Texas: Media Reports on Attack at Fort Hood - Worst Mass Killing on U.S. Military Base
Reports:
-- November 6, 2009 media reports
-- November 6, 2009 HSPI comments
-- November 7, 2009 media reports
-- November 8, 2009 media reports
-- November 8, 2009 PM media reports
-- November 9, 2009 media reports
-- November 10, 2009 media reports
-- November 11, 2009 media reports
In what is being
reported by the media as the "worst mass killing on a U.S. military
base," media reports indicate that the shooter, Nidal Malik Hasan, was
opposed to the U.S. war in Afghanistan and was upset because he was
to be deployed
to Afghanistan. Hasan has been
described as a "lifelong Muslim."
Multiple
reports
state that Hasan shouted "Allahu Akbar" before
opening fire on the individuals at the Fort Hood, Texas military
base. Prior to the attack, Hasan
reportedly
dressed in 'Arabic clothing' over the past several weeks, and was
reportedly
handing out Qurans and giving away his furniture the morning before the
attack.
CCTV video
shows Hasan in "traditional Muslim robes and a prayer cap" before
the attack.
CNN reports that Hasan appeared "cool, calm, religious" before the
Fort Hood attack.
The
Daily Telegraph reports: "'He was making outlandish comments
condemning our foreign policy and claimed Muslims had the right to rise
up and attack Americans," Col Lee told Fox News. 'He said Muslims should
stand up and fight the aggressor and that we should not be in the war in
the first place.' He said that Maj Hasan said he was 'happy' when a US
soldier was killed in an attack on a military recruitment centre in
Arkansas in June. An American convert to Islam was accused of the
shootings. Col Lee alleged that other officers had told him that Maj
Hasan had said 'maybe people should strap bombs on themselves and go to
Time Square' in New York."
It also reports that "Federal law enforcement officials have said
Maj Hasan had come to their attention at least six months ago because of
internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats."
The
Associated Press reports: "At least six months ago, Hasan came to
the attention of law enforcement officials because of Internet postings
about suicide bombings and other threats, including posts that equated
suicide bombers to soldiers who throw themselves on a grenade to save
the lives of their comrades. They had not determined for certain whether
Hasan is the author of the posting, and a formal investigation had not
been opened before the shooting, said law enforcement officials who
spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to
discuss the case." An
Internet SCRIBD posting from a "Nidal Hasan" (unknown if this is the
same Nidal Malik Hasan) shows
a comment from a "NidalHasan" on suicide bombers: "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.'"
The
Associated Press also reports that "Federal law-enforcement agents
ordered an evacuation of the apartment complex where Hasan lived in
Killeen, Texas, Thursday night and conducted a search of his home, said
Hilary Shine, director of public information for the city. She didn't
say what was found during the search." "Officials said earlier that
federal search warrants were being drawn up to authorize the seizure of
his computer.
The
New York Times reports that "General Cone said that terrorism was
not being ruled out, but that preliminary evidence did not suggest that
the rampage had been an act of terrorism," and
MSNBC reported that DHS Secretary Napolitano believed that it was
"too soon to tell" on the shooter's motivation. The
Christian
Science Monitor suggests a motive in the Fort Hood attack by asking
if "Are Army psychiatrists overwhelmed?" The
UK Guardian also focuses on combat stress issues.
Counterterrorism analyst
Walid Phares described that Fort Hood attack "is for now the largest
single Terror act in America since 9/11."
Phares stated that "what the world has seen and is eager to learn
about cannot be described just as 'horrific outburst of violence'
performed on American military, rather is part of an ideological war,
generated by radicalization, and inciting individuals to perform such
acts."
The Washington Post provides a
brief bullet biography of Nadil Hasan. Hasan's parents
reportedly immigrated from the Palestinian territories to Jordan,
and then to the United States.
Reportedly
born in Arlington, Virginia (a few miles from Washington DC), Hasan
described
his nationality as "Palestinian." His parents lived in Roanoke,
Virginia, about three hours away from Washington DC. Prior to his
stationing in Fort Hood, Texas, Hasan worked at the Walter Reed Army
Medical Center in the DC/Maryland area, and
regularly attended the Muslim Community
Center mosque in Silver Spring, Maryland (a few miles from
Washington DC), when he lived in the Maryland/DC area.
(According to
the July 2008 testimony of Steven Emerson before Congress, the
Silver Spring, Maryland Muslim Community Center mosque has been used to
host a fundraising effort
where a speaker "made several radical comments implying that the use
of violence is sanctioned by Islam to glorify Allah"
(page 12).)
