Military prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was formally charged Thursday with 13 counts of premeditated murder, according to a senior Army officer familiar with the matter.[...]
After interviewing hundreds of witnesses and examining material, including a computer taken from his apartment, investigators believe that he acted without the knowledge or guidance of any terror groups, Army officials and others familiar with the probe said.
I would expect them to say that. Otherwise they have to admit to being more than stupid about Hasan. I’m sure Beck, et al., would like to see the terrorist angle win out, so they can remind us that George Bush kept us safe from terror attacks. (After 9/11, of course.)
The Senate Homeland Security Committee will be conducting its own investigation into the government's handling of Maj. Hasan in the run-up to the attacks. The first Senate hearings will take place Wednesday.[...]
President Barack Obama ordered a governmentwide investigation into whether federal agencies, including the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community, properly shared the information about Maj. Hasan collected before last week's shooting.
I don’t think we need to go much further than the Army’s handling of Maj. Hassan to find where things went wrong, but that’s probably a wise move.
John P. Galligan, the retired colonel hired to defend Maj. Hasan, said he believed an officer delivered a charge sheet to the major Thursday at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where he is being held under guard. But Mr Galligan couldn't provide details, saying he wasn't there, hadn't been notified in advance and still hadn't seen the charges as of late Thursday afternoon. He learned about the charges from a news conference the Army held Thursday that was broadcast on TV."I feel blindsided," Mr. Galligan said. "Had I known, I certainly would have been down there."
Call me paranoid, but I suspect Mr. Galligan hasn’t seen the last of attempts to blindside him. He better stay on his toes.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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