Muslim officer at the Fort Hood base in Texas, the scene of Thursday’s horrific shooting spree.") (Posted by Rusty on November 7, 2009, 8:20 pm)
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)
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."")
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 it’s a free-speech issue."") (Posted November 8, 2009, 2:15 am; Last Updated November 10, 2009, 5:49 pm)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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 God’s 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)