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Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan sentenced to death
FOXNEWS ^ | 08/28/13 | foxnews

Posted on 08/28/2013 12:37:01 PM PDT by Doogle

A military jury sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death Wednesday for killing 13 people during the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

Hasan, who sat motionless as the jury president read the verdict, has said he acted to protect Islamic insurgents abroad from American aggression, never denied being the gunman. In opening statements, he acknowledged to the jury that he pulled the trigger in a crowded waiting room where troops were getting final medical checkups before deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hasan had one final chance Wednesday to give a closing argument before his case went to the jury, but he declined -- continuing an absent defense that he has used since his trial began three weeks ago.

The Army psychiatrist's behavior has only stoked suspicion that his ultimate goal is martyrdom, in the form of a death sentence that would allow him to fulfill what prosecutors have described as a "jihad duty" under his Islamic faith.

The lead prosecutor, Col. Mike Mulligan, told jurors Wednesday morning that history was full of instances of death in the name of religion. But he said it would be "wrong and unsupportive" to tie Hasan's actions to a wider cause

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To: fireforeffect
“Fort Hood gunman Private (E1) Nidal Hasan sentenced to death
There, fixed it.”

Private Hasan will have to shave off his beard in Leavenworth. What a shame.

81 posted on 08/28/2013 4:15:11 PM PDT by HenpeckedCon (What pi$$es me off the most is that POS commie will get a State Funeral!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Hey, the only reason he was sentenced to death was because he was black.

Hey, you know it will be said.

Thanks Doogle.


82 posted on 08/28/2013 4:27:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: TexanByBirth; TurboZamboni

I knew a lot of TX NG artillery men who would love to take a “shot” at that a hole and turn him into monkey grease.


83 posted on 08/28/2013 4:29:47 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: hummingbird
Can B. Hussein O. pardon Hassan while he is going through the appeals process?

That question is above my pay grade, but he could vacate the death sentence for "humanitarian reasons." I'm guessing, but I wouldn't put it past him, seeing how he likes to inflict pain of Americans.

84 posted on 08/28/2013 4:31:55 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: Doogle

Can I be the one to pull the trigger??


85 posted on 08/28/2013 5:10:11 PM PDT by bikerman (Obama! if his lips are moving he's lying.)
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To: Doogle

If obama’s signature is required before executing this wretch, I suggest they tell him they’re just demoting Hassan to “corpse man.”


86 posted on 08/28/2013 5:27:33 PM PDT by HomeAtLast (Galt's Gulch: it isn't Valley Forge.)
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To: fireforeffect
Fort Hood gunman Private Corpse-man Nidal Hasan sentenced to death

There, fixed it.

87 posted on 08/28/2013 5:29:50 PM PDT by HomeAtLast (Galt's Gulch: it isn't Valley Forge.)
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To: Doogle
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88 posted on 08/28/2013 5:31:11 PM PDT by Route395
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To: truth_seeker
"According to UCMJ this goes to automatic appeal."

Correct. But it can't change the jury's finding, only the punishment. And, I believe I heard one of the talking heads say that the military has only three death row inmates and that the military hasn't executed anyone since 1961. If that's the case, he'll die a natural death in Kansas.


89 posted on 08/28/2013 5:50:31 PM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: Kaslin
Major Hasan is paralyzed and he requires a full time medical staff to maintain what is left of him as he has bed sores and cannot turn himself or care for himself.

It may have been the strategy of the Obama Administration to prolong the period before a trail in order that he might have died from nature causes resulting from his deteriorated physical condition.

Oh, and the woman who shot him at long range with a single shot fired from her pistol was let go from the service and is unemployed... Somehow this is not about the Army taking care of its own as has always been in the past - she is a hero but somehow in Obama's military she is let go.P>Did the MSM ever publish that Major Hasen shot his new medial admin assistant the first day of this young man's military career after his entry level training? This is one heck of a way to meet your first boss in the Army, e.g., to be shot by him as he began his deliberate massacre on the psych ward.

The only reason Major Hasen was shot outside was because he had ran out of ammunition and was going to his car for more ammo to finish what he had started. The woman who fired the shot told him to halt but he continued with two pistols so she fired that one shot that

90 posted on 08/28/2013 7:00:51 PM PDT by Jumper
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To: HomeAtLast

I thought Private Hasan was in the Army, not the navy?


91 posted on 08/29/2013 5:56:05 AM PDT by fireforeffect (A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
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To: fireforeffect

I was being facetious. Obama once referred to a corpsman as “corpse man.”


92 posted on 08/29/2013 6:05:57 AM PDT by HomeAtLast (Galt's Gulch: it isn't Valley Forge.)
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To: Doogle

Now, execute him.


93 posted on 08/29/2013 6:33:52 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (Obama is an historic President. He's America's first 'Dear Leader' President.)
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To: Jumper

I thought she was not military but employed by her off base locale who was contracted to provide policing for the base?


94 posted on 08/30/2013 5:57:39 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: Doogle

Hopefully he will suffer.


95 posted on 08/30/2013 5:58:17 AM PDT by KSCITYBOY
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To: mdmathis6

Correct, but to let that particular employee shows that there is not value placed on those who perform outstanding duty. There was a time when an employee like her would have been the last to go.


96 posted on 08/30/2013 6:26:02 AM PDT by Jumper
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