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Anwar al-Awlaki influence
[[File:Imam-anwar-al-awlaki.jpg|thumb|100px|Anwar al-Awlaki.]]
[[File:Imam-anwar-al-awlaki.jpg|thumb|100px|Anwar al-Awlaki.]]
Two officials said the Washington-based task force was notified of communications between Hasan and a radical imam overseas.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fort_hood_shooting_suspect AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan.]</ref> Imam Anwar al-Awlaki, who is now based in [[Yemen]], preaches to US Muslims in online lectures.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6534584/Fort-Hood-shooting-Nidal-Malik-Hasan-had-contact-with-911-imam.html Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan 'had contact with 9/11 imam'.]</ref>
Two officials said the Washington-based task force was notified of communications between Hasan and a radical imam overseas.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fort_hood_shooting_suspect AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan.]</ref> Imam Anwar al-Awlaki, who is now based in [[Yemen]], preaches to US Muslims in online lectures.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6534584/Fort-Hood-shooting-Nidal-Malik-Hasan-had-contact-with-911-imam.html Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan 'had contact with 9/11 imam'.]</ref>
==Communication with Anwar al-Awlaki==
Hassan's email communication with the imam, [[Anwar al-Awlaki]] raised serious questions, after revelations.
Former official: "E-mailing a known al-Qaeda sympathizer should set-off alarm bells. Even if he was exchanging recipes, the bureau should have put out an alert."<ref>Brooks Egerton, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100101221239/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-shooterimam_29pro.ART.State.Edition2.4b91281.html], ''The Dallas Morning News'', Nov 29, 2009.</ref>
On 23 Dec. 23, 2008, days after communicating with Hassan, al-Awlaki wrote on his blog: "The bullets of the fighters of Afghanistan and Iraq are a reflection of the feelings of Muslims toward America."<ref>Brian Kates, [https://web.archive.org/web/20091119042117/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/11/16/2009-11-16_radical_cleric_.html Radical imam Anwar al-Aulaqi: Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan 'trusted' me, but I didn't spark rampage], ''NY Daily News'', November 16, 2009.</ref>
==Links to Al Qaeda==
==Links to Al Qaeda==