Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor suspected in the shooting death of 13 people and the wounding of 31 others at Fort Hood, Texas.

Considering the Ft. Hood Trial

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 14, 2013

The military trial of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan underway at Ft. Hood in Texas has given rise to controversies beyond establishing guilt or innocence. Richard Rosen, Texas Tech law professor and former staff judge advocate at Fort Hood, discusses the implications of the crime not being designated an act of terrorism and of Major Hasan's self-representation when his aim may be less self-defense than martyrdom via the death penalty.

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