... But the most interesting thing about the report are the details it offers on the FBI’s analysis of Anwar al-Awlaki’s communications. FBI agents in California already monitoring Aulaqi, whose violent rhetoric has inspired terrorist plots in Canada, Great Britain and the United States, forwarded two e-mails to the Washington task force, another government official confirmed. An analyst...
Dear Sirs, I write regarding your posting http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/12/03/a-peerage-for-mohammed-sarwar Your refer to me as a “Muslim Brotherhood activist” and “Awlaki fan”. On the former, I am not a supporter of this organisation and you can read about my views on this matter here: http://scottishislamic.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/speech-on-islamism/ On the latter,...
... or secondary: 1) Hasan had been in direct correspondence with a notorious preacher of violence, Anwar al-Awlaki, whose enthusiasm for the teachings and actions of al-Qaida has long been well-known to researchers and intelligence agencies. 2) He bought weapons for himself well in advance of a murderous assault on unarmed soldiers awaiting treatment at a clinic—people to whom,...
"ABC reported that the decision to cancel al-Awlaki's arrest warrant outraged members of a Joint Terrorism Task Force in San Diego who monitored the imam and wanted the opportunity to 'look at him under a microscope.'" "U.S. attorney defends dropping radical cleric's case in 2002," by Felisa Cardona for The...
This is a cross-post by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens In the United States, pro al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki has recently attracted the attention of mainstream media and counter terrorism commentators. His involvement with Fort Hood attacker Nidal Hassan has sparked a public interest in a man whose role in disseminating al-Qaeda ideology has been overlooked for far [...]
