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| 2009-11-11 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The US army officer who killed 13 soldiers and injured 30 at a US military base in Texas, had contacted 'a radical cleric sympathetic to al-Qaeda,' officials claim. Major Nidal Malik Hassan who served as a psychiatrist in the US army for many years, had 'communicated on 10 to 20 occasions with a radical cleric' who is close to al-Qaeda, American intelligence agencies claim, adding that they were 'monitoring the email of Yemen-based Anwar al-Awlaki'. However, they claim, it was 'decided' that this did not merit further investigation. Despite trying very hard to somehow connect the incident to a Muslim source due to the shooter's faith and Palestinian roots, US officials reiterate that Major Hassan 'apparently acted alone' in carrying out Thursday's massacre at the Fort Hood base in. Meanwhile, President Obama visited Fort Hood late Tuesday for a memorial service for the victims of the last week's shooting. Hassan, a 39-year-old US-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, was scrutinized by an FBI-led joint 'terrorism task force' because of a series of alleged email exchanges between him and Al-Awlaki in 'December 2008 and early 2009.' Al-Awlaki, who was released from a Yemeni jail last year, was once an imam at a mosque in Falls Church, Virginia, where Major Hassan and his family occasionally attended prayers. Al-Awlaki, according to US officials, now runs a website denouncing US policy and praising Major Hassan's alleged actions at Fort Hood as 'heroic.' Observers believe that the US is obviously bent on 'discovering' an "Islamic link" to the incident, once again promoting suspicion and hatred against American Muslims in the workplace. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Experience says, "Stunned institutional disbelief and irrational reaction happens to a lot of Majors". |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2009-11-11 23:36 |
| #9 If I was an American Muz I would be sweating Why? The PC crowd is tripping over themselves trying to whitewash this thing (PTSD, my ass). American Methodists/Baptists/Presbyterians/etc. won't be getting the same consideration, however. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-11-11 11:26 |
| #8 And remember, we have him alive, dont we? Yeah. With him alive we arent going to need a map. If I was an American Muz I would be sweating. This doesnt look good for Allah in Iowa, does it? Islam is going to be on a ten wheeler to Hell in Des Moine before we finally execute this clown and he's done some mileage. |
| Posted by: Angleton9 2009-11-11 09:19 |
| #7 They are not bent on anything. Just stating the truth. HMMM Al-Awlaki was in Yemen prison for what? Eating Pork? Bet he is helping the war efforts there. Hope the Soddies get him in a bombing pass.... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-11-11 08:59 |
| #6 Did the ACLU right this or CAIR? Might have even been Code Pink... |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2009-11-11 08:39 |
| #5 Reads like a Pentagon press release. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-11 07:35 |
| #4 well, most Majors don't go shooting up their Soldiers. How do YOU splain it? |
| Posted by: newc 2009-11-11 06:24 |
| #3 Observers believe that the US is obviously bent on 'discovering' an "Islamic link" to the incident, once again promoting suspicion and hatred against American Muslims in the workplace Bad, bad America---give back the Nobel! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-11-11 05:11 |
| #2 Oops! Fumble fingers. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-11-11 00:28 |
| #1 Already ahve the link that explains all; Islam. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-11-11 00:27 |