WJZ
news reports that Nidal Hasan was a "39-year-old Army major [who]
received his medical degree from the military's Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., in 2001."
National Public Radio (NPR) has reported that "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 6 Afternoon Update: research shows that Nidal Hasan listed
as a "task force participant" in
a presidential transition task force meeting on homeland security
matters "Thinking Anew-Security Priorities for the Next
Administration." George Washington University (GWU) Homeland
Security Policy Institute (HSPI) lists Nidal Hasan from the Uniformed
Services University of Health Services (page
29 - electronic page 32 in Appendix C of its May 2009 report.)
According to George Washington University (GWU) Homeland Security Policy
Institute (HSPI)'s Frank Cilluffo: "Nidal Hassan has no affiliation
whatsoever with HSPI or George Washington University. He has never
served on any of our task forces, nor has he ever been invited to
speak/brief @ any of our events. We are aware that he has RSVP'd for
events as an audience member (our sessions are open to the public) and I
remember him participating in the audience for at least one session. We
print out RSVPs of audience participants for our sessions to share with
others in the audience and speakers (as is the case in our
appendix here). He had RSVP'd as a Disaster and Preventative
Psychiatry Fellow at the Uniformed Services University School of
Medicine...we are in the process of identifying which other sessions he
may have RSVP'd for...the first one we are aware of him RSVP'ing was
June 2008 & the last was February 2009." HSPI states that they
will provide an update on their web
site about Nidal Hasan. HSPI's web site is:
http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/
Additional November 6 Media Report Excerpts:
--
Associated Press reports: "There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik
Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing
on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive. But details of his
life and mindset, emerging from official sources and personal
acquaintances, are troubling."
-- "Federal law-enforcement agents ordered an evacuation of the
apartment complex where Hasan lived in Killeen, Texas, Thursday night
and conducted a search of his home, said Hilary Shine, director of
public information for the city. She didn't say what was found during
the search.
-- "Officials said earlier that federal search warrants were being drawn
up to authorize the seizure of his computer."
-- "Retired Army Col. Terry Lee, who said he worked with Hasan, told Fox
News that Hasan had hoped President Barack Obama would pull troops out
of Afghanistan and Iraq. Lee said Hasan got into frequent arguments with
others in the military who supported the wars, and had tried hard to
prevent his pending deployment."
-- "Hasan attended prayers regularly when he lived outside Washington,
often in his Army uniform, said Faizul Khan, a former imam at a mosque
Hasan attended in Silver Spring, Md. He said Hasan was a lifelong
Muslim."
--
Associated Press reports: "Ft. Hood suspect reportedly shouted 'Allahu
Akbar'"
--- "Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left
13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted 'Allahu Akbar!' before
opening fire, the base commander said Friday. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said
officials had not yet confirmed that the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal
Malik Hasan, made the comment, which is Arabic for 'God is great!'
before the rampage Thursday, which left 30 people wounded, including the
gunman."
--- "Cone said Hasan was not known to be a threat or risk. He
acknowledged that it was 'counterintuitive' that a single shooter could
kill and injure so many people. But he said the massacre occurred in
'close quarters.'"
--
Associated WFAA report
--
Associated USA Today report
--
New York Times reports: "In an interview on NBC's 'Today' show, Lt.
Gen. Robert W. Cone, a base spokesman, was asked about reports that
Major Hasan had yelled 'Allahu Akbar' -- an Arabic expression for 'God
is great' -- during the shooting. General Cone said soldiers at the
scene had reported 'similar' accounts."
-- "General Cone said that terrorism was not being ruled out, but that
preliminary evidence did not suggest that the rampage had been an act of
terrorism."
-- KSL reports:
"The news of the mass shooting at Fort Hood Thursday hit close to home
for some Utahns. One man says his daughter heard the shooter exclaim
'Allah Akbar' as he opened fire."
-- Kileen Daily
Herald reports: "Shooting suspect on ventilator, wounded in stable
condition, police officer identified" -- "Hasan had been given orders
for to deploy to Afghanistan."
-- "An early morning press conference at Fort Hood has answered some
questions with regard to the mass shooting yesterday that claimed the
life of 13 people and wounded 30 others."
-- "Dr. W. Roy Smythe spoke at a press conference this morning, saying
that two or three of those wounded in yesterday's tragedy may require
further surgery but most injuries were dealt with yesterday. Smythe said
they treated patients with gunshot wounds to the head, neck, chest,
stomach and extremities. Some victims, he said, had multiple gunshot
wounds."
