What about the Fort Hood jihadist? Update: New charges filed

By Michelle Malkin  •  December 2, 2009 12:00 PM

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How quickly the Fort Hood jihadi massacre has faded from the public radar screen.

Don’t let it slide.

In Colorado, there’s a new development involving shooter Nidal Hasan and the jihadi imam Anwar al-Awlaki:

An arrest warrant for a radical Islamic cleric who has become an important figure in the Fort Hood shooting investigation was withdrawn in 2002 by the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver — possibly preventing his prosecution years before one of his followers killed 13.

An arrest warrant was issued for Anwar al-Awlaki in 2002 on charges from Denver’s federal court of making a false statement and passport fraud, court documents show. Those charges were withdrawn before al-Awlaki, who was living in Yemen, was served the arrest warrant.

When al-Awlaki passed through JFK airport in New York City in October 2002, he was briefly detained. But after authorities there saw that the federal warrant from Colorado had been withdrawn, they released him, according to ABC News.

After that, Awlaki eventually returned to Yemen, where he has advocated for jihad against the West and is now considered by law enforcement to be an inspiration for al-Qaeda. One of his followers, according to federal authorities, was Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. Numerous e-mail exchanges between Hasan and al-Awlaki were found on Hasan’s computer, authorities have said, and al-Awlaki, now in Yemen, has praised Hasan’s actions.

The Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office is in the process of pulling the seven-year-old case they once built against al-Awlaki out of the archive warehouse and expects to get it today, said spokesman Jeff Dorschner.

…After 9/11, authorities learned that three of the hijackers visited al-Awlaki’s California and Virginia mosques, but the FBI did not have enough evidence to arrest or detain him. In early 2002, he left the U.S. and started preaching on the Internet and applauding Palestinian suicide bombers.

It was while he was away that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver sought the arrest warrant. ABC News said it was based on the fact that al-Awlaki had attended CSU on a foreign-student visa, claiming he was born in Yemen, not in New Mexico, where he was actually born.

Soon after he was briefly detained at JFK, he returned to Europe, and then Yemen. He was arrested there in 2006 with a group of suspected al-Qaeda militants but was released a year later.

Meanwhile, the Army has formed a “sanity board” to investigate Hasan’s mental state. Hasan remains hospitalized.

Too bad we can’t have a “sanity board” to investigate the deadly p.c. mindset that enables the Nidal Hasans of the world.

Two last items: A preliminary review of the Fort Hood attack on our soldiers is headed to the White House this week, reports the Washington Post.

And Evan Kohlmann spotlights more jihadi endorsements for Hasan’s murderous spree:

“We ask Allah to accept this great feat of yours and make you an example for others to follow.”

Remember: They love death more than we love life.

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Update: New charges against Hasan announced…

The US Army filed new charges Wednesday against the suspected gunman in the Fort Hood shootings, accusing him of attempted murder.

Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan has already been charged with killing 13 people in the November 5 rampage at the sprawling military base in Texas.

Hasan now faces 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, with the victims specified as 30 soldiers and two civilian police officers, the US Army said in a statement.

A total of 42 people were wounded in the attack.

Still missing a murder charge for the 14th unborn victim.

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  1. #1
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:04 pm, RedDog said:

    Profile profile profile. Consequences be damned.

  2. #2
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Oh look! There’s Tiger!

  3. #3
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm, d1carter said:

    I demand the resignation of General Casey.

  4. #4
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:08 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    “We ask Allah to accept this great feat of yours and make you an example for others…”

    After we hang you by the neck until you are dead!
    Sounds like a good example to me.

  5. #5
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:13 pm, chapoutier said:

    How quickly the Fort Hood jihadi massacre has faded from the public radar screen.

    Huh? Your proof of this is to cite 3 articles that have come out in the past 2 days?

    Washington Post alone had 4 articles or opinion pieces just YESTERDAY that discussed Hasan.

    Say what you want about the Post or its readers (and you have said plenty before), but they are not the ones forgetting about Hasan.

  6. #6
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:14 pm, letget said:

    It would not surprise me one bit to see this scum bag will be found mentally un-fit for trial or found not guilty by reason on insanity. I pray it does not happen though. He needs to be found guilty of 14 murders, PERIOD!
    L

  7. #7
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    It was while he was away that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver sought the arrest warrant. ABC News said it was based on the fact that al-Awlaki had attended CSU on a foreign-student visa, claiming he was born in Yemen, not in New Mexico, where he was actually born.

