Fort Hood Shooter, Update

Some time back, I received Mr Douglas Hagmann's kind permission to link to his website and to quote from it, as long as I don't take it out of context.

Time for that full-disclosure thing: There is no relationship between Mr Hagmann or myself, nor between the Northeast Intelligence Network and myself other than I have conversed with Mr Hagmann on numerous occassions via email. He did not ask me to link to his site, I offered to.

But before I begin, let's consider this FBI statistic: Over the last 10 months alone, this [ Maj. Hasan ] makes the 61st arrest of a 'home-grown' terrorist. All 61 have been Muslim. (*, **)

Again, time for that full-disclosure thing: I do subscribe to streamlink so I can download Coast to Coast AM whenever I wish. Although they are sometimes controversial, they have had numerous mainstream people on: Dr. Peter Ward, Dr. Michio Kaku, Dr. Katherine Albrecht, Dr. Joseph Resnik, Dr. Phillip Plait, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.

But let's return to the subject at hand: " 8 November 2009: As noted by this author in the initial background profile published just hours after the Ft. Hood massacre here, Nidal Malik HASAN was an active member of the Dar al-Hijrah Mosque and Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia while stationed in the area in 2001. HASAN participated in mosque activities during the summer of 2001, at the same time as Nawaf al-Hamzi and Hani Hanjour, two of the 9/11 hijackers, were active members. The infamous Dar al-Hijrah Mosque has been on the radar of federal investigators and counter-terrorism investigators long before the 9/11 attacks, and has been described as a “hotbed of terrorist activity” by an FBI agent who has been involved in terrorism investigations that specifically included that mosque.[1] " (Links are the Northeast Intelligence Network's and are left intact. Emphasis added.) (*4)

Let's also consider this: " His [Maj. Hasan's] 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 complaint. (***)

Ah, the ugly head of political correctness rears itself again. Can't say anything bad about a Muslim (even if true and verifiable) because you must be a bigot. You simply must be.

Let's also consider this: " Other terrorist luminaries, including Sheikh Mohammed al-Hanooti, an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, previously served as a prayer leader at Dar la-Hijrah [Maj. Hasan's Mosque.] Other notable former mosque members include HAMAS leader Mousa Abu Marzook, Abdurahman Alamoudi, Randall “Ismail” Royer (former officials of the Council on American Islamic Relations), Ismail Elbarasse, al Qaeda operative Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, and Abdullah bin Laden, Osama bin Laden’s nephew." (*4)

Yes, the same Mosque that Maj. Hasan was at included two former CAIR officials. You don't say. " Despite their self-described depiction as an advocate of Islamic civil rights and contrary to their public position, some CAIR officials and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood associated with CAIR have endorsed all of the aspects of Sharia law, including those that accept or tacitly approve of Sharia justice. Do not let CAIR, the media, or any government agency or official tell you otherwise. " (*5)

Why is any of this important? Because somebody somewhere should have stopped Maj. Hasan before he murdered innocent people. We now know he was 'on the radar' for at least SIX MONTHS before his murderous rampage. We know that others feared speaking about it because they were afraid of "... appearing discriminatory against a Muslim student ... " (***)

And then there's this: " "The system is not doing what it's supposed to do," said Dr. Val Finnell, who complained to administrators at a military university about what he considered Hasan's "anti-American" rants. "He at least should have been confronted about these beliefs, told to cease and desist, and to shape up or ship out." " (***)

You don't say. And the most damning thing? " "In retrospect, I'm not surprised he did it," Finnell said of the shootings. "I had real questions about what his priorities were, what his beliefs were." " (***)

Gotta love political correctness, ne?

(*) - http://www.fbi.gov/terrorinfo/counterrorism/tsc.htm
(**) - http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2009/11/07 (Hour One.)
(***) - http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091108/D9BRD8GO1.html
(*4) - http://homelandsecurityus.com/?p=3246
(*5) - http://homelandsecurityus.com/?p=3209