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U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan massacred a group of soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas. He is U.S.-born Muslim who, as probing indicates, has had past contact with jihadists, including the radical Imam Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki is a U.S.-born imam who champions a jihadist ideology. He was included at some length in the 9/11 commission report for his [...]

The massacre at Fort Hood occurred at a time when US President Barack Obama is at the final stage of decision-making about what to do with the US war in Afghanistan. The Afghan war has been proving to be a failure in the US antiterrorism mobilization, as well as its counterinsurgency campaign. US troops in Afghanistan are said to be disillusioned, [...]