Another terrorist attack on our country

Would it normally be considered a national-security problem if a high-ranking military officer had tried to contact an enemy of the United States during wartime? ABC News reports that the FBI knew that Major Nidal Hasan had attempted to contact al-Qaeda and its associates months before Hasan went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, killing 13 people. Did the FBI tell the Army about it? That gets rather murky:
U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.
It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was seeking to connect with suspected al Qaeda figures, the officials said.
One senior lawmaker said the CIA had, so far, refused to brief the intelligence committees on what, if any, knowledge they had about Hasan’s efforts.

However, the Army certainly had enough information to know that Hasan was a problem:
A fellow Army doctor who studied with Hasan, Val Finell, told ABC News,“We would frequently say he was a Muslim first and an American second. And that came out in just about everything he did at the University.
Finell said he and other Army doctors complained to superiors about Hasan’s statements.
“And we questioned how somebody could take an oath of office…be an officer in the military and swear allegiance to the constitution and to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic and have that type of conflict,” Finell told ABC News.
Meanwhile, the imam with whom Hasan associated — with his own ties to the 9/11 terrorists — has issued a statement calling Hasan a “hero,” a “man of conscience” who successfully resolved the conflict of being Muslim and a member of the American armed forces. Anwar al-Awlaki now lives in Yemen, but he used to run mosques in Denver, San Diego, and Falls Church before beating feet after the 9/11 attacks. ABC reports that Awlaki runs a jihadist web site, which is where he posted his support of Hasan.
Did Hasan commit his act of terror alone or under instructions from Awlaki and his AQ associates? That’s what investigators want to know, but either way it seems that a 9/10 attitude has re-entered national-security considerations. Anyone attempting to contact al-Qaeda should have been arrested, or at the least kept away from military bases. Why did our counter-terrorist efforts leave Nidal Hasan in position to actually deploy into a combat theater if the FBI knew or even suspected these attempts to contact the enemy?

This is only the beginning. If we do not allow them to decide our foreign policy. Especially regarding Israel which is the only freely elected democracy in the middle east, we can expect more of the same, only with increasing frequency and severity. What do you say out there you rabid antisemites?

At least we'll have one less in a little while when the DC sniper gets executed.

what is the definition of terrorist?

One who incites fear? As in a fear monger-er?

As in some Republicans who use scare tactics and
fear mongering to scare people into their way of thinking?

so, some Republicans could be considered domestic terrorists?

I THINK SO!!

little gay boi wrote:

what is the definition of terrorist?
One who incites fear? As in a fear monger-er?
As in some Republicans who use scare tactics and
fear mongering to scare people into their way of thinking?
so, some Republicans could be considered domestic terrorists?
I THINK SO!!

you truly are lost... A guy who tries to call Al Queda is not a terrorist but Republicans are... wake up!!!

little gay boi wrote:

what is the definition of terrorist?
One who incites fear? As in a fear monger-er?
As in some Republicans who use scare tactics and
fear mongering to scare people into their way of thinking?
so, some Republicans could be considered domestic terrorists?
I THINK SO!!

The answer to your first question answers the rest of them.

little gay boi wrote:

what is the definition of terrorist?
One who incites fear? As in a fear monger-er?
As in some Republicans who use scare tactics and
fear mongering to scare people into their way of thinking?
so, some Republicans could be considered domestic terrorists?
I THINK SO!!

You are somewhere in left field buddy. If you cannot establish the difference between a terrorist and a person who disagrees with political views by the way they carry out their message then you are hopelessly lost. If the fire is to hot get out.

Nowhere Man wrote:

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You are somewhere in left field buddy. If you cannot establish the difference between a terrorist and a person who disagrees with political views by the way they carry out their message then you are hopelessly lost. If the fire is to hot get out.

to disagree with political views is ONE THING! But to LIE, TWIST THE FACTS, MANIPULATE and DISTORT THE TRUTH, to PRAY that the leader of our country FAILS?

THAT, sir, to me falls right in line with what a terrorist wants to do. Gain control, by WHATEVER MEANS.

And speaking of terrorists, you will NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER EVER convince me there's NOT more to 9-11 than what we've been FED by the 9-11 commission. I truly hope, someday, the real and complete truth comes out.

but people who wanted Bush to fail are perfectly alright? I know at least one in James Carville said it. I know he's an alien but are you calling him a terrorist?

little gay boi wrote:

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to disagree with political views is ONE THING! But to LIE, TWIST THE FACTS, MANIPULATE and DISTORT THE TRUTH, to PRAY that the leader of our country FAILS?
THAT, sir, to me falls right in line with what a terrorist wants to do. Gain control, by WHATEVER MEANS.
And speaking of terrorists, you will NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER EVER convince me there's NOT more to 9-11 than what we've been FED by the 9-11 commission. I truly hope, someday, the real and complete truth comes out.

You are probely one who believes Bush planed this. you probely also believe we did not land on the moon it was pitchers taken in the Nevada desert.
What is your verison of the 911 attacks?? Do you have a Theory.
I pray his policies fail. Most of Obama's policies are bad in the way of uncontroled spending that our GG-grand childern will pay for. Debt that china bought and will influience over our government. To much other to list.

AMEN I LOVE GOD

Nowhere Man wrote:

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You are probely one who believes Bush planed this. you probely also believe we did not land on the moon it was pitchers taken in the Nevada desert.
What is your verison of the 911 attacks?? Do you have a Theory.
I pray his policies fail. Most of Obama's policies are bad in the way of uncontroled spending that our GG-grand childern will pay for. Debt that china bought and will influience over our government. To much other to list.

Right, in actuality it's more like you love you country so you want his policies to fail.

little gay boi wrote:

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to disagree with political views is ONE THING! But to LIE, TWIST THE FACTS, MANIPULATE and DISTORT THE TRUTH, to PRAY that the leader of our country FAILS?
THAT, sir, to me falls right in line with what a terrorist wants to do. Gain control, by WHATEVER MEANS.
And speaking of terrorists, you will NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER EVER convince me there's NOT more to 9-11 than what we've been FED by the 9-11 commission. I truly hope, someday, the real and complete truth comes out.

You truly are demented, is this what passes for reason in that twisted mind of yours? You shout that its wrong to lie and manpulate and distort the truth, and then you claim bush brought down the twin towers on 9/11 ?