As the investigation into the attempted bombing of an NWA-Delta airplane on Christmas Day continues, sources are uncovering ties between failed suicide bomber, Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab and imam, Anwar al Awlaki, who also communicated with and influenced Fort Hood shooter, Nidal Malik Hasan.

People in Yemen have publicly claimed, Anwar al Awlaki, was not killed during a raid on Christmas Eve, but other Al Qaeda members were in the bombing.

 Anwar al Awlaki (right) and journalist Abdulelah Hider Shaea (left) last month