-- "Smythe said one patient told him he was shocked when a man, 'jumped
on a desk and started shooting.'"
--
CNN reports: "Suspect Nidal Malik Hasan in stable condition after
Fort Hood killings"
--
CNN reports: "Fort Hood suspect seemed 'cool, calm, religious'"
--
Daily Telegraph reports: "Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan
'said Muslims should rise up'" -- "'He was making outlandish comments
condemning our foreign policy and claimed Muslims had the right to rise
up and attack Americans," Col Lee told Fox News. 'He said Muslims should
stand up and fight the aggressor and that we should not be in the war in
the first place.' He said that Maj Hasan said he was 'happy' when a US
soldier was killed in an attack on a military recruitment centre in
Arkansas in June. An American convert to Islam was accused of the
shootings. Col Lee alleged that other officers had told him that Maj
Hasan had said 'maybe people should strap bombs on themselves and go to
Time Square' in New York."
-- "Federal law enforcement officials have said Maj Hasan had come to
their attention at least six months ago because of internet postings
that discussed suicide bombings and other threats."
-- Kileen Daily
Herald reports: "In the morning, neighbors said Hasan handed Qurans
and donated his furniture to anyone who would take it. Neighbors
described Hasan as a quiet man who began wearing 'Arabic clothing' in
recent weeks. Edward Windsor, a neighbor, never suspected Hasan was in
the Army."
--
Daily Telegraph reports: "Fort Hood shooting: CCTV shows Hasan
before killings
US army officer Major Nidal Malik Hasan was captured on CCTV in the
hours before the killing, wearing what appear to be traditional Muslim
robes and a prayer cap"
---
image from CCTV cameras
-- " Major Nidal Malik Hasan (L) on the morning of November 5, 2009 in
Fort Hood, Texas Photo: GETTY "
--
National Public Radio reports: "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."
--
Daily Telegraph reports: "A Muslim by birth, Hasan was born in
Virginia, and his family is believed to have come from Jordan."
-- Associated
Press reports: "Imam says Fort Hood suspect didn't seem radical -- A
Maryland imam at the mosque attended by the suspected Fort Hood, Texas,
shooter says the Army psychiatrist never seemed to be an extremist. Imam
Faizul Khan says he knew Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for more than 10 years.
They first met at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring. On a
form filled out by those seeking spouses through a program at the
mosque, Kahn says Hasan listed his birthplace as Arlington, Va., but his
nationality as Palestinian. Khan says he doesn't know why because Hasan
was born in the United States."
--
Washington Post: "Suspect in Fort Hood shootings attended mosque in
Silver Spring"
--
Washington Post reports: "He prayed every day at the Muslim
Community Center in Silver Spring, Md., a devout Muslim who, despite
asking to be discharged from the U.S. Army, according to his aunt, was
on the eve of his first deployment to war."
--
New York Times reports: "Suspect Was to Be Sent to Afghanistan" -
"Investigators began piecing together on Friday how and why an Army
psychiatrist facing deployment to Afghanistan gunned down dozens of
people a day earlier at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, in one of the
worst mass shootings ever on an American military base."
-- BBC
reports: "US gunman 'faced Afghan posting'" - "A US major believed
to have killed 13 people in a gun attack at a Texas army base was due to
be deployed soon to Afghanistan, a military official said."
--
Associated Press reports: "At least six months ago, Hasan came to
the attention of law enforcement officials because of Internet postings
about suicide bombings and other threats, including posts that equated
suicide bombers to soldiers who throw themselves on a grenade to save
the lives of their comrades."
-- "They had not determined for certain whether Hasan is the author of
the posting, and a formal investigation had not been opened before the
shooting, said law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of
anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the case."
--
New York Times reports: Hasan's parents were Jordanian, and
"immigrated from a small town near Jerusalem many years ago... [with
Roanoke Times stating that Hasan's mother] was born in Palestine in
1952"
-- Internet SCRIBD posting
from a "Nidal Hasan" (unknown if this is the same Nidal Malik Hasan)
states: "NidalHasan scribbled: 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."
--
Fort Hood: The largest "Terror act" in America since 9/11 - by Walid
Phares
---- Walid Phares: Fort Hood attack "is for now the largest single
Terror act in America since 9/11"
---- Walid Phares: "In that case, what the world has seen and is eager
to learn about cannot be described just as 'horrific outburst of
violence' performed on American military, rather is part of an
ideological war, generated by radicalization, and inciting individuals
to perform such acts."
