Nidal Malik Hasan

Fort Hood suspect's relatives may be compelled to testify

2013-05-09 15:20:00

HOUSTON -- A military judge ruled Thursday that relatives of accused Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan can be compelled to testify, potentially facing contempt charges if they refuse. Several relatives of Hasan, 42, have said they will not...

Ft. Hood trial: Terrorism expert's testimony to be constrained

2013-04-16 19:36:00

A terrorism consultant will be allowed to testify only on certain topics during the murder trial of the Army doctor charged in the deadly 2009 shooting at Ft. Hood in Texas, a military judge ruled Tuesday. In the trial of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan,...

Boston Marathon bombing proves evil never leaves us in peace

2013-04-16 05:00:00

The terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon is yet another cause for despair. It places the hometown of Paul Revere, Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty in company with Mumbai, Karachi and Baghdad, as well as Oklahoma City. Hour after hour Monday, the...

Judge in Ft. Hood case says Hasan can't plead guilty

2013-03-20 19:02:00

A military judge ruled Wednesday that an Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 shooting at Ft. Hood could not plead guilty and that the trial would stay at the Texas base, officials said. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 42, is charged with 13 counts of...

Judge sets trial date for Nidal Malik Hasan in Ft. Hood rampage

2013-02-28 15:22:00

HOUSTON — A military judge ruled Thursday that an Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 shooting at Ft. Hood in Texas will stand trial in three months. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 42, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32...

Letters: Battling over drone policy

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Re "Drones and due process," Opinion, Feb. 17 I was pleased to read three lawyers' views on due process and targeting U.S. citizens in drone strikes. However, as a former prosecutor and practicing lawyer, I was dismayed by two of the opinions. All...

Drone strikes: Beyond citizenship

2013-02-17 00:00:00

An open debate over using drones to target individual terrorists is long overdue. Many Americans object to the killing in Yemen of Anwar Awlaki, a fellow citizen, without affording him due process. But the Supreme Court has ruled that the particular...

Fort Hood shooting victims accuse U.S. of neglect, betrayal

2013-02-13 07:10:00

Some survivors of the 2009 Fort Hood�massacre say the government has neglected them. On Tuesday, the same night President Barack Obama gave his State-of-the-Union speech, ABC's "Nightline" was to broadcast interviews with disgruntled survivors,...

Military judge taken off Ft. Hood shooting case over beard fight

2012-12-03 18:45:00

The man accused in the Ft. Hood shootings may get to keep his beard -- at least for now. A military judge's "duel of wills" with Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan over whether Hasan would have to shave made the judge appear biased, requiring his removal from the...

Anwar Awlaki's killing: Why it doesn't feel like a victory [The conversation]

2011-09-30 21:36:19

Army psychiatrist blamed in Fort Hood shooting rampage

2009-11-06 02:34:00

Reporting from Ft. Hood, Texas, Washington and Los Angeles -- An Army psychiatrist who was about to be deployed to Iraq allegedly armed himself with two guns and opened fire Thursday afternoon on the grounds of Ft. Hood, the country's largest military...

Fort Hood tragedy rocks military as it grapples with mental health issues

2009-11-09 00:00:00

The U.S. military's culture of silence about troops' mental health had finally begun to change. In the early years of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the various branches had been roundly criticized for failing to adequately address post-traumatic...

Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Ft. Hood shooting rampage that left 13 dead. A military judge on Thursday refused Hasan's attorneys' request to delay the trial until September.

2013-05-09 15:06:43

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder.

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has refused to shave his beard since June, in violation of the Army's grooming requirements.

2012-08-14 14:27:24