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Hasan ibn Ali

Could Nadal Hasan Become the 1st Soldier Put to Death in 50 Years?

September 17, 2013

On Wednesday, army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death for the 2009 the Fort Hood shooting rampage that killed 13 people.   What comes next is the start of a lengthy appeals process that could ultimately test the military’s historic relationship with the death penalty. If Hasan is put to death, he would […]

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