--
MSNBC video reports: DHS Secretary "Napolitano: 'Too soon to tell'
on shooter's motivation"
--
Daily Telegraph: "Fort Hood shooting: police woman hailed for bravery"
--
Research shows that a "Nidal Hasan - Uniformed Services University
School of Medicine" (see PDF, page 29) was a participant
in a Task Force meeting in support of a George Washington University
Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) established the Presidential
Transition Task Force for on "Thinking Anew-Security Priorities for the
Next Administration"
--
WJZ/AP reports that "For six years before reporting for duty at Fort
Hood in July, Hasan worked at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center
pursuing a career in psychiatry, as an intern, a resident and, last
year, a fellow in disaster and preventive psychiatry. The 39-year-old
Army major received his medical degree from the military's Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., in
2001."
-- AP sources: Ft. Hood suspect remains in coma
--
Associated Press reports that "His anger was noted by a classmate,
who said Hasan 'viewed the
war against terror' as a 'war against Islam.' "Dr. Val
Finnell, a classmate of Hasan's at
the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in
Bethesda, attended a
master's in public health program in 2007-2008. Finnell says he
got to know Hasan because the group of
public health students took an
environmental health
class together. At the end of the class, everyone had to give a
presentation. Classmates wrote on topics such as dry cleaning chemicals
and mold in homes, but Finnell said Hasan chose the war against terror.
Finnell described Hasan as a 'vociferous opponent' of the terror war.
Finnell said Hasan told classmates he was 'a Muslim first and an
American second.' "
Fort Hood Attack: November 7, 2009 AM Updates
on Nidal Hasan:
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/146.html#110709AM
CNN has cited additional aspects of the Nidal Hasan investigation regarding his use of neighbor's computer, and a visitor he had the day before the Fort Hood attack. The Los Angeles Times has a report describing how Hasan told others he was "mentoring" on Islam that "Muslims shouldn't be in the U.S. military, because obviously Muslims shouldn't kill Muslims." The Los Angeles Times has an additional report quoting Nidal Hasan's classmate, Val Finnell, in a Maryland military courses as part of a "disaster and military psychiatry fellowship." CNN's AC360 television report had a further detailed interview with Val Finnell Friday night at 10 PM ET, where Finnell provided more details about Hasan's routine arguments on a "War on Islam," also quoting Finnell as stating that a fellow student told him that Hasan had given a presentation on suicide bombing, and was reported to the military faculty as a "ticking timebomb."
Los Angeles Times: Nidal Hasan on Muslims in Military and "War on
Islam"
--
Los Angeles Times reports: Nidal Hasan Said Muslims Should Not Be In
Military
-- " Over the last few weeks, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan drove off the vast
Army base at Ft. Hood, Texas, at least a dozen times to enjoy seafood
dinners with Duane Reasoner Jr., an 18-year-old he was mentoring in the
ways of Islam."
-- "'He said he didn't want to go to Iraq or Afghanistan,' said Reasoner,
who was raised as a Catholic. 'He didn't want to be deployed. He said
Muslims shouldn't be in the U.S. military, because obviously Muslims
shouldn't kill Muslims. He told me not to join the Army.'"
-- "On Friday, agents were trying to find a motivation for the attack,
retracing the suspect's steps in the last days and months, interviewing
colleagues, neighbors, friends and family to glean details about Hasan's
life -- and whether he was moved, at least in part, by radical Islamic
ideology."
--
Los Angeles Times: Nidal Hasan Did Presentations on Islam and War
During Environmental Health Class
-- "One of Hasan's classmates in the [disaster and military psychiatry
fellowship] program said he doubted the man's commitment to the
military. He told students, 'I'm a Muslim first and an American second,'
' Dr. Val Finnell, now a lieutenant colonel at the Los Angeles Air Force
Base, said in a telephone interview. 'I really questioned his loyalty.'"
-- "Finnell said he first became suspicious of Hasan shortly after the
program began when Hasan gave a provocative presentation in an
environmental health class. Other students focused on topics including
mold and water contamination. Hasan's project asked "whether the war on
terror is a war against Islam,' Finnell said. "
-- " 'It was very off-topic,' Finnell said. 'I raised my hand and said,
'What does this have to do with environmental health?' "
-- "Finnell said Hasan became agitated when he was challenged and became
'sweaty and nervous and emotional.'"
