Fort Hood Massacre Trial Is Due To Start On August 6

Nidal Hasan. Reuters

Was The Fort Hood Gunman Left Unchecked Because Of Political Correctness? Victims Of Mass Shooting Which Killed 13 And Injured 32 Sue U.S. Government Over Claims Military Failed To Tackle Soldiers' Radicalisation -- Daily Mail

* Muslim Major Nidal Hasan's trial is due to start on August 6
* Army psychiatrist 'launched attack on fellow soldiers' at Texas Army base
* He faces death penalty if convicted of killing 13 and wounding 32 people
* Survivors suing government for allowing Major Hasan to rise through the ranks unchecked because of his 'ethnicity and his religion'

Survivors of the Fort Hood massacre are suing the U.S. government for allowing a jihadist soldier to rise through the ranks unchecked because of 'political correctness'.

Major Nidal Hasan, 42, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder for after launching an attack at the Texas Army post in November 2009.

And on the eve of his trial, which is due to get underway on Tuesday, 148 victims and their relatives are launching a legal claim against the government for $750million (£491 million) for failing to prevent the killings from happening.

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Update: Complicated, emotional trial draws near for victims of Fort Hood shooting -- Stars and Stripes

My Comment: I suspect that Nidal Hasan is going to try his best to make this a circus.