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Fort Hood Massacre
The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Thursday opened the first public hearings into the Fort Hood shootings, with several legislators asserting that the incident in which 13 people were killed was a terrorist attack by … Continue reading
Posted in FBI, Journalism, New York Times, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged congressional hearings, Fort Hood, Frances Fragos Townsend, homeland security, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, Senate committee, senator joseph lieberman
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Yisroel Pensack: Yemen-Based, Anti-American Muslim Cleric Linked to Fort Hood Suspect Had Connection to 9-11 Hijackers While in U.S.
The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and this year between the military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, FBI, Iraq, Islam, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged 9-11, Anwar al-Awlaki, Colorado, Fort Hood, hijackers, imam, Jarret Brachman, Jihad, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, mosque, muslim, New Mexico, San Diego, Sept. 11 commission, Virginia, Yemen
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Yisroel Pensack: Store Video of Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Wearing “Traditional Garb”
This CNN video reportedly shows Fort Hood shooting suspect Major Nidal Malik Hasan wearing "traditional garb" while shopping in a convenience store early yesterday morning about seven hours before the shooting. A CNN producer’s narrative from 2:25 to 3:25 in … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, New York Times, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged cnn, detroit free press, Fort Hood, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, muslim, shooting, suspect, video
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Fort Hood Murderer Was A Muslim
The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents’ wishes. The Army, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Hood, immigrant parents, nidal, palestinian town, silver spring md, town near jerusalem, york times reports
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