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| Major Hasan Dined with 'Jihad Hobbyist' |
| 2009-11-20 |
| Ever since he told a British reporter that he felt "no pity" for the victims of the Fort Hood massacre, Duane Reasoner Jr., an 18-year-old Muslim convert who frequently dined with accused shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan and attended the same mosque, has ducked the media. His parents ordered ABC News off their property over the weekend and on Monday, Reasoner again dodged ABC -- this time by using a pass to drive onto the Fort Hood Army base, home of the soldiers for whom he said he felt no pity. For the most part, Reasoner has stayed close to the one-story Copperas Cove, Texas house he shares with his parents, who have reportedly worked on the base and who, according to a friend of Reasoner's, are "not particularly supportive" of the faith adopted by their son. But while Reasoner may not be making himself available in person, his presence on the Web is unmistakable. During the past two years, Reasoner has shown a marked interest in jihadi Web content and videos of figures associated with al Qaeda, including Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Anwar al Awlaki, the radical Yemeni-American cleric and al-Qaeda recruiter who exchanged e-mails with Major Hasan and told the Washington Post he considered himself Hasan's confidant. According to terrorism expert Jarret Brachman, Reasoner appears to be a classic example of a "jihad hobbyist," one of a group of young, online obsessives who radicalize themselves by ingesting hardcore jihadist Web content, from YouTube videos to discussion forums. Rest at link |
| Posted by:ed |
| #10 #9 and #7: perhaps the car is stickered to allow access, but there shouldn't be a big deal to institute 100% ID card checks. NAS Whidbey does it all the time. (and this is not meant to be the first shot in an Army-Navy game, BTW) |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2009-11-20 23:11 |
| #9 #7 his parents work on base. probably a sticker on the car to get through the checkpoint |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-11-20 20:11 |
| #8 BIGNEWSNETWORK > MORE THAN 1/2 OF AMERICANS FEAR RISE OF MUSLIM EXTREMISM, espec in USA; + MUSLIM CLERIC SAYS OUTCOME OF FORT HOOD STUDY IMPORTANT FOR US NATIONAL SECURITY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-20 19:37 |
#7 using a pass to drive onto the Fort Hood Army base, home of the soldiers for whom he said he felt no pity. So Pardon my islamophobia but why would that be a good idea from a general security point of view? |
| Posted by: Harcourt Sholuting5820 2009-11-20 15:17 |
| #6 IT's just a harmless 'JiHobby' until they decides to kill people. Then it's an isolated incident completely unrelated to Islam. Absolutely no connection at all. Nope. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-11-20 13:44 |
| #5 Why is a forty-something, odd, single, psychiatrist hanging out regularly with a high school senior/college freshman? Hot pants. Perhaps he's getting his underwear from the Swedish military. |
| Posted by: Jeremiah Omatch3991 2009-11-20 13:43 |
| #4 He was commiserating with a fellow brother-in-faith TW. And, per usual, he cut off everyone who did not share and encourage his increasingly radicalized beliefs. This is SOP for cults, of course. I'm sure when his parents questioned his newly-found faith and asked questions about it, he screamed "MOM!! YOU *JUST* DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!" |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2009-11-20 13:24 |
| #3 Were I his parents I would be very, very concerned TW, Duane is the one who should be concerned. Hasan Was Worried About Results of Recent HIV Test Also more ticks from Anwar al Awlaki playbook. “44 Ways to Support Jihad” Investigators also found that Hasan donated $20,000 to $30,000 a year to overseas Islamic "charities." As an Army major, his yearly salary, including housing and food allowances, was approximately $92,000. A number of Islamic charities have been identified by U.S. authorities as conduits to terror groups. |
| Posted by: tipper 2009-11-20 13:19 |
| #2 Why is a forty-something, odd, single, psychiatrist hanging out regularly with a high school senior/college freshman? Were I his parents I would be very, very concerned. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-11-20 11:56 |
| #1 Yep, thats it. Major Hasan, like many locals in the Killeen, Texas area, was simply a "Self Radicalized Jihad Hobbyist." Thank you ABC News. Nothing more to see here. I blame Texan concervatives, Guns Galore, Fort Hood Islamafooobs and the enemies of diversity. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-20 11:52 |