In November 2009 , Ross co-wrote an article titled " Officials : Army Told of Hasan 's Contacts with al Qaeda " , which claimed that Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan had made attempts to " make contact with people associated with al Qaeda " . He made the same claims on '' Good Morning America '' . Other reporters said that Nidal 's contact was limited to emails to his former imam , Anwar al-Awlaki , who had also been the imam of two of the September 11 terrorists
Fort Hood shooter
2009 Fort Hood shooting
Brian Ross (journalist)