Exclusive: Peace group tried to scrub involvement with soldier linked to Ft. Hood plot

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
Stephen C. Webster

Tags: mental health issues, pornography charges, possession of child pornographyPfc. Nasser Abdo, the 21-year-old soldier arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged plot to attack Fort Hood, had ties to a number of prominent anti-war organizations, including Iraq Veterans Against the War and Courage to Resist, Raw Story can confirm.

Abdo, who went AWOL from duty over the July 4 weekend after being charged with possession of child pornography, was an applicant for conscientious objector (CO) status, supported by the Oakland-based GI rights group Courage to Resist. In turn, his efforts to resist deployment were supported by Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), one of the best-known anti-war groups in the nation.

He was arrested Thursday outside Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas, after police received a tip informing them that Abdo had purchased firearms with cash, from the same gun store that Major Nidal Hasan visited before murdering 13 of his fellow soldiers in 2009.

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/07/28/exclusive-peace-group-tried-to-scrub-involvement-with-soldier-linked-to-ft-hood-plot/

[Common Sense Party]

1. That's just lovely. n/t

[mwrguy]

2. Sounds like a frame job anyway

[Gamow]

3. BREAKING: US Army also guilty by association. nt