Mobley was in contact with Anwar al-Awlaki , the al-Qaeda former imam now based in Yemen who was also in contact with three of the September 11 attacks hijackers , the Christmas Day Bomber , and Nidal Malik Hasan , the Fort Hood shooter , according to officials from the U.S. and Yemen . He hoped al-Awlaki would become his al Qaeda mentor , according to senior U.S. security officials
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