back in july a u.s. army private was arrested near fort hood texas plotting a shooting spree and bombing. the same place where major nadal hassan is charged with the deadly shooting rampage back in 2009. in june the fbi busted two men on terror and firearm charges in connection with a plot to attack a seattle military processing center. that are a few that are discussed today. chief correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington with more. reporter: thank you. lawmakers testifying since 2001 there have been 33 alleged plots against the u.s. military domestically and 70% have occurred since june 2009 representing a significant spike. american servicemembers and their families are increasingly in the terrorists scope and not just overseas in traditional war settings so that the premise of this hearing, this joint hearing is not
communications between that army major and al awlaki in the months before the shooting. officials believe nadal hassen attended some of awlaki s sermons. faisal shazad told officials that awlaki was the one who inspired his actions. the six men arrested for plotting to attract ft. dix in new jersey in 2005 were allegedly found to be in possession of one of awlaki s sermons. they were also reportedly recorded discussing the importance of awlaki s call for jihad against america. in october 2010, awlaki allegedly supervised a plot to blow up two american cargo planes to detonate ink cartridges. a british airlines worker who awlaki was believed to be in contact with was arrested and convicted of trying to get a bomb onboard a plane at london s heathrow airport. a seattle man arrested in june of this year in a plot to attack a military processing center in