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NEWS ABOUT: Nidal Malik Hasan

Nidal Malik Hasan stories: 46 news summaries

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Hasan Asked Cleric When Jihad Was Okay

'I can't wait to join you' in the afterlife, accused shooter wrote in e-mail

Nov 20, 09 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Before he allegedly opened fire at Fort Hood, Nidal Hasan told a radical Islamic cleric that he couldn’t wait to drink nonalcoholic wine with him in the afterlife, according to one US official. Hasan exchanged 18 e-mails with Anwar al-Awlaki, who authorities believe is an al-Qaeda recruiter. In them,... More »

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OPINION

 Time to 
 Crack Down 
 on Jihad 2.0 



Web indoctrination of terrorists on US soil poses major threat

Nov 19, 09 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has knocked Nidal Hasan out of the headlines but the Fort Hood suspect is the kind of threat America needs to focus on, warns Daniel Henninger. Home-grown terrorists, indoctrinated over the Internet, are now more of a danger than "old-school" jihadis abroad, and the ideology that... More »

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Boss Warned of 'Serious' Hasan Concerns 2 Years Ago

2007 memo outlines supervisor's
'serious concerns'

Nov 19, 09 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Nidal Hasan's supervisor at the Walter Reed Medical Center warned that the psychiatrist was unprofessional and lazy in a harshly critical performance evaluation in 2007. Hasan "demonstrates a pattern of poor judgment and a lack of professionalism," the report states, noting that he proselytized to his patients and... More »

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Hasan Sought to Turn in Patients for 'War Crimes'

Senate committee delays briefing on
Fort Hood rampage

Nov 16, 09 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan repeatedly tried to have his patients prosecuted for “war crimes,” raising the issue with Army authorities a final time on Nov. 2—just 3 days before the Fort Hood massacre. In a breach of doctor-patient confidentiality, Hasan asked superiors if he could legally pass... More »

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 Hasan Wrote 
 Imam of  
 Anger 
 With US 

Link went beyond sermons; Aulaqi says Hasan 'trusted' him

Nov 16, 09 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan revealed his growing disapproval of the US military in email correspondence with a radical imam who once counseled 9/11 terrorists, the cleric has revealed. “I speak with you about issues that I never speak with anyone else," the imam said Hasan wrote in... More »

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 Fort Hood Victims Laid to Rest 

Funerals take place across the country

Nov 14, 09 4:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Funerals for several of the 13 victims of the Fort Hood shooting took place today across the nation. Friends, family, and community members laid to rest Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow, Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger, Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, Capt. John Gaffaney, and Pfc. Michael Pearson. "... More »

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 Army Medicine 
 Failed Hasan, 
 Shooting 
 Victims 

Shooter wasn't promoted because it was PC; it was necessity

Nov 13, 09 11:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Media coverage of the Fort Hood killings has been factually challenged and quick to jump to conclusions about terrorism and political correctness, but the underlying problem is much bigger, Mark Benjamin argues. The real question: Why was alleged shooter Nidal Malik Hasan an Army psychiatrist in the first place? Given... More »

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FORT HOOD SHOOTING

 Hasan 
 Likely to Be 
 Paralyzed: 
 Lawyer 


Accused Fort Hood shooter may never regain use of legs

Nov 13, 09 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan may be paralyzed from the waist down, his lawyer says. The Army major has no feeling in his legs, which doctors say could be permanent. He also has extreme pain in his hands. His lawyer tells CBS that though he was lucid during... More »

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updated

 Hasan Will Face 
 13 Murder Charges 

Fort Hood suspect allegedly violated military law

Nov 12, 09 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - The Army has charged Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of murder in the "first step in the court-martial process." Hasan, an Army major and psychiatrist, may face additional charges in connection with last week's shooting at Fort Hood. He remains hospitalized in San Antonio and is being... More »

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Witness: Hero Cop's Partner Took Down Hasan

Sgt. Mark Todd's role obscured in Fort Hood aftermath

Nov 12, 09 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Kimberly Munley's heroism during the Fort Hood shootings isn't in question but her equally heroic partner deserves the credit for actually stopping Nidal Hasan's rampage, according to an eyewitness. Hasan shot Munley as she appeared from behind a building and was reloading, apparently unharmed, when Sgt. Mark Todd came around... More »

