Anwar al-Awlaki
Who is Anwar al-Awlaki?
Also See:
- Fort Hood Shootings Timeline http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfthx7q4_2214cgmw59cg
Web Links:
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki
- NEFA Nine Eleven Finding Answers Foundation background report: http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefabackgrounder_alawlaki.pdf
- History commons profile: http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=anwar_al_aulaqi
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Monday, November 16, 2009
SANAA, YEMEN -- In his first interview with a journalist since the Fort Hood rampage, Yemeni American cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi said that he neither ordered nor pressured Maj. Nidal M. Hasan to harm Americans, but that he considered himself a confidant of the Army psychiatrist who was given a glimpse via e-mail into Hasan's growing discomfort with the U.S. military.
Fort Hood shooting: Was Nidal Malik Hasan inspired by militant cleric?
Alleged Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan had ties to US-born militant Moslem cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a leading figure seeking to recruit English speakers to violent jihad.
By Dan Murphy | Staff writer 11.10.09
- evidence of a man deeply interested in the minority branch of Islam that views non-Muslims as dangerous infidels and endorses the use of violence to deter America from its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
- He’s at the forefront of the effort to create more “homegrown” jihadis, whose language skills and passports help them operate in the US and Europe.
- Awlaki maintained a website presented in impeccable English until Tuesday(Nov 10), when its contents were deleted.
- The site had a an “Ask the Sheikh” button in which users could email him with questions.
- It devoted much of its contents to the glories of jihad. Awlaki even authored a treatise urging Muslims to violence called the “44 Ways to Support Jihad”
- “The Messenger of Allah says: ‘Whoever dies and has not fought or intended to fight has died on a branch of hypocrisy.’ ”
- Awlaki’s writings have been found on the computers of British, US, and Canadian terror suspects in recent years, among them the New Jersey men accused of plotting an attack against Fort Dix in 2007.
- US court documents have alleged that he used a US-based Islamic charity to send money to Al Qaeda.
- They also allege that he once asked American-born militant cleric Ali al-Timimi – who is now serving a life sentence for urging followers to fight the US in Afghanistan – to help him recruit fighters here.
The ranks of those who still argue that Islam had nothing to do with Nidal Malik Hasan’s personal jihad at Ft. Hood are growing increasingly thin (at least among the intellectually honest), especially after news outlets carried the story yesterday about the interview by a Yemeni journalist of Hasan’s overseas clerical mentor, Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki said that "fighting against the US army is an Islamic duty today," and that “the only way a Muslim could Islamically justify serving as a soldier in the US army is if his intention is to follow the footsteps of men like Nidal;” he also added “"I blessed the act because it was against a military target
Short Open Letter to Anwar al-Awlaki by Omar Muzaffar
Courtesy of my man’s blog here.
In response to his blog posting “Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing.” I would post this letter as a “comment” on that blog entry, but I do not trust that that blog is legitimately his. Some of the blog postings are so shortsighted and simplistic that I do not expect that they are from Anwar al-Awlaki or any scholar in his/her right mind. Compare the loose accusations in the Nidal Hassan entry with the careful comments in this National Geographic interview.
Salam,
I am posting this note with the respectful hopes that you will reconsider or clarify some of your recent comments. Shaykh, I disagree with you that Nidal Hassan is a hero. He is not anything close to being a hero.
Unfortunately, seems my previous comment is stuck in spam somewhere (due to having links). So I’ll post the comments that I left on Omar Mozafar’s blog:
UK JIMAS MUSLIM CHARITY NOW REJECTS AWLAWKI FORMERLY SUPPORTED HIM
It has become gradually clear that he supports and encourages what he would call 'martyrdom operations', or in other words suicide bombing, which we categorically reject as completely against Islam on the two issues of suicide and murder. These problems and unbalanced stances outweigh the good from him far more than can be tolerated. In view of this, JIMAS has decided to completely remove any and all promotion of Anwar Al-Awlaki through his talks and CDs that were available through us.
