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AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan

By DEVLIN BARRETT
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WASHINGTON -U.S. officials say a Pentagon worker on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan's background months ago, and concluded he did not merit further investigation.
Two officials say the Washington-based task force was notified of communications between Hasan and a radical imam overseas, and the information was turned over to a Defense Criminal Investigative Service employee assigned to the task force.
That worker wrote up an assessment of Hasan after reviewing the Army major's personnel file and the communications.
The disclosure is important because it shows the Defense Department was aware since late last year of Hasan's contacts with the imam.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
2009-11-10 14:36:29

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Judithstockstill
11:06AM Nov 20 2009 
Hasan was on Obama's Homeland Security Transition Team.....


BET IT WON’T BE TOLD ON TV HE WAS ON OBAMA’S HOMELAND SECURITY TRANSITION TEAM. LOOK AT PAGE 29.

Nidal Hassan, the Fort Hood shooter was on Obama's Homeland Security Transition Team!

He is on page 29 in 0bama's report PDF (page 32 including the cover pages).


http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/old/PTTF_ProceedingsReport_05.19.09.PDF


Does this explain why nothing was done after his red flag behavior?
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U.S. officials say a Pentagon worker on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan\'s background months ago, and concluded he did not merit further investigation.