    Can we see the college apps to Occidental, Columbia and Harvard for Obama please?

  8. #8
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:22 pm, sbw999 said:

    Lib media wants this forgotten, asap.

    I would close, or at the very least monitor hate speech at all mosques in this Country. Allowing radicalism to be preached in these “religious” venues is just insane. Our Constitution should not be used against us to protect terrorists in training, right under our noses.

  9. #9
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:25 pm, Hangfire said:

    The bastard should be killed and then immediately revived, once for each victim of his violent attack. (Except for the last victim, of course. Only revive him 12 times)

  10. #10
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:25 pm, Bob1234 said:

    Meanwhile, the Army has formed a “sanity board” to investigate Hasan’s mental state. Hasan remains hospitalized.

    I hope the “sanity board” will probe the mental health of Army Chief of Staff General George Casey, who famously worried about “diversity” being a worse casualty than the 14 murder victims.

  11. #11
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:25 pm, Bogtrotter said:

    I take pleasure daily imagining what he is going through with his newly acquired paralysis. Been there, done that. But I at least had a future, which he does not. Right now he is laying in his hospital and every hour he is awake his thoughts are totally on his current situation, physical and legal. He can not even kneel on his prayer rug. It ain’t complete justice yet, but it’s a damned good start.

  12. #12
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:25 pm, SpeakEasy said:

    I don’t think it has been forgotten at all. There is just nothing new to report. As Chapoutier mentioned there are some articles out there but mostly just opinion pieces or speculation. What I want is stronger policy directives ensuring we take the blinders off when dealing with security. It isn’t as though the Muslims will hate us less.

  13. #13
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:31 pm, thirteen28 said:

    An arrest warrant for a radical Islamic cleric who has become an important figure in the Fort Hood shooting investigation was withdrawn in 2002 by the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver — possibly preventing his prosecution years before one of his followers killed 13.

    Did Mike Huckabee work in the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s office too?

  14. #14
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:37 pm, sbw999 said:

    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:31 pm, thirteen28 said:

    Did Mike Huckabee work in the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s office too?

    :o
    good 1

  15. #15
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:38 pm, txvet2 said:

    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:22 pm, sbw999 said:

    Monitoring a few (nominally) Christian churches might be in order, too. Let’s not forget “Rev” Wright. You don’t know how many suicide bombers and government bureaucrats he might have inspired. Then there are the NJ synagogues….

  16. #16
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:50 pm, sbw999 said:

    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:22 pm, sbw999 said:

    Monitoring a few (nominally) Christian churches might be in order, too. Let’s not forget “Rev” Wright. You don’t know how many suicide bombers and government bureaucrats he might have inspired. Then there are the NJ synagogues….

    Get a clue. When Jews and Christians start strapping on suicide vests and blowing themselves up killing innocent men women and children on buses or crowded markets, or flying planes into building, or beheading people and posting the tapes online, or calling for the murder of non believers, or turning their guns on fellow soldiers, or bombing resort hotels, or US Navy Ships…or …yada yada yada, etc., come tell me. Until then I’m perfectly fine with singling out Mosques. Why arent you???

  17. #17
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:53 pm, Papa Louie said:

    A preliminary review of the Fort Hood attack on our soldiers is headed to the White House this week

    It’s nice that the president gets a heads up so he can start damage control before the public hears the details – if the public ever gets to hear the details, that is. Al Gore will admit that his Inconvenient Truth was based on junk science before Obama admits that Major Hasan was influenced by his religion to commit jihad.

  18. #18
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 1:22 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm, d1carter said:

    I demand the resignation of General Casey.

    I demand the following resignations (not necessarily in any order):

    1. dear leader
    2. Holder
    3. nappy
    4. frank
    5. bernake
    6. every single czar
    7. dodd
    8. reid
    9. piglosi

    that ought to be a good start….

  19. #19
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 1:31 pm, Rorschach said:

    Apparently there was an incident involving 11 Arabs who disrupted an AirTran flight from Atlanta to Houston back on the 17th of November that has not gotten much MSM coverage (that may be changing.) I have links to two different accounts of people who were on that flight here.
    http://redinktexas.blogspot.com/2009/12/attempted-terrorist-hijacking-dry-run.html

  20. #20
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:05 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Can we see the college apps to Occidental, Columbia and Harvard for Obama please?