Attack on America: An Islamic Scholar's Perspective—Part 1
In an interview with National Geographic, Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki shares his perspective on the tragic events of September 11 and the impact they have had on the United States and the world. He was born in New Mexico and received his early Islamic education in Yemen, his parents' native country. He is now the imam of Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, and the Muslim chaplain at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
- I say that [military] force [as a response to the attack] would only suppress terrorism, but justice could eradicate it. The reason why this happened is that there are some people who went through a miserable life
Yus
ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BRITAIN CONDEMNS [TERRORIST] VIEWS OF AWLAWKI AND ACTIONS OF HASAN
10th November 2009
Al-Awlaki is wrong says Islamic Society of Britain (links the action to terrorist positions of Awlaki and rejects them)
The Islamic Society of Britain is appalled by the tragic shootings at Fort Hood and the statements of Anwar al Awlaki, which appeared on his blogsite yesterday, praising the actions of Nidal Hassan in America . In our view this is completely misguided. Nidal Hassan committed murder and treachery and we unconditionally and unequivocally condemn these abhorrent actions The ISB would like to make it clear that it completely rejects the views expounded by Anwar al Awlaki, and that these views are contrary to the opinions of virtually all Muslim scholars across the world. The ISB distances itself from these ideas, and any ideas that advocate terrorism,
The Federal Bureau of Non-Investigation
On Monday, ABC News first reported that Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had reached out to al Qaeda associates prior to his attack. There were good reasons to speculate that one of these al Qaeda figures is Anwar al Awlaki -- an al Qaeda recruiter who acted as a “spiritual advisor” to two of the 9/11 hijackers. Awlaki preached at a mosque Hasan attended in 2001 and praised Hasan’s attack on his web site Monday morning.
It turns out that informed speculation was correct, according to the Associated Press and the New York Times. Beginning in December of last year, authorities found that Hasan communicated with Awlaki “10 to 20 times.” But no formal investigation was ever launched. Why?
The FBI has offered this muddled response: At this point, there is no information to indicate Major Malik Nidal Hasan had any co-conspirators or was part of a broader terrorist plot. The investigation to date has not identified a motive, and a number of possibilities remain under consideration.
>> Huffington Post Awlawki
- Nidal Hasan did the right thing” and it was first reported by terror expert Evan Kohlmann of the NEFA Foundation.
8>> http://www.anwar-alawlaki.com/?p=228 Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing
November 9, 2009 - الاثنين 22 ذو القعدة 1430 by Anwar alAwlaki
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
The Washington Post reports that US intelligence has finally determined that Anwar Al Aulaqi is linked to al-Qaeda. Al Aulaqi was an imam at two different mosques attended by hijackers Nawaf Alhazmi, Khalid Almihdhar, and Hani Hanjour, and he has been suspected of assisting the 9/11 plot. An anonymous US counterterrorism official tells the Post, “There is good reason to believe Anwar Al Aulaqi has been involved in very serious terrorist activities since leaving the United States [after 9/11], including plotting attacks against America and our allies.” However, the US apparently did not ask Yemen to extradite him when he was arrested there in 2006, because there was no pending legal case against him. He continues to reside in Yemen and apparently still has not been charged with any crime. [Washington Post, 2/27/2008] He also does not appear to be on any public wanted list.
November 9, 2009 Imam: Mosque not linked to hijackersMonday, November 9, 2009
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Anwar al-Awlaki (also spelled Aulaqi; in Arabic: أنور العولقي; born in 1971 either in New Mexico or in Aden, Yemen)[4][5] is a Muslim imam and author who has been accused of links with individuals who later committed terrorist acts.[6] Originally trained as a civil engineer, he became an imam and theologian. He is currently associated with Iman University in Yemen. The university's students have allegedly been linked to assassinations, and it is headed by Abdul Majeed al-Zindani, who appears on US and UN lists as being associated with terrorism and Al-Qaeda.
