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2011-04-07 Home Front: WoT

Ft. Hood Massacre Court Martial Of Nidal Hasan Delayed Again

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Posted by Jomomp Cheregum8707 2011-04-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Obama's legal advisers haven't yet found a way to let Hassan walk?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-04-07 03:55|| 2011-04-07 03:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Clearly, the extreme left wing MSM Obama shills do not care to cover this event that occurred under our incompetent Commander in Chief's command.

If and when the Court Martial ever begins, Hasan's attorney will likely profer some very interesting facts, and timelines with regard to the knowledge the Army and FBI might have had about Hasan in the years leading up to his traitorous attack. I doubt the Army, Justice Department, or Executive branch is eager to see these preceedings begin. Should they actually take place, my guess is an executive envocature will be levied and the court martial will be closed and all pertinent documents and testimony will be classified due to an alleged "potential impact upon National Security." Just my guess.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-04-07 05:59|| 2011-04-07 05:59|| Front Page Top

#3 One aspect of courts martial that most people do no understand is that unlike civilian trials, the courts martial board actually can question witnesses. The members are not stuck with the dialogue produced by the lawyers, but can make further inquires into pertinent issues arising in testimony. The military judge acts as a technician to validate the questions asked. The military judge is not subject to command influence of the charging authority, but comes from a separate independent command.

Posted by Proocpius2k 2011-04-07 08:56|| 2011-04-07 08:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Proocpius2k (?): Well said. Here is the biography of the incoming post commander, Donald M. Campbell, Jr.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-07 09:55|| 2011-04-07 09:55|| Front Page Top

#5 P2k, two other aspects I'd add:

1. The accused can request a judge-alone (bench) trial, which is common if they're scared a jury of their peers would be too "emotional" and "judgmental," and neatly avoids that whole questions-from-the-panel thingy.

2. I have never heard of any convening authority (the CG) agreeing to personally meet with defense counsel. That is seriously fishy and bizarre (or is being reported inaccurately).

Posted by RandomJD 2011-04-07 12:49|| 2011-04-07 12:49|| Front Page Top

#6 "That is seriously fishy and bizarre (or is being reported inaccurately)."

I'l take Door #2, RJD.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-07 14:27|| 2011-04-07 14:27|| Front Page Top

#7 We can take comfort in the fact that in the meantime Maj. Dr. Hasan is stuck in a hospital bed, depending on those he hates to wipe his bottom, turn him to prevent bed sores, and make sure he can breathe properly. Of course the clock on the television is accurate, but will the nurse really tell him today's times for prayers correctly? (Of course he/she will as a matter of professionalism, but liars believe others lie, too.) And he can't even commit suicide, unless he's attained serious yogi skillz while we weren't looking. Even the smell of bacon floating down the hall must be torture.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-07 15:06|| 2011-04-07 15:06|| Front Page Top

#8 SonOfABitch is still drawing a paycheck and benefits isn't he?

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-04-07 16:55|| 2011-04-07 16:55|| Front Page Top

#9 I hope that the military judge has the stones to reject any irrelevant material about how the command should have stopped him, or how Hasan felt bad that America is killing Muslims.

To me it is an open and shut case - the SOB deliberately and with malice aforethought took his weapons into a room filled with unarmed soldiers and deliberately shot at them with the intent to kill as many as he could. But then, I am not a lawyer. I realize that to a lawyer, there is no such thing as an open and shut case.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-04-07 17:26|| 2011-04-07 17:26|| Front Page Top

#10 SonOfABitch is still drawing a paycheck and benefits isn't he?

Yes, because he has a 'commission' which is by act of Congress. That commission can not be canceled for cause unless 'due process' has occurred. First conviction throwing in 'forfeiture of all pays and allowances', finalize appeals, then the Secretary of the Army must literally sign off on the paperwork to decommission. On lessor offenses, that is usually done voluntarily when the individual 'resigns for the good of the service' as part of a plea agreement to avoid the hassle and paperwork it all entails. On these matters, that option is not there.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-04-07 17:44|| 2011-04-07 17:44|| Front Page Top

#11 I realize that to a lawyer, there is no such thing as an open and shut case.

Oh my no, for most of us there is. A major reason I joined the Army was that law school highlighted how some disputes are much more efficiently resolved with overwhelming violence. Due process is often a f*cking drag, and even downright counterproductive. Quite a few knuckleheads I diligently labored to put in prison just needed a swift kick in the jimmies.

Chances are very good that just about everyone involved in the proceeding will arrive at the same judgment you have. Keep in mind, most MJs make evidentiary rulings skewed to the defense - to ensure that the conviction is not reversed on appeal. They're not just being weenies. They're making sure prosecutors' hard-earned convictions stick.

Posted by RandomJD 2011-04-07 18:15|| 2011-04-07 18:15|| Front Page Top

#12 A major reason I joined the Army was that law school highlighted how some disputes are much more efficiently resolved with overwhelming violence.

Gorgeous. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-07 19:13|| 2011-04-07 19:13|| Front Page Top

#13 Maybe the military can dispatch justice to this worthless POS.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-04-07 19:26|| 2011-04-07 19:26|| Front Page Top

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