Fort Hood Attack: CNN Video Report on Nidal Hasan - Reported as a
"Ticking Time Bomb" to Military Faculty, Gave Presentations on "War on
Islam" and Suicide Bombings in Military Classrooms
-- Associated Video Online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLkbLTd_DPw
-- On Friday, November 7, 2009 at 10 PM ET, the
CNN television show "Anderson
Cooper 360" reported further on Nidal Hasan. CNN reported that Nidal
Hasan repeatedly used a neighbor's computer. CNN's reported that
according to his apartment manager John Thompson, Nidal Hasan had strict
orders that no one was to go into his apartment without him being there.
Apartment manager John Thompson told CNN that the only time that he was
known to have a visitor was the day before the shooting. CNN reported
that witnesses described the visitor as "dark-skinned, had bushy
eyebrows, and was dressed in Islamic clothing."
-- Anderson Cooper also interviewed a former classmate of Nidal Hasan,
Val Finnell, on this subject. Anderson Cooper interviewed Val Finnell as
"a former colleague."
-- Finnell repeated the comments that he told the Los Angeles Times
regarding Nidal Hasan's presentation on a "War on Islam" during their
environmental health class. Finnell also told CNN that students openly
questioned the instructor as to what Nidal Hasan's presentation had to
do with environmental health, "but he [the instructor] continued to let
him present his topic."
-- Finnell said that Nidal Hasan's views of on a "war on Islam" was
something that Hasan would frequently discuss. Finnell told CNN "Those
views were a large part of his personality for the entire year. He would
routinely get into discussions and arguments with people - made himself
a lightning rod for that kind of criticism."
-- Finnell also said that he did not believe that Hasan was subjected to
anti-Islamic abuse. Finnell stated that to CNN that "our class was a
very diverse class, people from many different backgrounds, but Dr.
Hasan made it a point to be very vocal in his beliefs, very extreme in
his views, and since he was a military officer, you know, he was
questioned about those things. He sort of brought the criticism upon
himself.... This was a big topic for him, this was a dominating topic
for him."
-- In addition, Finnell also stated that another student said that Nidal
Hasan did a presentation on suicide bombers for a human behavior class.
-- Finnell told Anderson Cooper during the interview: "I know another
student actually approached the faculty about him and called him a
'ticking time bomb'. And that student was concerned because of a
PowerPoint presentation that Dr. Hasan gave in a human behavior class
which justified suicide bombing."
-- this interview has not yet been captured on online video -
we will attempt to find a way to make this available online and provide
an update when it is available
-- a follow-up discussion referencing some of these comments are at the
following online video:
http://us.cnn.com/video/?/video/crime/2009/11/07/ac.missed.signs.cnn
Daily Telegraph: Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer attended VA mosque led by radical imam
-- 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.
-- "Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in
Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls,
Virginia, in 2001 at the same time as two of the September 11
terrorists, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. His mother's funeral was
held there in May that year. "
-- "The preacher at the time was Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born
Yemeni scholar who was banned from addressing a meeting in London by
video link in August because he is accused of supporting attacks on
British troops and backing terrorist organisations."
-- "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. "
-- "As investigators look at Hasan's motives and mindset, his attendance
at the mosque could be an important piece of the jigsaw. 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."
-- " Charles Allen, a former under-secretary for intelligence at the
Department of Homeland Security, has described al-Awlaki, who now lives
in Yemen, as an "al-Qaeda supporter, and former spiritual leader to
three of the September 11 hijackers... who targets US Muslims with
radical online lectures encouraging terrorist attacks from his new home
in Yemen". "
Fort Hood Attack: Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'
--
Some saw warning signs ahead of US Army shooting
--- NPR Radio Report where Maryland Army Doctors state Hasan promoted
Islamic supremacism at Walter Reed Hospital
---
Ft. Hood: Gen. Casey Doesn't Rule Out Terrorism
---
Senior US senator Lieberman demands "terrorism" probe into army killings
November 8 PM report: "Fort Hood gunman had
told US military colleagues that infidels should have their throats
cut"
Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should
have their throats cut
By Nick Allen in Fort Hood
Published: 5:00PM GMT 08 Nov 2009
Daily Telegraph
(Note this provides a textual report of previous report of this on
NPR Radio)
-- "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."
-- "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."
-- "It was the latest in a series of 'red flags' about his state of mind that have emerged since the massacre at Fort Hood, America's largest military installation, on Thursday."
-- "Hasan, armed with two handguns including a semi-automatic pistol, walked into a processing centre for soldiers deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he killed 13 and injured more than 30.
-- " 'Fellow doctors have recounted how they were repeatedly harangued by Hasan about religion and that he openly claimed to be a "Muslim first and American second.' "
-- "One Army doctor who knew him said a fear of appearing discriminatory against a Muslim soldier had stopped fellow officers from filing formal complaints."