Al-Awlaki's sermons were attended by three of the 9/11 hijackers, as well as accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. In addition, US intelligence intercepted emails from Hasan to al-Awlaki between December 2008 and early 2009. Directly after the Fort Hood shooting Al-Awlaki praised Hasan's actions as consistent with attacking US soldiers "deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in order to kill Muslims" on his web site, and then again a few days later in an interview in Yemen.[7][8]
Al-Awlaki is currently being sought by authorities in Yemen with regard to a new investigation into his possible Al-Qaeda ties. The authorities have not been able to locate him since approximately March 2009.
[edit] Early life
His parents are from Yemen. Al-Awlaki's father earned his master's degree in agricultural economics at New Mexico State University, received a doctorate at the University of Nebraska, and worked at the University of Minnesota from 1975 to 1977. The family went back to Yemen in 1978,[2] where al-Awlaki lived for 11 years. His father was also an Agriculture Minister and university president.[1]
Al-Awlaki holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University and an M.A. in Education Leadership from San Diego State University, and in January 2001 began working on a Doctorate degree in Human Resource Development at George Washington University.[2]
[edit] Positions
Al-Awlaki served as an Imam in Fort Collins, Colorado, in San Diego, California (where witnesses told the FBI he had a close relationship with two of the 9/11 hijackers),[3] and in his last positions in the US, in the metropolitan Washington, DC area where he headed the Dar al-Hijrah mosque and was also the Muslim Chaplain at George Washington University.[9][4] Al-Awlaki began serving as the Imam of the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in January 2001; it was shortly after this that his sermons were attended by three of the 9/11 hijackers and Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.[10]
Writing on the IslamOnline.net website six days after the 9/11 attacks, he suggested that Israeli intelligence agents might have been responsible for the attacks, and that the FBI "went into the roster of the airplanes and whoever has a Muslim or Arab name became the hijacker by default."[5][6] He left the US in the spring of 2002.[7] Weeks later he posted an essay in Arabic titled "Why Muslims Love Death" on the Islam Today website, praising the Palestinian suicide bombers' fervor, and months later at a lecture in a London mosque that was recorded on videotape he lauded them in English.[8]
A year after 9/11 he returned briefly to Northern Virginia, where he is charged with having visited radical Islamic cleric Ali al-Timimi, who is now serving a life sentence for inciting followers to fight with the Taliban against the US, and asked him about recruiting young Muslims for "violent jihad."[9][10]
[edit] Activities
Al-Awlaki returned to Yemen in 2004.[11] He is associated with Iman University headed by Zindani (who was designated a terrorist in 2004 by both the US and the UN).[12] While Zindani promotes the science department, it is believed by some that its curriculum deals mostly if not exclusively with radical Islamic studies.[11] Students are suspected of having assassinated three American missionaries, and "the number two leader for the Yemeni Socialist Party, Jarallah Omar".[12] John Walker Lindh, now serving a 20-year prison sentence in connection with his participation in Afghanistan's Taliban army, is a former student of Iman University.[13]
Zindani founded the Charitable Society for Social Welfare (CSSW), for which al-Awlaki served as Vice President in 1998 and 1999 while he was in San Diego.[14] During a 2004 terrorism trial in New York, FBI agent Brian Murphy testified that CSSW was a “front organization to funnel money to terrorists.”[13]
On February 24, 2004, the US Treasury Department identified Zindani as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist". The Department said it had credible evidence Zindani had a "long history of working with bin Laden, notably serving as one of his spiritual leaders", and that he "served as a contact for Ansar al-Islam, a Kurdish-based terrorist organization linked to al-Qaeda". His name has also been added to the UN 1267 Committee's list of individuals associated with the Taliban or al-Qaeda.[14]
Al-Awlaki spent 18 months in prison in Yemen, finally released in December 2007. He blames the US for pressuring the Yemeni authorities to arrest him.[15]
The East London Mosque provoked the outrage of The Daily Telegraph by hosting a video-teleconference by al-Awlaki in 2008, and former Shadow Home Secretary Dominic Grieve expressed concern over al-Awlaki's involvement.[15] August 23, 2009, al-Awlaki was banned by local authorities in Kensington and Chelsea, London, from speaking via videolink to a fundraiser for Guantanamo detainees.[16]
