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| Defiant Hasan tells Fort Hood trial 'I am the shooter' | |
| 2013-08-07 | |
| [REUTERS] Nidal Hasan, a former U.S. army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 fellow soldiers and wounding dozens more in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood four years ago, told a court on Tuesday that the evidence would clearly show "I am the shooter." Hasan, who is confined to a wheelchair after being shot by military police during the attack, is representing himself in the trial at the Texas army base. In a brief opening statement on the first day of the trial, he said witnesses would testify that "war is an ugly thing," "What?" "[Click! Click! Whirrr! Snap!] Wahr iss an urgly t'ing!" "What?" "Wahr! It is an urgly t'ing!" "Oh." with death and devastation on both sides. [Click! Click! Whirrr! Snap!]
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 IMO its possible that the Major is intentionally presenting no viable defense in order to support a Court-ordered/mandated change of plea to "guilty by insanity"??? Hasan's defense is that he has no defense??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-08-07 19:37 |
| #9 I'm normally in favor of the death penalty, but for Hasan, I want him to live a very long life in maximum security, paralyzed and having to wait 30 or 40 years before he finds out whether or not the paradise he believes in exists. |
| Posted by: Chantry 2013-08-07 19:07 |
| #8 He wants to die. Don't fall for it. I think he should be on permanent barrel duty in prison if that would bother him most. |
| Posted by: gorb 2013-08-07 18:43 |
| #7 Great. He confessed. Shoot him. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-08-07 13:58 |
| #6 Testing the system and its resolve. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-08-07 10:42 |
| #5 Just as open about open jihad now as he was before the Ft Hood massacre. |
| Posted by: Glomosing Brown8795 2013-08-07 10:26 |
| #4 Good. He has confessed. Better than that. He's now met the Constitution requirement to be tried for treason - confession in open court. At least the lads of 1861 resigned their commission before heading home. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted. The offense will have to be handled in federal court rather than courts martial. Official transcripts will be evidence enough to meet the proof. Of course, that will require regime change that will treat the event as more than just 'work place violence'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-08-07 08:17 |
| #3 Was is ugly, so he felt obligated to show us some of the ugliness right here in our backyard - and the heart of the Army. He's just a simple soldier, following orders from allen. Allen made him do it. He thinks that makes him "not guilty". Should make for a short defense, unless his defense is how bad the US is. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-08-07 07:41 |
| #2 Be sure to have him called in the civil suit where they are trying to defend their treatment of this as workplace violence, instead of what it is: Islamic Terrorism. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-08-07 02:40 |
| #1 Good. He has confessed. Bring the guilty bastard in. We'll give him a fair trial before we hang him, or shoot him. I'm not proud. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-08-07 00:05 |