Pentagon may be getting it right about Fort Hood case and Awlaki
MSNBC reports that the Department of Defense has made the following statement (Hat tip: The Weekly Standard):
-- DOD's commitment to the Joint Terrorism Task Force is “inadequate,” which results in “inconsistent” coordination with the FBI. The Joint Task force knew well before the shooting that Hassan was in communications with an al Qaeda sympathizer and recruiter, but that was not reported to DOD or the military.The DoD is also going to have to start ensuring that monsters like Hasan will not be allowed to serve in the military ever again, nor that political correctness will get in the way. They have a considerable amount of repairs to make.
-- Commanders and supervisors do not always receive information about individuals who may commit violent acts.
-- Counterintelligence training does not address “emerging threats including self-radicalization,” which may contribute to potential violence. Hasan was known to have gone off on Islamic-related religious rants, and expressed strong opposition to Muslims in the U.S. military serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-- DOD policy prohibiting certain supremacist or extremist behavior is “unclear” and “limited” when it comes to individual behavior.
-- DOD does not have a comprehensive cyberspace counterintelligence program to alert authorities to “non-foreign intelligence” on potential threats.
Labels: jihad, terrorism, United States, war on terror
