Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 118: Any person subject to this chapter who, without justification or excuse, unlawfully kills a human being, when he— (1) has a premeditated design to kill; (2) intends to kill or inflict great bodily harm; (3) is engaged in an act which is inherently dangerous to another and evinces a wanton disregard of human life; or (4) is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of burglary, sodomy, rape, robbery, or aggravated arson;is guilty of murder, and shall suffer such punishment as a court-martial may direct, except that if found guilty under clause (1) or (4), he shall suffer death or imprisonment for life as a court-martial may direct.
Last Thursday, 05 November 2009, MAJ Nidal Malik Hasan walked into the Soldier Readiness Center on Fort Hood, Texas, shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" at the top of his lungs and began firing, killing thirteen soldiers and wounding 31 others before he himself was shot by a brave civilian police officer, Kim Munley, who was herself wounded while trying to stop him. If not for her brave actions, MAJ Hasan would have continued killing his fellow soldiers until he ran out of ammunition and God knows how many that might have been.
This was a terrorist attack and MAJ Hasan is the terrorist who perpetrated it. It's that simple, and no amount of politically-correct hand wringing on the part of the Priest-King or his subordinates can change it. Here we have an active-duty commissioned officer who perpetrated an act of jihad against the United States, murdering the very soldiers he was sworn to lead, a betrayal of the highest order and one which must be strictly punished. If it is to have any meaning at all, MAJ Hasan must be held to account by the same Uniform Code of Military Justice under which all service members are subject, tried, sentenced and hanged like any other
murderer. To do otherwise is to strip it of its force, betray everyone wearing the uniform, undermine discipline and confidence in the chain of command and acknowledge that placating the very people who have been attacking us is more important than executing justice.
What else are we to believe? In remarks last Friday in the Rose Garden, the Priest-King stated blandly that, "We don't know all the answers yet. And I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts," by which he meant, the fact that MAJ Hasan was a Muslim who had repeatedly contacted a rabidly pro-terrorist mullah in Yemen, who had repeatedly tried to contact Al Qaeda, who had railed against US policy in the Middle East to his superiors and advocated conscientious objector status for every Muslim in the US military and then shot 44 people does not mean he is a terrorist, which is just patently absurd. The Priest-King was then followed on Sunday by GEN George Casey, the Army Chief of Staff, who stated, "Speculation could potentially heighten backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers," and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who opined, "This was an individual who does not represent the Muslim faith," which statements again are plainly idiotic but which were intended to soften the hurt feelings of the people who yearn for our destruction, which apparently is the highest calling of this embarrassment of an Administration.
...and they seemed to be working in at least one respect. According to Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council for American-Islamic relations (CAIR), a Muslim advocacy group frequently critical of US policy - the policy of defending ourselves against bloodthirsty Islamic thugs - the muted reaction to MAJ Hasan's bloody rampage "...shows our society has matured in how it responds to these incidents." Wow, that's great. We've been attacked so frequently by Muslim terrorists that our leaders don't retaliate any more, which terrifies the living hell out of me but which gives great comfort to Mr. Hooper and his America-hating ilk.
The best and most effective tonic for this situation, to achieve justice for the victims of Fort Hood and send a clear and unmistakable message to other pro-jihadist sympathizers in the military, is the direct route: Death. MAJ Hasan violated his oath as an officer, he murdered thirteen fellow soldiers and tried to kill 31 more and he did so in furtherance of global Islamic jihad, whether in concert with Al Qaeda or not. He has proven himself an enemy of the United States, he has set his face against us and thus he deserves the same fate as other traitors from the past: Six feet of Texas soil and as much rope as it takes to hang him.
Source: http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/military_justice/punitive-articles-of-the-.shtml
Source: http://www.wiredprnews.com/2009/11/08/obama-urges-nation-to-not-jump-to-conclusions-after-shootings_200911086849.html
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