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Major U.S. news stories from the recession to same-sex marriage Related Links 2009 Year in Review 2009 News of the Nation 2009 News of the World Science News, 2009 Quizzes, 2009"Top Ten" Lists of 2009 U.S. Statistics Same-Sex Marriage Legislation | Obama’s First Year | First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice | Economy in Turmoil | Supreme Court Rules on DNA Testing | Health-Care Reform Tops Agenda in Congress Violence and Tragedy at a U.S. Army PostIn November, a shooting rampage at a U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, left 13 dead and 30 injured, including the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist employed at the base. Hasan, described as a devout Muslim, was unhappy about his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Hasan was shot four times by police officers at the scene of the crime; he was critically injured but survived. While intelligence authorities had flagged Hasan’s behavior in the past—he had communicated regularly with a radical cleric in Yemen—the inquiry against him was dropped after they concluded Hasan posed no physical threat. Currently, the FBI does not believe Hasan was part of a terrorist plot or was acting with any co-conspirators; he alone is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Hasan will be tried in military court, and if convicted, he could face the death penalty. For more information about the shooting at Fort Hood: Nidal Malik HasanFort HoodMilitary Law More from 2009 News of the Nation
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In November, a shooting rampage at a U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, left 13 dead and 30 injured, including the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist employed at the base. Hasan, described as a devout Muslim, was unhappy about his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Hasan was shot four times by police officers at the scene of the crime; he was critically injured but survived.
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While intelligence authorities had flagged Hasan’s behavior in the past—he had communicated regularly with a radical cleric in Yemen—the inquiry against him was dropped after they concluded Hasan posed no physical threat. Currently, the FBI does not believe Hasan was part of a terrorist plot or was acting with any co-conspirators; he alone is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Hasan will be tried in military court, and if convicted, he could face the death penalty.
For more information about the shooting at Fort Hood:
- Nidal Malik HasanFort HoodMilitary Law
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