-- "Another, Dr Val Finnell, who took a course with him in 2007 at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Maryland, did complain about Hasan's 'anti-American rants.' He said: 'The system is not doing what it's supposed to do. He at least should have been confronted about these beliefs, told to cease and desist, and to shape up or ship out. I really questioned his loyalty.' "
-- "Selena Coppa, an activist for Iraq Veterans Against the War, said: 'This man was a psychiatrist and was working with other psychiatrists every day and they failed to notice how deeply disturbed someone right in their midst was.' "
-- "One of Hasan's neighbours described how on the day of the massacre, about 9am, he gave her a Koran and told her: 'I'm going to do good work for God' before leaving for the base."
-- "A civilian police officer who shot him, bringing the rampage to an end, said Hasan appeared 'calm' during the massacre, hiding behind a telephone pole and shooting fellow soldiers in the back as they tried to get away."
-- " 'He was firing at people as they were trying to run and hide, said Sgt Mark Todd. 'Then he turned and fired a couple of rounds at me. I didn't hear him say a word, he just turned and fired.' "
-- "Hasan flinched after he was shot and slid down against the pole still clutching his gun, which had a laser sight on it. The officer kicked away the weapon and handcuffed him."
-- "He said: 'The guy was breathing, his eyes were blinking. I could tell that he was fading out and he didn't say anything. He was just kind of blinking.' "
-- "Senator Joe Lieberman, who chairs the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security, said there had been "strong warning signs" that Hasan was an 'Islamist extremist'. "
-- "The committee would ask 'whether the Army missed warning signs that should have led them to essentially discharge him,' he said. He added: 'The US Army has to have zero tolerance. He should have been gone.' "
-- "But General George Casey, the Army's Chief of Staff, said it was 'speculation' that military authorities failed to pick up on warning signs. 'I don't want to say that we missed it,' he said."
-- "Asked if military authorities had missed warning signs Gen Casey, the Army's Chief of Staff, added: 'We have to go back and look at ourselves ,and ask ourselves the hard questions. Are we doing the right things? We will learn from this.' "
-- " 'It's too early to draw conclusions but we will ask ourselves
the hard questions about what we are doing and the changes we should
make as a result of this.' "
November 9, 2009 Updates - Fort Hood Attack:
Fort Hood Attack: Fort Hood massacre: Gunman linked to al-Qaeda as he
awakes from coma -- Nidal Hasan
-- "Intelligence officers are said to have known months ago about
Hasan's attempts to reach the terror network through the internet but
decided to monitor him, hoping it would lead them to al-Qaeda
operatives. It was thought Hasan might lead them to a “big fish” and
there was no indication he was about to carry out an attack of his own,
one source said."
-- "It emerged on Monday that Hasan had been in contact with Awlak
within the last year."
-- "Communications, believed to be emails, were intercepted by US
intelligence services. They were examined at the time but it was decided
that they did not require following up."
-- Officials: U.S. Army Told of Hasan's Contacts with al Qaeda
--- "U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major
Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated
with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in
the case told ABC News."
-- London Times report"
-- U.S. had al Qaeda intelligence on Fort Hood shooter
-- Local
Terrorism Expert Comments On Possible Terror Ties Of Ft. Hood Suspect
-- FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force knew of Hasan in Dec. 2008, Ft. Hood
investigation continues
Fort Hood Attack: Investigators: Ft. Hood suspect acted alone
-- Ft. Hood Suspect Awake, Able to Talk
Fort Hood Attack: Imam: 'Nidal Hasan is a hero' -- Anwar al Awlaki
-- "The posting on the Web site for Anwar al Awlaki, who was a spiritual
leader at two mosques where three 9/11 hijackers worshipped, said
American Muslims who condemned the attacks on the Texas military base
last week are hypocrites who have committed treason against their
religion."
-- "Awlaki said the only way a Muslim can justify serving in the U.S.
military is if he intends to 'follow in the footsteps of men like
Nidal.' "
-- " 'Nidal Hassan (sic) 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,' Awlaki wrote."
-- "Hasan's family attended the Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls
Church, Va., where Awlaki was preaching in 2001."