    Ditto that. It is highly relevant whether or not he attended under a different name (Barry Soetoro) or nationality (Indonesian, British, or Kenyan).

  21. #21
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:09 pm, Phileosophos said:

    They love death more than we love life, eh? Well, then let’s all do our best to give them a big ol’ heaping helping of what they love.

  22. #22
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:18 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:31 pm, thirteen28 said:

    An arrest warrant for a radical Islamic cleric who has become an important figure in the Fort Hood shooting investigation was withdrawn in 2002 by the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver — possibly preventing his prosecution years before one of his followers killed 13.

    Did Mike Huckabee work in the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s office too?

    The one who “withdrew charges” on Clemmons in 2004 was not Huckabee. You’re blaming Huckabee for the actions of the Little Rock prosecutor who dropped charges against Clemmons that could have kept him in prison in 2004.

    You can hold Huckabee accountable for Clemmons’ actions from 2000 to 2004. Huckabee had nothing to do with the multiple re-releases of Clemmons, under much worse circumstances, from 2004 to 2009.

    Why aren’t you asking, “Did the Washington state judge work in the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s office too?”

    The answer is that you could care less about the truth regarding who released Clemmons in 2009, and you desire to politicize the deaths of four police officers in an attempt to end a politician’s career.

    Stay classy.

  23. #23
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:27 pm, Laree said:

    Meanwhile, the Army has formed a “sanity board” to investigate Hasan’s mental state. Hasan remains hospitalized.

    They shouldn’t be allowed to cover this up under the cover of “It’s Not Terrorism” If we can find him insane.

    What’s insane about premeditated cold blooded murder? Evil yes but insane?

  24. #24
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:44 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Any confirmation regarding whether or not Clemmons joined the Nation of Islam before killing the four police officers?

    Black Muslim Group Celebrates “Brother & Martyr” Maurice Clemmons

  25. #25
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:51 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    I would never have thought that many people still bought the Post. I guess it is still the cheapest way to wrap fish and line the bottom of litter boxes.

    It must be getting lonely at 20071..

    According to the data, The [Washington] Post now sells 582,844 papers from Monday through Saturday and 822,208 papers on Sunday, a 5 percent drop from the corresponding period last year.

  26. #26
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:56 pm, chapoutier said:

    I would never have thought that many people still bought the Post.

    Recall, Grasshopper, I dedicated my subscription specifically to you.

  27. #27
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:56 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:
  28. #28
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 3:35 pm, Savage24 said:

    This country used to be a country of laws, but it seems we have become a country of politicial correctness. Since we have become a country of PC, we have been going down hill. It’s time to get back to a Constitutional Government no matter what it takes.

  29. #29
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Geez, Ed, it will be a long time before I willingly get on a aircraft again. I thought the “friendly skies” had been a little too quiet lately. Now I suspect it because the government is just suppressing the truth when things like this continue to happen…

    On December 2nd, 2009 at 2:56 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Not really OT:

    Jihadi dry run on a flight from Atlanta last month?

  30. #30
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 3:42 pm, stillontheroad said:

    “The Army has charged the suspect in the Fort Hood shooting spree with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.
    The charges are in addition to the 13 premeditated murder charges filed against Maj. Nidal (Nee-DAHL) Hasan (Huh-SAHN’) in the Nov. 5 massacre at Fort Hood.

    The Army says the attempted murder charges filed Wednesday are related to the 30 soldiers and two civilian police officers injured in the shooting at a soldier processing center on the central Texas post.

    Hasan’s attorney, John Galligan, says the additional charges may not affect Hasan’s punishment if he is convicted, because premeditated murder carries the death penalty.

    May you eat pork with your left hand for all eternity.

  31. #31
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 3:58 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    Nobody ever talks about the Jihadis that killed recruiters anymore. It is a shame that Muslims get a pass because they are Muslim. Equal rights should mean equal scrutiny.

  32. #32
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 4:21 pm, RTater said:

    Debbie Schlussel has a report on the jihadist’s father talking about it, and he makes no excuses for his son.

  33. #33
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 4:25 pm, Rorschach said:

    What about the 14th murder charge? There were 14 murders that day, NOT 13!

  34. #34
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 4:37 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    This is a separate confirmation of the incident Ed mentioned.

