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The Article 32 proceeding (the military equivalent of a grand jury investigation in anticipation of an indictment) is underway for Maj. Nidal Hasan. You’ll recall him as the jihadist the military won’t call a jihadist, having assiduously averted its eyes from the fact that he was a jihadist before his terrorist murder of 13 American soldiers and wounding of numerous others — acts the military, taking its cue from the commander-in-chief, will not refer to as terrorism. From the Associated Press report on yesterday’s hearing [thanks to Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch] comes this mind-blowing detail, buried at the bottom...

Yesterday, the U.S. Army convened an Article 32 hearing – the military’s version of a preliminary hearing – to investigate charges made against Major Nidal Hasan and stemming from the November 5, 2009 massacre at Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan currently faces one charge and 13 specifications of premeditated murder in violation of Article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and one charge and 32 specifications of attempted murder in violation of Article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Colonel James Pohl, an experienced Army judge advocate who, in January 2009, was appointed as the Chief...

FORT HOOD (October 13, 2010)—Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, based at Fort Bragg, N.C., who survived the deadly Nov. 5, 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, testified Wednesday accused gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan “yelled 'Allāhu Akbar' before he reached under his blouse pulled out his weapons, and started firing.” Lunsford was shot in the head during the rampage at the post’s Soldier Readiness Center that left 13 dead. He identified Hasan as the gunman. The hearing will determine whether the Army psychiatrist stands trial for the deadly Nov. 5, 2009 shooting. Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32...