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November 11, 2009

Lawyer: Motivation is to Make Sure Hasan's Rights Protected

By Margaret Bassett

PROFILE: For days, retired Army Col. John Galligan tracked each wrenching update about last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, the place where he had spent the final months of a 30-year military career. As a former military lawyer, he ran through his mind the legal issues in a possible case against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused in the shootings, including whether Hasan could get a fair trial there.

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PROFILE: For days, retired Army Col. John Galligan tracked each wrenching update about last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, the place where he had spent the final months of a 30-year military career. As a former military lawyer, he ran through his mind the legal issues in a possible case against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused in the shootings, including whether Hasan could get a fair trial there.

Authors Bio:
Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.

Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.

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