https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/08/23/guilty-on-all-counts-nidal-hasan-faces-death-for-fort-hood-shootings/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:58 -0400<![CDATA[One of the easiest convictions in U.S. history, with the only hitch being how premeditated the killings were. (Answer: Pretty premeditated.) This degenerate wanted to argue, in open court, that he was merely acting in defense of the Taliban by gunning down American soldiers, but when the judge barred that, he settled for saying, &#8220;The evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter.&#8221; He wants credit for the attack for his own jihadist reasons and he likely wants the ultimate punishment too, to claim martyrdom status. That&#8217;s the only bad news today: We are, assuredly, destined next week for another tedious debate over whether we should spare a jihadi from capital punishment purely in the interest of denying him the propaganda victory he&#8217;s seeking. The blind sheikh is alive and well in an American prison and Islamists screech about him to this day; sparing Hasan won&#8217;t disincline anyone who admires his handiwork from finding inspiration in it. Pull the plug.]]>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:41:04 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/08/23/guilty-on-all-counts-nidal-hasan-faces-death-for-fort-hood-shootings-n209102