Conundrum
baldilocks — ... whose founder exhorted the faithful to impose that religion on others at the point of a sword? Or at the muzzle of a gun? Or at the flashpoint of a weapon of mass destruction? Answer: when their freedom of religion threatens your country's survival, you do what you have to do to make sure the country survives.  We're not there--yet.  But some people want us there.  And I believe that one of them sits in the Oval Office. UPDATE:  Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood Shooter, tried to contact al Qaeda months ago and the FBI knew about it.  Hasan also attended the same ...

US Military Aware “Months Ago” That Nidal Malik Hasan Was Trying To Contact Al Qaeda
Say Anything — Yikes: U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal 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. It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures, the officials said. One senior lawmaker said the CIA had, so far, refused to brief the intelligence committees on what, if any, knowledge they had ...

IT JUST GETS WORSE: ABC News: Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda….
Instapundit — IT JUST GETS WORSE: ABC News: Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda. ...

The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog — ... U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal 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. ...

Kiel Holds Vigil for Krueger
Lakeshore Laments — ... softballer Becky Kraemer. "She was the best friend you could ever have and was always making you laugh," said Erin Biebermeier, who was on softball and swimming squads with the soldier. Kiel's Dave Martini, who served in the Army from 1974 to 1982, was at the vigil, but didn't know the staff sergeant. "She was another veteran, so you have to come to show your respect," he said. About 50 Patriot Riders came to Kiel from Milwaukee, Green Bay and several other cities. In related news, ABC News reports the CIA and other American intelligence agencies was aware the shooter at Fort ...

U.S. Intelligence Officials Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al-Qaeda
Hyscience — ... ABC news reports that U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al-Qaeda: ...

Nat Sec Tops How Many Human Lives, Exactly?
Riehl World View — ... One can already guess where this may be headed. In the interests of National Security, yada, yada, yada.... But with the Democrats in all but complete control, something like this might be used to seriously damage our intelligence capabilities. Can you say Church, as in ...

Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact Al Qaeda
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... "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." According to his site, Awlaki served as an imam in Denver, San Diego and Falls Church, Virginia. The Associated Press reported Sunday that Major Hasan attended the Falls Church mosque when Awlaki was there. The Telegraph of London reported that Awlaki had made contact with two of the 9/11 hijackers when he was in San Diego.Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/fort-hood-shooter-contact... I can't imagine being a family ...

'Allahu Akbar!' It's The New 'Cry For Help'
small dead animals — 'Allahu Akbar!' It's The New 'Cry For Help' ABC News; U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal 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. That sound you hear in the distance is the mainstream media changing gears from "Hasan The Hapless Victim" to ...

Was Hasan a Terrorist?
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... motivated and actually had a group of followers but he’s never referred to as a “terrorist.” Indeed, this reflects part of what I was trying to get at in my post yesterday: even if we can establish that Hasan was motivated by a radicalized version of Islam, if he was a group of one, how much does it matter in a practical sense that this was in fact that case? The real story here may end up being (as it often is after such an event) the degree to which warning signs were ignored. I would hasten to add that not seeing Hasan as a terrorist does ...

Open Thread
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Hasan tried to contact al Qaeda over two months ago. U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal 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... It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures, the officials said. ...

"U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda..."
Althouse — ABC reports: It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures.... One senior lawmaker said the CIA had, so far, refused to brief the intelligence committees on what, if any, knowledge they had about Hasan's efforts.... On Sunday, Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) called for an investigation into whether the Army missed signs as to whether Hasan was an Islamic extremist. We are lucky it is Joe Lieberman who is in the position to force this ...

Probably An Atheist Group of Some Sort
Daily Pundit — Fort Hood Shooter Tried to Contact al Qaeda Terrorists, Officials Say - ABC News U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal 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. Al Qaeda? Those folks don’t have anything to do with….Islam….do they? Come to think on it, I believe we have been told over and over that Al Qaeda isn’t Islamic at all. Haven’t we? ...

Could the Fort Hood terrorist attack have been prevented?
Sister Toldjah — ABC News has a disturbing report on how intelligence agencies here in the US knew about Army Major Nidal Hasan’s electronic attempts at contacting Al Qaeda (via Memeorandum): U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal 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. It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the ...

“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”
Belmont Club — ABC News reports that US Intelligence had been aware for months that Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to get in touch with al-Qaeda. It is not known what role the “Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia”. According to the Christian Science Monitor, the mosque once had prayer leader Anwar al-Awlaki. Anwar al-Awlaki had been the spiritual adviser of two September 11 attackers. He is now in Yemen and recently wrote: Nidal Hassan 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 ...

