Thursday, July 7, 2011

Fort Hood Shooter May Face the Death Penalty; Maj. Nidal Hasan Court-Martial Will Begin Soon

The Global Post website reports today (July 7, 2011) that the U.S. military has approved a possible death penalty in the future military trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan -- the American Muslim accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009.

Hasan -- a former Army psychiatrist -- will stand trial by court-martial within the next few months.

On July 6, Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell -- the Fort Hood commander -- formally announced that the charges against Hasan will be tried as capital offenses.

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