Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists
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.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6521758/Fort-Hood-sho...
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.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6521758/Fort-Hood-sho...
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- Ihatethemall
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Muslims and Jews, I think they both had their hands in on 9-11.
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Unless george bush and his cronies are muslims or jews,you are way off base! Oh, and by the way, don't jews and muslims hate each other?
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- pissedoffinarkansas
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...and this guy was treating soldiers who have PTSD?
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- manfreddrake
- 17 days ago
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I have seen a lot of people here in current say we are being rash and too quick to judge this man as a terrorist and jihadi.
But with the picture that is rapidly developing it's getting harder and harder to say this guy was not a terrorist or on a his own personal jihad in the name of Muslim extremism. -
Aww man. Here comes the shitstorm.