-- Radical
Imam Praises Alleged Fort Hood Shooter, Urges Muslims to 'Follow in
Footsteps'
-- U.S.-Born
Yemen-Based Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki on His CA-Hosted Website: Fort Hood
Shooter 'Nidal Hassan Is A Hero'
Fort Hood suspect was reportedly e-mailing al-Qaeda supporter Anwar al
Awlaki
-- "Nidal Hasan sent 10 to 20 messages to former Falls Church preacher,
congressman says"
-- Fort Hood suspect reached out to Islamist: sources
-- Warning
Sign: Hasan Reached Out to al Qaeda
Fort Hood shooting suspect's contacts with imam were investigated, but
case was dropped
Fort
Hood Attack: The Jihadist who infiltrated the U.S. Army's officer corps
--
Walid Phares interview by W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Fort Hood Attack: Multiple Hill probes of Fort Hood take shape
-- IPT News:
Fort Hood Update: Pointed Questions for the Government
Fort Hood Attack: Inside the Gunman's Mosque -- Nidal Hasan on Jihad
-- "Not long ago, inside the quiet library of the Muslim Community
Center here in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.,
Golam Akhter, a local Bangladeshi-American civil engineer, 67, got into
a fierce debate with a young Muslim doctor over how to interpret the
concept of 'jihad' within Islam. Akhter argued, 'Jihad means an inner
struggle, fighting against corruption and injustice.' "
-- "The young doctor responded. 'That's not a correct interpretation.
Jihad means holy war. When your religion isn't safe, you have to fight
for it. If someone attacks you, you must fight them. That is jihad. You
can kill someone who is harming you.' "
-- "The conversation would be just another theological debate,
interesting but irrelevant, except that the doctor was Maj. Nidal Hasan,
39, the gunman in the tragic Fort Hood rampage."
Fort
Hood Attack: Reports regarding Nidal Hasan's mosques
-- Alleged Fort Hood Shooter Frequented Local Strip Club
--
Salon author Glenn Greenwald defends Nidal Hasan's actions as not
"terrorism"
Fort Hood Lt. Gen. speaks to concerns for Muslim soldiers
AP Reports:
"AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan"
--
additional link
"WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say a Pentagon worker on a terrorism task
force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan's background
months ago, and concluded he did not merit further investigation."
"Two officials say the Washington-based task force was notified of
communications between Hasan and a radical imam overseas, and the
information was turned over to a Defense Criminal Investigative Service
employee assigned to the task force."
"That worker wrote up an assessment of Hasan after reviewing the Army
major's personnel file and the communications."
"The disclosure is important because it shows the Defense Department was
aware since late last year of Hasan's contacts with the imam."
"The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not
authorized to discuss the investigation."
Nidal Hasan meets
with defense team
-- Kileen Daily Herald: "Retired Col. John P. Galligan, a Belton-based
attorney, will defend the Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 and
injuring 38 in a mass shooting Thursday at Fort Hood."
-- "On Monday afternoon, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's new civilian and
military attorneys met him for about half an hour at Brooke Army Medical
Center in San Antonio, said Galligan, who was hired by Hasan's family."
-- "Galligan said Hasan asked for an attorney even though he is on
sedatives and his condition is guarded."
AP Reports:
"AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan"
Obama pays tribute to victims at Fort Hood memorial service
-- Dallas Morning News: "In his remarks outside III Corps Headquarters,
Obama tread carefully about the motives of Maj. Nidal Hasan, alluding to
his Muslim faith without directly blaming it."
-- Obama: "no faith justifies these murderous and craven acts"
-- Fort Hood killings 'incomprehensible,' Obama says
-- 15 remain
hospitalized after Fort Hood rampage
Austin congressman wants House committee to investigate Fort Hood
shooter's possible ties to radical groups
-- "U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, asked that the House Homeland
Security Committee begin its own investigation into whether Army Maj.
Midal Malik Hasan had ties to radical groups and whether the Army knew
about them."
Nidal Malik Hasan's Application for a Concealed Weapons Permit
Major Nidal Hasan and the "Desperation Explanation" - by Heather
Robinson
After Fort Hood Shooting, Some Reluctant to Cite Suspect's Muslim Faith
Official: Fort Hood suspect asked military to give Muslims an out
-- "The suspect in last week's deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood urged
in 2007 that Muslims in the U.S. Army be allowed to claim conscientious
objector status when it comes to fighting other Muslims in war, a
defense official said Tuesday."
Al Qaeda Recruiter New Focus in Fort Hood Killings Investigation
-- U.S. imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida ties -- Anwar al-Awlaki
The Taliban
Statement on the Fort Hood Shooting
NY Daily News: "Fanaticism hits home: Blame Islamic extremism for the
carnage at Fort Hood"
November 11, 2009 media reports:
From Yemen, Anwar Awlaki Helped Inspire Fort Dix, Toronto Plots -- Anwar
al-Awlaki
-- "Despite terror connections, e-mails with Major Hasan did not raise
red flags."
