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> | 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> |