Originally Posted by
Sigma
1 - makes no odds what his god is. May as well have been shouting "Hail meat sauce, full of beef. The Spaghetti Monster is with you!" for all the difference it makes.
2 - I can be connected with via emails to the church of the flying spaghetti monster, im on their mailing list, Does that make me a terrorist ? in otherword's we need to see what the emails where, are they a two way communication, or are they just a "spam" email from the cleric about official business and have nothing to do with terrorist activities.
3 - Then these Documents need to be provided to the courts and made official.
I am not saying that what Hasan done was not an outrage, however just because someone shouts something as they go crazy does not make them a terrorist. Had this have happened in a "public" place rather than a military base in the middle of the country then it would simpley be another case of mad-man goes on a shooting spree. However with it happening on a military base people are automatically jumping on the "its a terrorist attack!" bandwagon without proof of this.
if or I should say when, it is proven that hasan was of sound mind and was in fact a terrorist, then yes those that where involved should be treated as if the injured and the killed should be treated as if it was in a military engagement. Until then, I think that it being treated as a work place risk to give him a fair trial is the right thing to do, for the moment.
if it was said to be a terrorist attack then there is no way that he would be given a fair trial as the taint of being a terrorist that killed a lot of service personal would ensure that a guilty verdict came back no matter what evidence was presented, And I believe this is one of the cornerstone's of US rights, To have a fair trial.