ABC's 'Blotter': Hasan Had Multiple Ties to Jihadi Groups, Styled Self As 'Soldier of Allah'
<p>Richard Esposito, Mary-Rose Abraham and Rhonda Schwartz of ABC's "The Blotter" have a fresh post up on ABCNews.com about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's ties to jihadi groups. It's a fascinating read.</p><p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/hasan-multiple-mail-accounts-officials/sto... target="_blank">Esposito and his colleagues report that</a>:</p><!--break--><ul><li>Hasan printed personal business cards emblazoned with "SoA(SWT)" which stands for: "Soldier of Allah: Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala [Glory to God].</li><li>"On Hasan's official <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6099038&page=1" target="external">Army</a> personnel record, obtained by ABCNews.com., Hasan lists his e-mail address using the first name of Abduwall, instead of Nidal. Abduwalli, in Arabic, means "slave of" the great protector, or God"</li><li>"U.S. officials and analysts told ABCNews.com today that Hasan used multiple e-mail addresses and screen names as he contacted several jihadist web sites around the world." </li></ul><p>The bottom line?:</p><blockquote><p>"He was making no secret of allegiances," said former <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/nyc-terror-plot-fbi-knocking-reporters-doo... target="external">FBI</a> agent Brad Garrett, an ABC News consultant. </p></blockquote>