    Note that this separate confirmation is from a passenger who boarded the aircraft after the initial incident and after the Muslims were allowed to re-board the aircraft.

    This man, identified by name, email address, phone number and postal address on his post, flew on the aircraft to its destination with the Muslims on-board.

    Ironically, I was just looking up AirTran flights today. I will either be taking AmTrak or driving after this. I will not be flying AirTran any longer.

    http://espositosmusings.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/air-tran-flight-297-incident1.pdf

  35. #35
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 5:06 pm, Leatherneck said:

    I have not forgotten Fort Hood, or any other attack by moon god worshiping POS on this country all the way back to 1983.

    I look for the followers of Mohammed every Marine Corp day. It is only a matter of a short time, before we all see the religion of peace in action again.

    ROPMA!

  36. #36
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 6:28 pm, letget said:

    I am thankful the additional charges are filed for this rop person. Thank you ARMY! How will this bho deal with this?
    L

  37. #37
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 7:00 pm, thirteen28 said:

    The one who “withdrew charges” on Clemmons in 2004 was not Huckabee. You’re blaming Huckabee for the actions of the Little Rock prosecutor who dropped charges against Clemmons that could have kept him in prison in 2004.

    You can hold Huckabee accountable for Clemmons’ actions from 2000 to 2004. Huckabee had nothing to do with the multiple re-releases of Clemmons, under much worse circumstances, from 2004 to 2009.

    Why aren’t you asking, “Did the Washington state judge work in the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s office too?”

    The answer is that you could care less about the truth regarding who released Clemmons in 2009, and you desire to politicize the deaths of four police officers in an attempt to end a politician’s career.

    Stay classy.

    Boo-freakin’-hoo, Huck lover.

    Clemons was just one of many pardons/clemencies granted by the Hucktard. If Clemons had been but one isolated incident, I might cut him some slack. Instead, it was part of a much larger patter of granting pardons/clemencies to numerous criminals, among them 12 convicted murderers and many other violent criminals like Clemons (and Wayne Dumond). Huckabee’s predisposition to give slack to violent felons made it virtually inevitable that something like the recent cop killings by Clemons would happen.

    It won’t be surprising if that’s not the last incident of a violent felon released by Huckabee going on to commit other violent crimes – the odds are it will happen, given the numbers.

    Oh, and if you want classy, check this primary document dump regarding the Clemons case:

    http://minx.cc/?post=295376

    But hey, don’t let me stop you – keep rooting for that loser.

  38. #38
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 7:00 pm, love2rumba said:

    Chapoutier,

    I believe MM is referring to the fact that the intensity of coverage of the Ft. Hood Massacre has declined, which it has. It is as though the MSM wants to bury this as much as possible as a common crime, rather than as the terrorist attack that it was

  39. #39
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 7:17 pm, chapoutier said:

    of course the intensity has died down. What do you want? Daily reports that, yup, he’s still the suspect and yup, he’s still in custody? Has there been any major developments in the case that haven’t been reported?

  40. #40
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 8:16 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    Well, my Christmas rifle is clean, the Weaver K2.5 is in the rings, and the ammunition is in the magazines. All I need is a chance to zero the sights.

    On the rare occasions when I fly, I hope no follower of the “religion of peace” causes any disruptions, because I’ve lost my sense of humor and haven’t forgotten the “combatives” that I learned in the Army. I’d be willing to sacrifice the battery in my laptop (makes a nice, weighted cudgel) to take ‘em down hard. They need knees to pray properly, right?

    ECS

  41. #41
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm, Leatherneck said:

    I believe you are correct Elm Creek Smith. They do need knees, and don’t forget a dent in the forehead. Notice the Z man has a dent.

  42. #42
    On December 2nd, 2009 at 9:14 pm, love2rumba said:

    On December 2nd, 2009 at 7:17 pm, chapoutier said:
    of course the intensity has died down. What do you want? Daily reports that, yup, he’s still the suspect and yup, he’s still in custody? Has there been any major developments in the case that haven’t been reported?

    What I want Chapoutier is for the MSM and anyone else to ask:

    1. Why was the Clinton Base gun ban NOT recinded when Bush took over from clinton and is still on to this day?

    2. Who were the people specifically responsible for NOT acting on complaints about the Muslim Major?
    That point is still to me unknown.

    3. Why does the current Administration act as though this attack was just another nutbag killing when it has premeditation and planning behind for the benefit of foreign forces who we are fighting against?