A former FBI agent identifies al-Awlaki as a known "senior recruiter for al Qaeda", and a spiritual motivator.[17]
[edit] Targeting US Muslims, and connection to Nidal Malik Hasan
Al-Awlaki's name came up in nearly a dozen terrorism cases recently in the US, England, and Canada; in each cased suspects were devoted to al-Awlaki's message, listened to on laptops, audio clips, and CDs.[16]
In October 2008, Charles Allen, U.S. Undersecretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, said al-Awlaki "targets US Muslims with radical online lectures encouraging terrorist attacks from his new home in Yemen."[18][19] The NEFA Foundation noted Awlaki's website stated: "The bullets of the fighters of Afghanistan and Iraq are a reflection of the feelings of the Muslims towards America," appeared on the website on December 23, 2008, days after he said accused Fort Hood shootings suspect Nidal Malik Hasan first e-mailed him.[20]
Author Jarret Brachman said that Nidal Malik Hasan's contacts with al-Awlaki should have raised "huge red flags". According to Brachman, al-Awlaki is a major influence on radical English-speaking jihadis internationally.[21]
Hasan was investigated by the FBI after intelligence agencies intercepted emails from him to al-Awlaki starting in December 2008 until early 2009. Army employees were informed of the contacts, but didn't perceive any terrorist threat in Hasan's general questions about spiritual guidance with regard to conflicts between Islam and military service. This was judged to be consistent with legitimate mental health research about Muslims in the armed services.[22] A DC-based joint terrorism task force that operates under the FBI was notified, and the information was reviewed by one of its Defense Criminal Investigative Service personnel. The assessment was that there was not sufficient information for a larger investigation.[23] Despite two Defense Department investigators on two joint task forces looking into Hasan's communications, Defense Department higher-ups said they were not notified of such investigations before the shootings. ABC News has reported that another government stated that Hasan also had contact with other people being tracked by the FBI, who have not been identified.
After the Fort Hood shooting, al-Awlaki's now temporarily inoperable (apparently because some Web hosting companies took it down)[17] website reflected the following praise for Nidal Malik Hasan's actions:[7]
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 his own people. This is a contradiction that many Muslims brush aside and just pretend that it doesn’t exist. Any decent Muslim cannot live, understanding properly his duties towards his Creator and his fellow Muslims, and yet serve as a US soldier. The US is leading the war against terrorism which in reality is a war against Islam. Its army is directly invading two Muslim countries and indirectly occupying the rest through its stooges. Nidal opened fire on soldiers who were on their way to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. How can there be any dispute about the virtue of what he has done? In fact the only way a Muslim could Islamically justify serving as a soldier in the US army is if his intention is to follow the footsteps of men like Nidal. The heroic act of brother Nidal also shows the dilemma of the Muslim American community. Increasingly they are being cornered into taking stances that would either make them betray Islam or betray their nation. Many amongst them are choosing the former. The Muslim organizations in America came out in a pitiful chorus condemning Nidal’s operation. The fact that fighting against the US army is an Islamic duty today cannot be disputed. No scholar with a grain of Islamic knowledge can defy the clear cut proofs that Muslims today have the right -rather the duty- to fight against American tyranny. Nidal has killed soldiers who were about to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in order to kill Muslims. The American Muslims who condemned his actions have committed treason against the Muslim Ummah and have fallen into hypocrisy.[24][25]