Investigators Found E-Mails From Hasan to Al Qaeda, Officials Say
Preacher linked to Fort Hood killer has support in Britain -- Anwar
al-Awlaki
-- London Times: "A radical preacher who allegedly inspired the Fort
Hood gunman has a large following in Britain and counts prominent
mainstream Muslims among his supporters."
-- "Counter-terrorism sources said yesterday that Mr al-Awlaki was
barred from entering Britain on security grounds while the
anti-extremist Quilliam Foundation said he was 'perhaps the most
influential pro-jihadist ideologue preaching in English today' "
-- "Despite his extremist reputation, the cleric had attracted support
from mainstream British Muslim groups. Azad Ali, president of the Civil
Service Islamic Society, wrote last November that Mr al-Awlaki was 'one
of my favourite speakers and scholars' "
--
SNP candidate praised radical Muslim as 'preacher of peace'
--
Radical Imam Does Social Networking
Lawyer says suspect yet to be questioned
-- Washington Post - Col. John P. Galligan: "The lawyer hired to
represent Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the alleged gunman in the rampage at
Fort Hood, said that his client has not yet been questioned by military
or federal authorities and that he will advise him not to speak with
investigators."
-- "An insanity defense is allowed in military courts."
Senior Official: More Hasan Ties to People Under Investigation by FBI
-- "Alleged Shooter Had "Unexplained Connections" to Others Besides
Jihadist Cleric Awlaki"
Who knew of Fort Hood suspect's radical contacts?
Possible agency missteps debated
-- Hasan e-mails to cleric didn't result in inquiry
FBI Agents Search Trash At Mosque Attended by Hasan
-- "the Islamic Community Center of Greater Killeen"
ABC video:
Major Hasan Refuses to Speak to Police
-- FBI: Killeen mosque trash cans searched
Nidal Hasan 2007 Presentation to Military - "The Koranic World View As
It Relates to Muslims in the U.S. Military"
--- Adobe Acrobat PDF file of Nidal Hasan 2007 presentation
-- addresses "Offensive Jihad," Says "Fighting to establish an Islamic
State... is condoned"
-- Nidal Hasan Slide 49: "Fighting to establish an Islamic State to
please God even by force is condoned by the Islam"
-- Nidal Hasan Comments Slide 48 ends with "We Love Death More Than You
Love Life"
-- Nidal Hasan Offensive Jihad Slide 44 quoting verse that Muslims
should fight non-Muslims (with bold by Nidal Hasan) "until they pay the
tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of
subjection."
-- Nidal Hasan Slide 35 on Qur'an "Later verses abrogated former ie:
peaceful verses no longer apply"
-- Nidal Hasan Slide 4 "Islamist: Advocates rule by Gods law - Islamic
political rule/Sharia law i.e. (No separatation of Church and State)
----
Context on "Islamism" from U.S. 9/11 Commission Report:
----
9/11 Commission Report states "Islamism is defined as 'an Islamic
militant, anti-democratic movement, bearing a holistic vision of Islam
whose final aim is the restoration of the caliphate.'"
---
April 2008: "The Inconvenient 9/11 Commission Report" - by Jeffrey Imm
Hasan Warned Army of "Adverse Events" if Muslims Not Released [from
military service as "conscientious objectors"]
-- ABC News: "The Post first reported the briefing Tuesday morning
and said Hasan had been required to make a presentation "on a medical
topic of his choosing" at the conclusion of his residency program in
psychiatry.
--- "On a page of 'comments' in the presentation, Hasan wrote 'We love
life death more then (sic) you love life!'
--- "He warned that 'If Muslim groups can convince Muslims that they are
fighting for God against injustices of the "infidels"; i.e. enemies of
Islam, then Muslims can become a potent adversary i.e.: suicide bombing
etc."'"
Fort Hood suspect warned of threats within the ranks
-- Hasan on Islam
Fort Hood
Suspect Had 'Disgusted Look' in January Video, Expert Says -- at George
Washington University Security Policy Institute
-- "Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole suspect in the murders of 13 people
at the nation's largest military post last week, attended several
conferences held by the George Washington University Security Policy
Institute from June 2008 through February."
-- Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) Statement on Nidal Hasan
-- Jeffrey Imm spoke at
GWU HSPI
Event on June 24, 2008 --
challenging "Islamic supremacism"
-- follow-up article on
July 2, 2008 by Imm: "Crossroads in History: The Struggle against Jihad
and Supremacist Ideologies"
(Additional Updates When Significant New Developments)
continuing research