Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Fort Hood Shooter Says He Was Defending The Taliban



Fort Hood Suspect Says He Was Defending Taliban Leaders -- New York Times

KILLEEN, Tex. — Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people, told a judge on Tuesday that he believed he was defending the lives of the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan from American military personnel when he went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood here in November 2009.

Major Hasan’s remarks were the first public explanation about the motive for one of the deadliest mass shootings at an American military base. His comments came a day after the judge granted his request to release his court-appointed military lawyers so that he could represent himself.

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More News On The Fort Hood Massacre Court Case

Fort Hood Suspect Says He Was Protecting Taliban -- ABC News/AP
Fort Hood suspect sought to protect Taliban -- CNN
Fort Hood murder suspect claims he was defending the lives of Taliban leaders (Video) -- Examiner
Judge postpones ruling on whether to delay Fort Hood trial -- Reuters
Judge gives accused Ft. Hood shooter 24 hours to outline defense -- L.A. Times
Nidal Hasan can represent himself at trial, raising specter of jihadist rants - Christian Science Monitor
Fort Hood Victims Upset; Suspect Can Question Them -- Military.com/AP
Why military judge has hands full with Nidal Hasan court-martial -- Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor

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