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Rep. Peter King Says Threat of Domestic Islamic Terrorism Justifies Upcoming Hearing
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRep. Peter King of New York defended on Sunday a congressional hearing he will hold this week on the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism that focuses on Muslim-Americans, calling it an issue "which is not being talked about publicly" and needs to be. "People in this country are being self-radicalized, whether it's Major Hasan or whether it's Shahzad or whether it was Zazi in New York," King said on CNN's "State of the Union." "These were all people who were identifying, in one way or another, with al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. So it's an international movement with elements ...
Nidal Hasan a 'Ticking Time Bomb': 4 Key Conclusions from the Senate Inquiry
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsMaj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood in 2009, was known as a "ticking time bomb" who could have been stopped by the military or the FBI. That's the conclusion of a Senate inquiry led by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. In an 89-page report released today, Lieberman and Collins criticized the Army, the FBI and the Department of Defense for failing to act on worrisome information about Hasan. Thirty-two people were wounded and 13 were killed during the Fort Hood massacre. Although previous investigations have ...
Senate Inquiry: FBI, Army Could Have Prevented Fort Hood Massacre
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe FBI and military officials had information that Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan had become radicalized and was a "ticking time bomb," but failed to act on evidence that could have prevented the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, according to a Senate inquiry. The report, released today by Sens. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, found that a "string of failures" by officials meant no action was taken to neutralize Hasan, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent who is accused of opening fire at the military base. Thirteen people were killed and 32 ...
Obama's Tucson Mission: Looking Ahead in Wake of Tragedy
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyPresident Obama and First Lady Michelle fly to Tucson today for a memorial service at the University of Arizona for the victims of Saturday's horrific shooting spree. The theme for the service, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. local time, is upbeat and forward looking, "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America." Fourteen people were injured in the rampage, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), and six were killed, among them, U.S. District Court Judge John Rolls and Giffords staffer Gabe Zimmerman. Arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder is Jared Loughner, 22. On Monday, ...
Fort Hood Remembers: One Year After Rampage
By Deborah Hastings - AOL News
(Nov. 5) -- One year ago, a gunman went on a rampage at Fort Hood, killing 13 and wounding more than 30 in a tragedy that was memorialized today by the Army's highest-ranking officer and its top civilian. Gen. George Casey, the Army's chief of staff, and Army Secretary John McHugh led a remembrance ceremony this afternoon at the massive installation near Killeen, Texas. More than 50 soldiers and civilians whose actions "went above and beyond the call of duty" were honored. "It's a chapter in this Army that no matter how many tears may fall will never, ever be washed away and will be part of ...
Testimony to Resume at Fort Hood Suspect's Hearing
By not in system - AOL NewsFORT HOOD, Texas (Oct. 18) -- Soldier after soldier rose from the witness chair, stared and pointed to an Army psychiatrist seated a dozen feet away, never wavering as they identified him as the man who went on deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood last year. "He's here, sir." "That man is right there, sir." Twenty-nine witnesses testified last week, and more soldiers are expected on the stand Monday at the start of the second week of a military hearing to determine whether Maj. Nidal Hasan will stand trial. Hasan, 40, an American-born Muslim, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder ...
Evidence Hearing Delayed for Accused Fort Hood Killer
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Oct. 12) -- The evidence hearing in the case of an Army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 people at Fort Hood last year has been put on hold for at least a day while defense lawyers prepare a request to have the proceedings delayed until next month. Col. James L. Pohl, the investigating officer in the case involving Maj. Nidal Hasan, said he will consider the request when both sides return to the Texas military base Wednesday morning, The Associated Press reported. Hasan is accused of opening fire on his comrades at Fort Hood last year in America's worst-ever military base shooting. His ...
'Inspire' Title of Jihadist Magazine Not Very Inspired
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News
(Oct. 12) -- Al-Qaida of the Arabian Peninsula released the second edition of "Inspire," its online jihadist magazine, today. The English-language webzine made a splash when it was launched this summer with catchy headlines ("Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom") and exclusive interviews with Islamist superstars like Anwar Al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric whose online teachings were thought to be behind the Fort Hood shootings and failed underwear bomber last year. The publication is allegedly the work of 24-year-old Pakistani-American Samir Khan, who even penned an editorial in the new ...
Fort Hood Shooting Puts Focus on 'Internal Threat'
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(Aug. 20) -- More than nine months after the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a series of changes meant to prevent such incidents. In a 26-page memo released today and signed Aug. 18, Gates ordered a series of procedural and policy changes that focus on identifying, responding to and preventing potential workplace violence. On Nov. 5, 2009, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, allegedly shot and killed 13 people and wounded dozens more at the Texas base. Hasan, a psychiatrist, had been scheduled to be deployed to ...
Fort Hood Probe Exposes Missed Connections
By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(Jan. 15) – Some conclusions of a Pentagon inquiry into the Fort Hood shootings are eerily similar to reviews of intelligence shortfalls faulted for the Christmas bombing plot: Officials had key information on a radicalized individual but failed to assemble clues and head off potential violence. In both cases, the U.S. government recorded warning signs about the suspected perpetrators that didn't produce sufficient alarm and weren't treated with the urgency they deserved. Both investigations described significant gaps in the assignment of responsibility for handling the threats. And ...
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