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 his own people. This is a contradiction that many Muslims brush aside and just pretend that it doesn’t exist. Any decent Muslim cannot live, understanding properly his duties towards his Creator and his fellow Muslims, and yet serve as a US soldier. The US is leading the war against terrorism which in reality is a war against Islam. Its army is directly invading two Muslim countries and indirectly occupying the rest through its stooges. Nidal opened fire on soldiers who were on their way to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. How can there be any dispute about the virtue of what he has done? In fact the only way a Muslim could Islamically justify serving as a soldier in the US army is if his intention is to follow the footsteps of men like Nidal. The heroic act of brother Nidal also shows the dilemma of the Muslim American community. Increasingly they are being cornered into taking stances that would either make them betray Islam or betray their nation. Many amongst them are choosing the former. The Muslim organizations in America came out in a pitiful chorus condemning Nidal’s operation. The fact that fighting against the US army is an Islamic duty today cannot be disputed. No scholar with a grain of Islamic knowledge can defy the clear cut proofs that Muslims today have the right -rather the duty- to fight against American tyranny. Nidal has killed soldiers who were about to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in order to kill Muslims. The American Muslims who condemned his actions have committed treason against the Muslim Ummah and have fallen into hypocrisy.[24][25]
Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Hider Shaea interviewed al-Awlaki in November 2009.[26] Al-Awlaki acknowledged his correspondence with Hasan, and said he "neither ordered nor pressured Maj. Nidal M. Hasan to harm Americans". Al-Awlaki said Hasan first e-mailed him in December 2008, writing "Aulaqi told Shaea that Hasan first reached out to him in an e-mail dated Dec. 17, 2008. He described Hasan introducing himself and writing: "Do you remember me? I used to pray with you at the Virginia mosque." According to Al-Awlaki, Hasan said he had become a devout Muslim around the time Al-Awlaki was preaching at Dar al-Hijrah, in 2001 and 2002, and he said 'Maybe Nidal was affected by one of my lectures.'" Al-Awlaki said Hasan developed a trust for him, saying, "It was clear from his e-mails that Nidal trusted me. Nidal told me: 'I speak with you about issues that I never speak with anyone else.'" Al-Awlaki said Hasan arrived at his own conclusions regarding the acceptability of violence in Islam, and said he was not the one to initiate this. Shaea summarized their relationship by stating, "Nidal was providing evidence to Anwar, not vice versa." Asked whether Hasan mentioned Fort Hood as a target in his e-mails, Shaea declined to comment. However, al-Awlaki said the shooting was acceptable in Islam because it was a form of jihad, as the West began the hostilities with the Muslims. The cleric also denounced what he described as contradictory behavior by Muslims who condemned Hasan's actions and "let him down."[27] Referring to a post on his blog praising the shootings after they occured, al-Alwaki said he "blessed the act because it was against a military target. And the soldiers who were killed were not normal soldiers, but those who were trained and prepared to go to Iraq and Afghanistan".[26]
[edit] Ideology
Al-Awlaki is an adherent of the Wahhabi fundamentalist sect of Islam, and his sermons were extremely anti-Israel and pro-jihad.[28] The FBI investigated him in 1999 and 2000 for possible fundraising for Hamas and links to al-Qaeda, but was unable to unearth sufficient evidence for a criminal prosecution.[28] The FBI learned he may have been contacted by a possible "procurement agent" for Osama bin Laden. When police raided the Hamburg, Germany, apartment of Ramzi Binalshibh while investigating the 9/11 attacks, his telephone number was found there.[29]
Al-Awlaki has been accused by numerous official and unofficial sources of Islamic fundamentalism and support for terrorism. He is often noted for targeting young US-based Muslims with his lectures. Terrorism consultant Evan Kohlmann calls al-Awlaki "one of the principal jihadi luminaries for would-be homegrown terrorists. His fluency with English, his unabashed advocacy of jihad and mujahideen organizations, and his Web-savvy approach are a powerful combination." He calls al-Awlaki's lecture "Constants on the Path of Jihad", which was based on a similar document written by the founder of Al Qaeda, the "virtual bible for lone-wolf Muslim extremists."[30] Awlaki's "44 Ways to Support Jihad"[31] is described by the NEFA Foundation as a pro-Al-Qaeda document that incites English-speaking Muslims.[32]
[edit] Current location
Al-Awlaki moved to Yemen following extensive FBI investigations in the US. On August 31, 2006, Al-Awlaki was detained for questioning by Yemeni authorities with regard to what he claimed was a "secret police investigation" over "tribal issues." Al-Awlaki claimed that his arrest in Yemen was directed by America, and that he was interviewed by FBI agents on subjects including the 9/11 attacks. On December 12, 2007, al-Awlaki was released by the Yemeni authorities, and reunited with his family.
