Possible Link Between Northwest Airlines Terrorist And Fort Hood Shooter?

by Glynnis MacNicol | 12:26 pm, December 26th, 2009

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articleLarge Here’s new, scary development in yesterday’s attempted terrorist attack on Northwest airlines flight by 23-year-old Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: he may have had ties to Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. From an AFP report via Playbook:

“Peter Hoekstra, the most senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee and a member of Congress for Detroit’s state of Michigan, told AFP the suspect could have links to US-born Yemeni imam Anwar al-Aulaqi. Aulaqi, who is accused of being a senior Al-Qaeda recruiter, was known to have had emails contacts with US army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan who allegedly gunned down 13 people at a Texas military base last month. ‘He (Abdulmutallab) may have been in contact with the American imam al-Aulaqi,’ Hoekstra said after the bomb suspect apparently tried to blow up a US airliner as it began its descent into Detroit. ‘There are reports that he had contact and that he was recently in Yemen. The question we’ll have to raise is was this imam in Yemen influential enough to get some people to attack the US again,’ Hoekstra said.”

Hoekstra has been known for making somewhat exaggerated statements before and it remains to be seen if this one will pan out — still, obviously a very scary prospect should there be any truth to it. Meanwhile, according to NPR, passengers flying today appear to be taking yesterday’s incident and today’s increased security measures (such as they are) in stride:”People are very calm about it.” We’ll update as more info becomes available.

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Banjo

” . . . Nidal Hasan who allegedly gunned down 13 people at a Texas military base . . . ”

What’s with “allegedly”? Is there anyone who doubts this? Are you afraid this beast will sue you for libel if he isn’t convicted? And anyhow “allegedly” wouldn’t do you a bit of good if he was found innocent and brought suit. So stop using this weasel word, one of the earliest forms of political correctness. Man up: ” . . . Nidal Hasan who gunned down 13 people at a Texas military base . . .”
Jim R

Hoekstra has zero credibility in these matters, just as the rantings of Peter King should receive no attention due to repeatedly being dead wrong.

Hoekstra and his ilk are always the first ones the media approaches for their “valuable” insights, since being wrong all the time makes you serious and a go to source in matters of terror and intelligence.

Emptywheel at FDL has done even more research than Rachel into what a laughable source old Pete really is.
http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

I really don’t think it would serve anyone’s purpose to build-up the iman from New Mexico. I’m sure he could use some cred in that part of the world, after all, he is American, but it shouldn’t come at the hands of some Congressman looking for a camera.

Otherwise and this isn’t directed at you personally, Glynnis… but the airliner story is getting the treatment across all legitimate media and I really don’t know what value this site can add, other than the “MSNBC is on tape”/”Ali Velshi did a good job” media angle.
roxsteady

Jim R is spot on! Hoekstra is a complete joke and so is King but, Hoekstra lost all if his credibility, not for tweeting where he was while in Iraq but, for standing in front of tv cameras after Pelosi stated that the CIA had lied about briefings. Hoekstra actually came to the CIA’s defense while he was conducting an investigation into the CIA lying about a plane that was shot down in Peru if I’m not mistaken. This plane was actually carrying a missionary worker and her daughter, both of whom were killed. You have to wonder who are the morons who vote for people like Hoekstra, Coburn, Inhofe and the other wingnuts in their party. It takes serious stupidity on the part of the voters. Good Job!
ImNotBlue

Magister says:
December 26, 2009 at 3:00 pm

Is it me, or does this whole article just seem like red meat (pardon the pun) to the left-wingers on the site to attack Hoekstra and King. Above, Jim R and roxy both have posts which don’t mention the issue at hand, just revert to attacks on Republican congressmen.

We know where Glynnis stands on the issues… so forgive me for thinking that the purpose of this is simply to give the folks who’d like to pretend that terrorism isn’t a big deal, something to talk about.

On second thought… you don’t have to forgive me. I stand by it.
disgusted

Why NOT..??..
It’s been a SLOW day for “news” – and ANYTHING to break the boredom!
Ted

ImNotBlue – Yes, its you. Duh.
ImNotBlue

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