US officials were aware months ago that Fort Hood jihadist was trying to contact Al-Qaeda
Jihad Watch — ... "Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda," by Richard Esposito, Matthew Cole and Brian Ross for ABCNews, November 9 (thanks to all who sent this in): ...

I Love The Sound Of File Shredders In The Morning...
JustOneMinute — How much of this can the intelligence community contain? U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal 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. It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures, the officials said. It is not known whether they brought the Army into the loop?  Well, the Army won't be real forthcoming on that point, I'll bet. ...

Jillian Bandes: U.S. Security FAIL
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 10:27 AM Army Major Nidal Hasan -- the Ft. Hood shooter -- was attempting to make contact with Al Qaeda months ago... and U.S. intelligence agencies knew about it . ...

Five questions on the Army and the Fort Hood shooter
The Best Defense — ... . I think the best way to prevent such an overreaction would be to re-assure soldiers that the Army is uncovering and dismissing Muslim soldiers who ...

Political Correctness runs amuck in the US government (continued)
Roger L. Simon — Well, it might be political correctness with a dollop of bureaucratic protectiveness, but whatever the cause ABC’s article today is a blockbuster: Fort Hood Shooter Tried to Contact al Qaeda. There’s more in the ABC piece that takes the Fort Hood mass murders well beyond a you-know-what-happens accident into the realm of malfeasance by the military and/or our intelligence agencies. Sen. Joseph Lieberman is calling for an investigation: On Sunday, Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) called for an investigation into whether the Army missed signs as to whether Hasan was an Islamic extremist. “If Hasan was showing signs, saying to people that he ...

Ft. Hood shooter tried to make contact with Al-Qaeda
Political Byline — ... figures, the officials said. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) said the CIA had, so far, refused to brief the intelligence committees on what, if any, knowledge they had about Hasan’s efforts. CIA director Leon Panetta and the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, have been asked by Congress “to preserve” all documents and intelligence files that relate to Hasan, according to the lawmaker. via Fort Hood Shooter Tried to Contact al Qaeda Terrorists, Officials Say – ABC ...

The Lessons of Fort Hood
Megan McArdle — ... That said, I have since changed my mind.  That's because there's growing evidence that the army and the CIA knew he was a crazy fanatic who wanted to get in touch with Al Qaeda.  It sort of seems like someone could have done something about that. ...

ABC = Journalism MIA
At-Largely — ... not covered intel, this article is astounding in its speculation and violates basic journalistic principles. There is simply no "there" there. At best it is a negligent news article which is based on speculation, not fact and in the process stirs anti-Muslim feelings during an already tense time. At worst, the article is a propaganda tool, using a tragedy to trump up more national security propaganda on Obama's watch. Read it and see for yourself. I will take you through it below. The article alleges as follows : U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army ...

Nidal Hasan and Al Qaeda
Mojo Feed | Mother Jones — ... ABC News says that "US intelligence agencies" knew for weeks that Army Major Nidal Hassan, the suspect in the ...

Fort Hood Shooter Connected to Radicals, Tried to Contact Al Qaeda
Little Green Footballs — ... As information comes out that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the accused Fort Hood shooter, was possibly trying to make contact with Al Qaeda, the real question becomes: how did the military miss all the warning signs Hasan was emitting? Fort Hood Shooter Tried to Contact al Qaeda Terrorists, Officials Say. ...

An Islamist in the ranks
Daimnation! — ... With every hour, Nidal Malik Hasan's motivation - and the U.S. military's staggering negligence in not dealing with him sooner - becomes more clear: ...

We Knew Major Hasan Contacted al-Qaeda, WTF?!?!
Commonsense & Wonder — A disturbing report from ABC News: 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. ...

Will the FBI Properly Investigate the Fort Hood shooter’s Alleged al Qaeda Ties?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... This is disturbing to say the least. Awlaki is calling on other Muslim servicemen to follow Hasan’s lead. It also raises the possibility that Hasan had deeper ties to al Qaeda’s international terrorist network than have been previously reported. In fact, ABC News reported a bombshell this morning: ...

