FBI says Hasan wasn't involved in terrorist activities

[The_Dude 1,142]

By GUILLERMO CONTRERAS

Nov. 12, 2009, 2:26PM

The FBI said today that it appears Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan acted alone in the Fort Hood shootings, and was not involved in terrorist activities when a joint terrorism task force crossed paths with him last year.

“At this point, there is no information to indicate Major Nidal Malik Hasan had any co-conspirators or was part of a broader terrorist plot,” the FBI said in a statement. “The investigation to date has not identified a motive, and a number of possibilities remain under consideration. We are working with the military to obtain, review and analyze all information relating to Major Hasan in order to allow for a better understanding of the facts and circumstances that led to the Fort Hood shooting. Understandably, there is a large volume of information in various forms, and it will take us some time to complete this work.”

The FBI also said the investigation includes forensic examinations of Hasan's computers and any of his Internet activity in hopes of gaining insight into his motivation.

Hasan came to the attention of the FBI and the Defense Department Criminal Investigative Services in December 2008 as part of an unrelated investigation being conducted by an FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force.

In that case, agents and analysts reviewed unspecified communications between Hasan and the unidentified subject of the investigation, and determined that the content of those communications was consistent with research being conducted by Maj. Hasan in his position as a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

“Because the content of the communications was explainable by his research and nothing else derogatory was found, the JTTF concluded that Major Hasan was not involved in terrorist activities or terrorist planning,” the statement said. “Other communications that the FBI was aware of were similar to the ones reviewed by the JTTF.”

The FBI declined today to provide further information about the target of the investigation, or to specify whether that probe remained ongoing.

Federal law, regulations and policies state that information gathered by task forces like the JTTF can be disseminated outside the task force — even within the parent agency like the FBI — only with the approval of the FBI supervisor in charge of the particular joint terrorism task force.

“In this case, following the review and analysis conducted by investigators, there was a conclusion made by the investigator and the supervisor that Major Hasan was not involved in terrorist activities or planning,” the FBI said. “Further dissemination of the information regarding Major Hasan was neither sought nor authorized.”

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Seems so silly now those who argued for 20+ pages on various threads that because he was Muslim and rumored to have spoken something in arabic that he was indeed a terrorist. Even worse, Joe who suggested that people who wanted to wait for the facts were terrorist sympathyzers. I would like to offer a towel to both Simpson and Joe to wipe the egg of your face.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

written by a latino, hence he has no credibility

[HAL 9000 96]

So wait a moment... if he wasn't involved in terrorist activities... then he wasn't a terrorist. Is that right?

Of course, that can be obviously and retardedly extrapolated to mean that I am defending that murderous freak. Of course.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

So wait a moment... if he wasn't involved in terrorist activities... then he wasn't a terrorist. Is that right?

Of course, that can be obviously and retardedly extrapolated to mean that I am defending that murderous freak. Of course.

Of course. You are .Why do you hate america?

[HAL 9000 96]

I'm going to send you some epinephrine ok??

[The_Dude 1,142]

So by Joelogic, wouldn't Joe be supporting terrorism by trying to prop it up where there was no evidence?

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Good news! Thx, Rob!

[nowhereman 1]

So by Joelogic, wouldn't Joe be supporting terrorism by trying to prop it up where there was no evidence?

By Joelogic the FBI is full of anti-American libs who would rather defend terrorists than our own countrymen (essentially Joe's own words for anyone that wants to reserve judgement until the facts are in about Hasan's motives).

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The FBI is wrong. They need to turn into Fixed News to learn the truth:

Hasan 'Soldier of Allah'

Business cards found at Fort Hood shooting suspect's apartment feature coded reference to militant religion

[Sofiyya 1,687]

The FBI is wrong. They need to turn into Fixed News to learn the truth:

Hasan 'Soldier of Allah'

Business cards found at Fort Hood shooting suspect's apartment feature coded reference to militant religion

Fox News prime time has gotten stupid over this, as has much of conservative talk radio. But, hey, that's show biz.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Yet, he is still a terrorist. Of course this doesn't mean all muslims are terrorists.

[Peikko 1,575]

The world is not flat, no.

I don't see this as conclusive proof one way or another, but it is an important finding.

Needless to say, if there was any association with the likes of Al-Quaida, even of the most tenous sort that the FBI knew about, they would have been all over it like the proverbial rash.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Yet, he is still a terrorist. Of course this doesn't mean all muslims are terrorists.

Mass murderers are terrorists, no matter what religion.

[trillium13 84]

So just because he acted alone, he's not a terrorist?

[Peikko 1,575]

No, the jury is still out, because there is no clear indication as to what his motive was.

If however the media is going to broaden the scope of the word terrorist to include lone shooters/murderers then I would hope this standard is followed regardless of what ethnicity or religion the shooter belongs to.

Edited November 13, 2009 by Madame Cleo