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Article: FBI examined army killer's history ; Major Hasan came to attention of the authorities six months before massacre
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- Belfast Telegraph
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- November 7, 2009
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The American army major who killed 13 people in a shooting spree
came to the attention of the FBI six months ago over possible links
to extremist comments posted on the internet.
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a devout Muslim who was trying to buy
his way out of the army, was suspected of being the author of
postings that compared suicide bombers with heroic soldiers who
throw themselves on grenades to save others.
It also emerged that Hasan (39) had described the US army as "the
aggressor" in Iraq and Afghanistan and was resisting a planned
deployment there, raising questions over whether the military missed
warning signs that might have helped to prevent the massacre.
Witnesses said Hasan ...