Lieberman’s Hunt for a Lone Wolf: Will Fort Hood Shootings be Used to Expand PATRIOT Surveillance?
Firedoglake — ... in his piece. But if a hawk like Lieberman showcases what he has pre-determined to be a self-radicalizing terrorist, it might provide just the thing people like Lieberman need to further chip away at civil liberties of US persons. I’m not saying this guy shouldn’t have been investigated–he clearly should have. But it’s not clear that we need to expose all citizens to snooping expeditions to keep ourselves safe. Update, from ABC: US intelligence was aware months ago that Hasan had tried to contact al Qaeda. Update: Note ...

Talk About Criminal Negligence: US Aware Hasan Tried To Contact Al Qaeda - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ABC News: 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. It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures, the officials said. Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said that he requested the CIA and other ...

Outrageous! US Intelligence Knew Hasan Tried to Contact al-Qaeda Figures, Did Nothing!
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... was connected to the 9/11 hijackers, to someone whom intelligence services had interrogated intensely right after 9/11, and they knew that he was in the Army receiving special weapons training despite not being in a combat position. Hasan's Army colleagues reported his suspicious behavior and statements over and over. The FBI did nothing. The CIA did nothing. The NSA did nothing. The DNI did nothing. The Army did nothing. They are actively trying to get us all killed. ABC News reports: U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago ...

Lieberman to Obama in May: Homegrown Islamist Terrorist Determined to Strike in U.S.
Weekly Standard Blog — ... It wasn't PTSD. It was a Muslim fanatic with ties to a radical cleric who tried to contact al Qaeda via the internet according to the report from ABC. The CIA was aware of these efforts and, it seems, failed to act on the intelligence. ...

The Ft. Hood Jihadist: Bookerista Perspectives
Booker Rising — ... She continues: "UPDATE: Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood Shooter, tried to contact al Qaeda months ago and the FBI knew about it. Hasan also attended the same mosque and at the same time as ...

Hasan Tried To Contact al Qaeda. Sounds Like A Jihadi To Me
Pirate's Cove — ... Blowing apart much of the media’s portrayal of Nidal Hasan as just an upset person whose actions had nothing to do with Islamic terrorism, ABC strangely tells the truth ...

Hasan Tried To Contact al Qaeda. Sounds Like A Jihadi To Me
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on November 9, 2009 Blowing apart much of the media’s portrayal of Nidal Hasan as just an upset person whose actions had nothing to do with Islamic terrorism, ABC strangely tells the truth U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major ...

Just A Reminder – Hasan Not The First
Rhymes With Right — ... with the cause of jihad and those who engage in such religiously motivated violence? It is now common knowledge that Major Nidal Malik Hasan , like so many of radical Muslims, publicly professed belief in acts of violence against those who Islam defines as infidels . We know that Hasan, like so many radical Muslims, expressed the view that the war on terrorism is in fact a war on Islam . We know that the FBI was aware that Hasan was trying to connect with al-Qaeda . Indeed, there were plenty of signs that Major Hasan was ...

When Nidal Hasan Reached Out to al-Qaeda, Why Was Nothing Done About It?
Pajamas Media — All the warning signs were there. This was no random act of violence. [image] The details surrounding Nidal Hasan’s murderous rampage keep getting more disturbing. ABC reports that Hasan reached out to al-Qaeda: U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal 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. … It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al-Qaeda figures, the officials said. So did the Army know and do nothing? Or did the CIA just never pass along the ...

Dissecting Leftism —

Brushfires & Fantasies: How long before health care bill is too big to pass?
The Note — ... Amid more questions: "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," per ABC's Richard Esposito, Matthew Cole, and Brian Ross. "According to the officials, the Army was informed of Hasan's contact, but it is unclear what, if anything, the Army did in response." ...

Michael J.W. Stickings: Terrorism, Religious Extremism, and the Fort Hood Massacre
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... For while Hasan may or may not be connected to al Qaeda, and while the massacre may or may not have been a terrorist attack per se, it is important that the truth, however ugly, be known, not least as more about Hasan and his ...

“We’re Going To Take Whatever Steps Are Necessary”
RedState — ... and deeds foretold the senseless loss of life at Fort Hood, we have sadly become all too familiar with large-scale massacres of innocent life at the hands of people we never expected would commit them. Columbine, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma City…the list grows longer by the day. There were vague warning signs before each of these horrible acts, yet they were ignored until hindsight allowed us to get a peek inside the minds of those who committed them. ...

The Left's love affair with Islam
Jihad Watch — ... ." He was in email contact with a militant Muslim imam who fled the United States and now operates in Yemen. He tried several times to contact al Qaeda. ...