Anwar al-Awlaki - the radical spiritual leader linked to several 9/11 attackers, the Fort Hood shooting, and the attempted Christmas Day bombing of an airliner - was a guest at the Pentagon in the months after 9/11, a Pentagon official confirmed to CBS News. Awlaki was invited as ...part of an informal outreach program in which officials sought contact ...with leading members of the Muslim community, the official said. At that time, Awlaki was widely viewed as a moderate imam at a mosque in Northern Virginia. At the same time, the FBI was also interviewing Awlaki about his contacts with three of the 9/11 attackers - Nawaf al-Hazmi, Khalid al Midhar and Hani Hanjour - who were all part of the crew of five that hijacked the American Airlines jet that hit the Pentagon.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:30:25 +0000