Yemen authorities are now trying to locate al-Awlaki, who according to his father disappeared approximately March 2009. He is believed to be hiding in Yemen's Shabwa or Mareb regions, which are part of the so-called "triangle of evil" (known as such because it attracts al-Qaeda militants seeking refuge among local tribes that are unhappy with Yemen's central government).[29]
[edit] Works
- The Battle of Hearts and Minds
- The Dust Will Never Settle Down
- Dreams & Interpretations
- The Hereafter—16 CDs—Al Basheer Productions
- Life of Muhammad:Makkan Period—16 CDs—Al Basheer Productions
- Life of Muhammad:Medinan Period—Lecture in 2 Parts—18 CDs—Al Basheer Productions
- Lives of the Prophets (AS)—16 CDs—Al Basheer Productions
- Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (RA): His Life & Times—15 CDs—Al Basheer Productions
- Umar ibn al-Khattāb (RA):His Life & Times—18 CDs—Al Basheer Productions
- 25 Promises from Allah to the Believer—2 CDs—Noor Productions
- Companions of the Ditch & Lessons from the Life of Musa (AS)—2 CDs—Noor Productions
- Remembrance of Allah & the Greatest Ayah—2 CDs—Noor Productions
- Stories from Hadith—4 CDs—Center for Islamic Information and Education ("CIIE")
- Hellfire & The Day of Judgment—CD—CIIE
- Quest for Truth: The Story of Salman Al-Farsi (RA)—CD—CIIE
- Trials & Lessons for Muslim Minorities—CD—CIIE
- Young Ayesha (RA) & Mothers of the Believers (RA)—CD—CIIE
- Understanding the Quran—CD—CIIE
- Lessons from the Companions (RA) Living as a Minority'—CD—CIIE
- Virtues of the Sahabah—video lecture series promoted by the al-Wasatiyyah Foundation
[edit] References
- ^ Murphy, Dan (November 10, 2009). "Fort Hood shooting: Was Nidal Malik Hasan inspired by militant cleric?". Christian Science Monitor (Boston). http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/11/10/fort-hood-shooting-was-nidal-malik-hasan-inspired-by-militant-cleric/. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Imam in Fort Hood case born in New Mexico". United Press International. November 11, 2009. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/11/11/Imam-in-Fort-Hood-case-born-in-New-Mexico/UPI-43701257982479/. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ Sperry, Paul E., Infiltration: how Muslim spies and subversives have penetrated Washington, p. 122, Thomas Nelson Inc. (2005), ISBN 1595550038, 9781595550033, accessed November 11, 2009
- ^ a b Shephard, Michelle (October 18, 2009). "The powerful online voice of jihad". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/711964--the-powerful-online-voice-of-jihad. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ Sperry, Paul E., Infiltration: how Muslim spies and subversives have penetrated Washington, p. 122, Thomas Nelson Inc. (2005), ISBN 1595550038, 9781595550033, accessed November 11, 2009
- ^ Meek, James Gordon, "Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan 'is a hero': Imam who preached to 9/11 hijackers in Va. praises attack," New York Daily News, November 9, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ a b Esposito, Richard, Cole, Matthew, and Ross, Brian, "Officials: U.S. Army Told of Hasan's Contacts with al Qaeda; Army Major in Fort Hood Massacre Used 'Electronic Means' to Connect with Terrorists," ABC News, November 9, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ Meyer, Josh (November 9, 2009). "Fort Hood shooting suspect's ties to mosque investigated". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fort-hood-probe9-2009nov09,0,5487900.story. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
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- ^ Sherwell, Philip, and Spillius, Alex, "Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists; 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," Daily Telegraph, November 7, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ Glenn R. Simpson, "Terror Probe Follows the Money," The Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2004
- ^ Office of Public Affairs, "United States Designates bin Laden Loyalist," U.S. Department of the Treasury, JS-1190, February 24, 2004, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ Hays, Tom, "FBI Eyes NYC ‘Charity’ in Terror Probe," Associated Press, February 26, 2004, accessed November 11, 2009