    4. Why do we still allow unchecked immigration of muslims into the US after 9-11? What steps have been put in place to ensure that these people are actually safe for entrance into the US?

    I just hope they (a member of the muslim population who from what I see views it like CAIR as a ‘necessary evil’ to cooperate with US authorities, if they bother to at all) don’t go off in a city near you anytime soon,Chapoutier.

  43. #43
    On December 3rd, 2009 at 12:32 am, yohannbiimu said:

    Too bad we can’t have a “sanity board” to investigate the deadly p.c. mindset that enables the Nidal Hasans of the world.

    How about a sanity board for the nimrods in the Obowma administration that feel it’s a good idea to send an additional 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan, and announce at the same time that they will be withdrawn in January of 2011? Only a completely sold-out Obowma fanatic would say that this “plan” is a good idea.

  44. #44
    On December 3rd, 2009 at 2:01 am, Dan Lee said:

    I need to write about this too.. I will soon. Every little bit helps to keep it from fading away without everyone responsible being held accountable.

    That includes this Democrat led congress, & people like Harry Reid specifically who embolden the enemy by saying “the war is lost.” And of course Barack Obama, who has apologized for almost everything about America, but never islam, for it’s terror attacks.

    Emboldening.. That’s what Demorats do.

    Oh & one last thing. Say no to anti-gun laws, no matter where they rear their ugly heads, because all they end up doing is protecting criminals, & keeping good folks from being able to shoot back at evil itself.

  45. #45
    On December 3rd, 2009 at 9:07 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    I can see the Washington Post’s stories on Fort Hood now. It probably went something like this.

    Firearms Discharged at Fort Hood

    A Muslim-American Army Officer who is also a psychiatrist was present when one or more firearms were discharged repeatedly on the “enemy camp”, er military post at Fort Hood, Texas where former President George W. Bush almost certainly engaged in discrimination against undocumented immigrants.

    Numerous casualties were reported including the Muslim-American Army officer. His wounds were reported as serious and possibly life threatening. He is now receiving treatment for his wounds but is almost certainly being discriminated against at every turn by evil, right-wing Christians.

    It appears that the incident ceased just after the doctor was injured which raises some questions as to whether the doctor was singled out because of his ethnicity. It was noted that he appears to have been injured by local Police on the scene and it has been noted that he was the only Muslim present which would indicate discrimination and ethnic profiling on the part of the police and Army.

    Fortunately, the doctor meets all current diversity requirements as mandated by the Army even though these diversity requirements receive only lip-service from these neo-fascist pigs.

  46. #46
    On December 3rd, 2009 at 10:00 pm, chapoutier said:

    I can see the Washington Post’s stories on Fort Hood now. It probably went something like this.

    You know what the awesome thing about the internet is? You don’t have to imagine. You can go to washingtonpost.com, type “Hasan” into the search box and read them yourself.

  47. #47
    On December 4th, 2009 at 11:15 am, WarEagle82 said:

    The difference is I can imagine. They call what you do hallucination. That comes with the DTs but even you probably knew that…

  48. #48
    On December 4th, 2009 at 3:29 pm, chapoutier said:

    Well, you can stay stuck in your simple little imagination, or you could actually read something beyond “Horton Hears a Who” and discover that it has been the Post that has taken the lead into a lot of the breaking stories about how Hasan had showed signs of jihadism for years, and how the army chose to deal with it. Or hell, you could simply fix your gaze a couple inches up and click on the story MM herself cites.

    But what am I saying…to do that would require a level of intellectual honesty and curiosity about 12 grades above your level.

  49. #49
    On December 4th, 2009 at 3:44 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Chappy lectures on “intellectual honesty.”

    Wait, I think I hear hell freezing over.

  50. #50
    On December 4th, 2009 at 3:47 pm, chapoutier said:

    Chappy lectures on “intellectual honesty.”

    Wait, I think I hear hell freezing over.

    I take it that means you are going to continue to wallow in ignorance and NOT read what the WaPo has written.

  51. #51
    On December 4th, 2009 at 4:27 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    You presume so much mostly because you are an arrogant Marxist…

  52. #52
    On December 5th, 2009 at 12:52 am, chapoutier said:

    You presume so much mostly because you are an arrogant Marxist…

    Correction: A well read arrogant Marxist.

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