So, the nutjob got what he wanted

[Sigma_Orionis]

Nidal Hasan gets death penalty for Fort Hood rampage

From the info I have read from the trial, he represented himself like this

During the sentencing phase on Tuesday, he rested his case without offering any witnesses or providing evidence in favour of a life sentence.

and this, and this

On Thursday, he told the judge: "The defence chooses not to make a closing statement."

His court-appointed lawyers, whom he has barely used, have argued he is intent on securing the death penalty in a bid for martyrdom.

Maj Hasan has refused to call anyone to the stand and questioned only three of the 90 prosecution witnesses.

His court-appointed legal advisers tried to step in on his behalf.

But military judge Col Tara Osborn denied their request, saying Maj Hasan had the constitutional right to represent himself.

"It is my free and voluntary decision," he told her.

There's only one reason why I don't think he should executed: to make sure Al-Quaeda & Co. don't use him as a martyr.

So, I hope he spends the rest of his life in Death Row doing appeals and that he dies before they run their course.

[geonuc]

I don't think he has much value as a martyr now that Bin Laden is dead. OBL is a much better martyr.

[FZR1KG]

Yeah I'm with you on that.
Not that it seems that OBL was that big a hit, so to speak.

Is it me or is martyrdom a dying trend.
I mean, back in the old days you could get stories that get bigger and bigger fueled by ignorance and ignited by a martyr.
Now people do a search on the internet and find out that not all is as presented.
Their great imaginary hero is just a regular person who probably has more flaws than the reader.
Its a real let down.
OBL was a hero to many, I'm sure finding out he had a nice porn collection ruined the pristine spiritual image of the flawless man.
They suddenly realise Osama is not a hero, but just a wanker.
They move on to something else.

[Rommie]

I think it's in large part Al-Quaeda is way on the decline (as are a lot of other forms of Muslim extremism) even though you don't hear about it much. Not to mean others won't take their place, but OBL is basically who ran the organization so with him gone it's just not as big.

[Sigma_Orionis]

Good points, all of them.

Nutjob looks at it differently obviously.

Don't expect me so shed a tear if he gets the needle, although I am pretty sure that whatever glorious "socialist" idiot is in office down here if/when it happens, will make a long rambling speech blaming you damned gringos for a killing freedom fighter or whatever.

[FZR1KG]

“I don’t think what I did was wrong because it was for the greater cause of helping my Muslim brothers,” he told the military panel.

I'm so sick of fuckwits killing random people because it somehow helps their "brothers".
How about shooting some radical extremist Muslims to help your sisters in those oppressed countries you fucking hypocritical assholes.

[Rommie]

“I don’t think what I did was wrong because it was for the greater cause of helping my Muslim brothers,” he told the military panel.

I'm so sick of fuckwits killing random people because it somehow helps their "brothers".
How about shooting some radical extremist Muslims to help your sisters in those oppressed countries you fucking hypocritical assholes.

Nope, can't do that- girls have cooties.

[geonuc]

“I don’t think what I did was wrong because it was for the greater cause of helping my Muslim brothers,” he told the military panel.

I'm so sick of fuckwits killing random people because it somehow helps their "brothers".
How about shooting some radical extremist Muslims to help your sisters in those oppressed countries you fucking hypocritical assholes.

^^^^ what he said.