- ^ UN 1267 Committee banned individuals list
- ^ Raynor, Gordon, "Muslim groups 'linked to September 11 hijackers spark fury over conference': A Muslim group has provoked outrage after inviting an extremist linked to the 9/11 hijackers to speak at a conference which is being promoted with a picture of New York in flames," The Daily Telegraph, December 27, 2008, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ Doward, Jamie (August 23, 2009). "Islamist preacher banned from addressing fundraiser". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/aug/23/islamist-preacher-council-address. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
- ^ Chucmach, Megan, and Ross, Brian, "Al Qaeda Recruiter New Focus in Fort Hood Killings Investigation Army Major Nidal Hasan Was In Contact With Imam Anwar Awlaki, Officials Say," ABC News, November 10, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ Rayner, Gordon, "Muslim groups 'linked to September 11 hijackers spark fury over conference'; A Muslim group has provoked outrage after inviting an extremist linked to the 9/11 hijackers to speak at a conference which is being promoted with a picture of New York in flames," Telegraph.co.UK, December 27, 2008, accessed November 14, 2009
- ^ "Keynote Address at GEOINT Conference by Charles E. Allen, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis /Chief Intelligence Officer," Department of Homeland Security, Release Date: October 28, 2008, accessed November 14, 2009
- ^ Kates, Brian; Kates, Brian, "Radical imam Anwar al-Aulaqi: Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan 'trusted' me, but I didn't spark rampage," The New York Daily News, November 16, 2009, retrieved November 16, 2009]
- ^ Brachman, Jarret, and host Norris, Michelle, "All Things Considered: Expert Discusses Ties Between Hasan, Radical Imam, NPR, November 10, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ "FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect". November 10, 2009. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ihGepAkECGoDagETVBMpPb3w7Y3gD9BSM4NG0.
- ^ CBS News Nov. 11, 2009 Hasan's Ties Spark Government Blame Game
- ^ NEFA
- ^ "American Muslim Cleric Praises Fort Hood Shooter," November 11, 2009
- ^ a b Raghavan, Sudarsan, "Cleric says he was confidant to Hasan," Washington Post, November 16, 2009, accessed November 16, 2009
- ^ "Imam Al Awlaki Says He Did Not Pressure Accused Fort Hood Gunman Nidal Hasan", The Huffington Post, November 16, 2009, retrieved November 16, 2009
- ^ a b Helms, Harry, 40 Lingering Questions About The 9/11 Attacks, p. 55, ISBN 1438295308, accessed November 11, 2009
- ^ a b Al-Haj, Ahmed, and Abu-Nasr, Donna, "US imam who communicated with Fort Hood suspect wanted in Yemen on terror suspicions," Associated Press, November 11, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ Meyer, Josh, "Fort Hood shooting suspect's ties to mosque investigated," Los Angeles Times, November 9, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009
- ^ "The NEFA Foundation, "Anwar Al Awlaki: '44 Ways to Support Jihad'", February 5, 2009, accessed November 12, 2009". http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefaawlaki44wayssupportjihad.pdf.
- ^ The NEFA Foundation, "NEFA Series: Target America," October 2009, accessed November 12, 2009
[edit] External links
- al-Awlaki, Anwar, "Understanding Ramadan: The Muslim Month of Fasting", The Washington Post, November 19, 2001
- "The powerful online voice of jihad; Shadowy cleric revered by disenchanted Muslim youths throughout West," Toronto Star, October 18, 2009
- Critique of Anwar Awlaki
- Ragavan, Chitra, "The imam's very curious story: A skirt-chasing mullah is just one more mystery for the 9/11 panel," US News and World Report, June 13, 2004
Categories: Islamic terrorism | 1971 births | Living people | American Muslims | American imams | Colorado State University alumni | San Diego State University alumni | George Washington University alumni | People from New Mexico | People of Yemeni descent
