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| Accused Fort Hood gunman cannot use defending Taliban defense |
| 2013-06-15 |
| [NEWS.YAHOO] Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan cannot argue at trial that he was defending the Afghan Taliban when he opened fire in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people, a military judge ruled on Friday. "There was no evidence that there was any immediate threat to others from your fellow soldiers," Colonel Tara Osborn said, denying Hasan's request to use the defense as he represents himself at his upcoming trial on 13 counts of first-degree murder. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 "There was no evidence that there was any immediate threat to others from your fellow soldiers," Never mind that that 'others' referred to here are better described as enemy combatants. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-06-15 18:26 |
| #3 I wonder if he's trying for an 'insanity/incompetency' angle? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-06-15 14:34 |
| #2 It would be an admission of treason in open court and prosecutable as such in either military or civil court. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-06-15 09:11 |
| #1 The "Taliban defense" would be an admission of terrorism. We cannot have that. [sarc off] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-06-15 04:15 |