Fort Hood shooting suspect renounces citizenship

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Days before he's set to go on trial, the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage released more of his writings about America and Islam.

Foxnews.com on Thursday posted documents in which Maj. Nidal Hasan renounced his U.S. citizenship and soldier's oath and denounced democracy. Hasan is charged in the November 2009 rampage that killed 13 soldiers and wounded more than 30 people at the Texas Army post. His court-martial is scheduled to start Tuesday.

The renunciation of U.S. citizenship is contained in a handwritten note dated Oct. 18, 2012, Fox News reported. A typewritten note that does not have a date says it is not "permissible" for someone to prefer American democracy over traditional Islamic Sharia law, the network also reported. Hasan wrote that Muslims should not "compromise their beliefs" for the sake of non-Muslims.

Hasan also wrote about Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical U.S.-born Islamic cleric killed by a drone strike in Yemen in 2011. The government has said that Hasan, a U.S.-born Muslim, had sent more than a dozen emails to al-Awlaki starting in December 2008. Hasan described al-Awlaki as his "teacher, mentor and friend," Fox News reported.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Fort-Hood-shooting-suspect-renounces-citizenship-4701795.php?cmpid=hpbn

[alp227]

1. What is he trying to accomplish? n/t

[struggle4progress]

3. he's nuts. he shot dozens of people and thirteen died

[freshwest]

6. He exercised his First and Second Amendment rights, but not the Fifth. Something's not right here...

[Pelican]

8. Who says he's nuts?

He's violent indoctrinated believer... but that doesn't mean he's got some mental disease.

Sometimes a violent asshole is just that...

[jessie04]

2. Well, if he renounces his citizenship, he should go.

My ass.

[KinMd]

4. He's going all right...

to a SuperMax prison at the least, and maybe end up strapped to a gurney with an IV of the pink juice

[freshwest]

5. Anyone know if this changes anything in his case? And as far as his statement here:

'...It is not "permissible" for someone to prefer American democracy over traditional Islamic Sharia law...'

Earth to Hasan:

Really? Who died and made you God?

[cosmicone]

7. Perhaps he can now be handed over

to an enlightened and compassionate country like Pakistan or Saudi Arabia to complete his sentence.

[geek tragedy]

9. Firing squad won't care what his nationality is. Nt

[ashling]

10. I'm sorry, but this whole story is based on "Fox News reported"

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

12. Say.....

.....no more.

[MADem]

11. Does he want asylum in Russia?

Sorry, couldn't resist....

Seriously, who does he think will take him on? I don't think North Korea would have this bum.

He may have another citizenship option via "parental" citizenship, and sometimes even grandparental citizenship, but countries can also decide that they don't want to issue a passport to people who are mass murderers.

[Sunlei]

13. how/when/who- did fox get an "exclusive" relationship with an Army psychiatrist who murdered 13?

"The documents were released by Hasan through his attorney for civil issues, John Galligan. The Belton, Texas, attorney confirmed to The Associated Press that he provided the writings to Fox News at Hasan's direction. Galligan said his client did not authorize release of the documents to other news media outlets."

who pays and backs that attorney?