US Intelligence Aware “Months Ago” That Nidal Malik Hasan Was Trying To Contact Al Qaeda
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.
CIA director Leon Panetta and the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, have been asked by Congress “to preserve” all documents and intelligence files that relate to Hasan, according to the lawmaker.
Months ago? How many months ago?
As more evidence emerges it becomes more and more clear that this attack could have been stopped but wasn’t.
It’s easy for us to go back and connect the dots with 20/20 hindsight, but internet postings praising terrorist attacks? Connections with radical Islamic leaders? Attempts to contact al Qaeda?
This man had no business serving on a US military base.
