Fort Hood shooting suspect sent money to Pakistan, Texas congressman says | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Texas Regional News: "An Austin congressman said Thursday that he has confirmed that Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan wired money to Pakistan, which Muslim extremist groups use as a base to raise funds and carry out terrorist attacks.
Rep. Michael McCaul's statement followed a Dallas Morning News report that authorities were looking into whether such wire transfers had occurred. It also came as Army officials announced charges of premeditated murder against Hasan, who could face the death penalty.
'I have confirmed through independent sources that there were communications and wire transfers made to Pakistan,' McCaul said in a prepared statement provided by his spokesman. 'This Pakistan connection just raises more red flags about this case and demonstrates why it's important for Congress to exercise its oversight authority.'
The spokesman, Mike Rosen, said McCaul wouldn't name his sources. The congressman's statement didn't address who Hasan's contacts in Pakistan were, when he communicated with them or how much money he sent.
McCaul is the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee's intelligence subcommittee. He typically is briefed on classified material but had yet to be formally briefed on the Fort Hood killings."
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