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 In Lead-up 
 to Attack, 
 Hasan Hit 
 Strip Club 

May have been another sign he was about to snap

Nov 12, 09 4:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Shooter Nidal Hasan repeatedly visited a local strip joint in the days leading up to the Fort Hood rampage, spending six hours at one stretch watching pole dancers, according to investigators. Insiders believe the behavior may have been one more indication that Hasan was about to snap. The 9/11 hijackers... More »

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 Fort Hood Hero: 
 It Was 'Confusing 
 and Chaotic' 

Cop in good condition despite three gunshot wounds

Nov 11, 09 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The police sergeant who brought down the Fort Hood shooter tells Oprah she's “doing well” despite three gunshot wounds. Kimberly Munley, 34, said the call came in as she was washing her patrol car at the end of her shift. "The entire incident was very confusing and chaotic,... More »

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 Hasan Didn't Try to Leave Army 

Fort Hood shooter didn't file paperwork

Nov 11, 09 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Nidal Malik Hasan may have been disgrunted with the military and wanted to get out, as a relative has claimed, but he did not formally apply for a discharge. The suspected Fort Hood shooter might’ve talked to his superiors privately about not wanting to serve in Afghanistan, but he... More »

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 Feds Point Fingers 
 in Hasan Missteps 

Fort Hood blame game begins

Nov 11, 09 5:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The FBI and the Pentagon are fighting off accusations that someone dropped the ball on Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. Department of Defense officials say that the FBI never notified them that Hasan had been in contact with extremist imam Anwar al-Aulaqi, while the FBI's defenders say that his... More »

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slideshow

 Images From 
 Fort Hood 
 Service 

Emotional memorial service recognizes victims

Nov 10, 09 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Here are images from today's memorial service at Fort Hood for the 13 people killed in last week's shooting spree. "We knew these men and women as soldiers and caregivers," President Obama told the crowd. "You knew them as mothers and fathers; sons and daughters; sisters and... More »

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 Obama Salutes 
 Victims, One by One 

President speaks at memorial service at Fort Hood

Nov 10, 09 2:23 PM CST
(AP) - President Obama spoke the names and told the stories today of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths. "No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving... More »

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 Obama, First Lady 
 Meet Victims' Families 

Fort Hood hosting memorial service for victims

Nov 10, 09 1:34 PM CST
(AP) - Stepping for the first time into the role of national consoler, President Obama is honoring the 13 people slain in the Ft. Hood shooting rampage by remembering what they left behind, offering personal stories about the lives they touched and the service they provided to their country. The president and... More »

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FORT HOOD SHOOTING

Hasan Warned of Threat
From Muslims in Military

Fort Hood suspect spoke of suicide bombings in 2007 lecture

Nov 10, 09 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Nidal Hasan warned that "adverse events" could occur if Muslims weren't allowed to leave the US military in a bizarre presentation he gave to Army physicians in 2007 at the end of his residency at Walter Reed Medical Center. The psychiatrist lectured senior doctors on Islam, the Koran, and... More »

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OPINION roundup

 Stop Making 
 Excuses 
 for Hasan 

Murderous Islamic extremism was his motive, not PTSD

Nov 10, 09 7:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Commentators are working overtime to explain away the Fort Hood shootings as a personal breakdown rather than what it obviously was, three conservative columnists argue today: a terrorist assault by an Islamic extremist.
  • The explanation for Major Hasan's actions should be crystal clear to anybody not afraid of offending
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 Hasan's 
 Lawyer: 
 Don't Quiz 
 My Client 

Family engages counsel for accused shooter

Nov 9, 09 6:42 PM CST
(Newser) - A former Army colonel will represent the accused Fort Hood shooter, whose ties to an anti-American imam linked to the 9/11 terrorists became clearer today. Nidal Malik Hasan's family hired John Galligan, who said he has requested investigators not interrogate his client. "Until I meet with him, it's best... More »

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