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2013-03-31 Home Front: WoT

Defense Sept: Purple Heart to Fort Hood survivors would hurt Hasan trial

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Posted by Steve White 2013-03-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 People self identifying for the imminent downsizing.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-03-31 00:16|| 2013-03-31 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Downsizing attempts are in full swing. The judge is considering giving him life if Hasan describe his the shooting rampage and massacre to the court as a plea bargain, per the Free Republic (link) a couple of weeks ago and plea unpremeditated murder. Sickest thing I ever heard. And all a lie. Being done as quietly as possible by the Hussein regime.

Posted by Bigfoot Sforza6821 2013-03-31 01:04|| 2013-03-31 01:04|| Front Page Top

#3 UPDATE upon furthur research. Judge just ruled no quilty pleas allowed. (Link)

Posted by Bigfoot Sforza6821 2013-03-31 01:10|| 2013-03-31 01:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Nidal Hasan's overseas e-mail pal, Al Qaeda's Anwar al-Awlaki might be able to sort all of this out....oh wait! Perhaps we should consult with the regime's usually reliable source, Ms. Susan Rice for the ground truth on the matter.

[Sarcasm off]

Declaring this event terrorism as opposed to local "workplace violence" opens a can of worms and has the potential to establish linkages to entities, activities, and responsible federal agencies. The death via drone of US Citizen and terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki terminated one potential end of the investigation. Short of a full confession from Nadal Hasan, a finding of "workplace violence" effectively terminates the other. Similar to recent events in Benghazi, there is undoubtedly much more to this story.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-31 02:53|| 2013-03-31 02:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Per Bigfoot's link, Nidal Hasan can no longer plead guilty to being a murdering terrorist. Quite interesting. Can we now assume that his own willful admission [of being a terrorist] along with any accompanying statements and testimony cannot be entered ?

How convenient.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-31 03:12|| 2013-03-31 03:12|| Front Page Top

#6 I read Bigfoot's link exactly the opposite. They are going to hang him and they don't want to leave any chance for appeals. Interesting that the national media is not covering it. Wonder why.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2013-03-31 08:12|| 2013-03-31 08:12|| Front Page Top

#7 They are going to hang him and they don't want to leave any chance for appeals.

If it were only so.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-31 08:23|| 2013-03-31 08:23|| Front Page Top

#8 They are going to hang him and they don't want to leave any chance for appeals.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, composed of civilian appointees, hasn't permitted an execution since 1961. The only way he's going to die beyond natural causes, is to have an 'accident' in the exercise yard at the Disciplinary Barracks. What are they going to do to an inmate already serving life who gets more 'coup' among those already in the population who are there for killing people just like Hasan.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-03-31 09:41|| 2013-03-31 09:41|| Front Page Top

#9 At this stage this is just the preliminaries - HASAN is officially a US Army Officer + will be treated as such per the UCMJ until its proven by the prosecution that he is a "terrorist".

IIUC, to be deemed a "terrorist" Hasan as a commissioned officer must reveal to the JAG Prosecutor-General under Oath + Honor any + all terror-related personal links + sources. IFF HE FAILS TO DO SO, HIS ALTERNATE DEFENSE MAY BE ONLY "GUILT BY INSANITY" where he will be deemed a Lone Manic-Psycho, NOT a "terrorist"???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-03-31 20:49|| 2013-03-31 20:49|| Front Page Top

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