International   

“Major Hasan had links in Pakistan”

FORT HOOD: The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood made or accepted wire transfers with Pakistan, a nation used by Islamist extremists as a base from which to raise funds and plan terrorist attacks, a Republican congressman said Friday.

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, the ranking Republican member of the House Homeland Security Intelligence Subcommittee, said in a statement that he confirmed through “independent sources” that Major Nidal Malik Hasan also had communications with Pakistan.

“This Pakistan connection just raises more red flags about this case and demonstrates why it’s important for Congress to exercise its oversight authority,” said Mr. McCaul, who is a representative of Texas.

Mr. McCaul’s spokesman said he did not know the direction of the transfers and communications, only that they passed between Major Hasan and Pakistan.

Major Hasan (39) was charged on Thursday with 13 counts of premeditated murder in a military court. His lawyer said doctors have told Major Hasan he may be permanently paralysed from the waist down. — AP

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Not seeking to contain China: Obama
Rajapaksa writes to Fonseka
“U.K. troops abused Iraqis”
Three Pakistani Lashkar militants arrested in Dhaka
“Major Hasan had links in Pakistan”
Anti-terrorism accord to be signed during Hasina visit
“A historic opportunity for Sri Lanka”

Copyright © 2009, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu