RBM
Footballguy
Love to hear why you think all the warning signs were ignored.Just let him go. It is like talking to a wall.
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Shooting at Ft. Hood (1 Viewer)
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Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
so people are born terrorists?XHaTerrorism and islam IS what made the guy snap. Follow?
How insensitive of me. Thats right, there is no such thing as terrorists.
Fennis
Footballguy
He committed an extremely evil act, and now we can look at the sum of his life and say he is an evil man. Would you have said he was an evil man a year ago?
RBM
Footballguy
Im sure some are born into it. The others are pushed into it by American policies.
What would you like to discuss? Why all the glaring signals were ignored?
Why do you think they were?
But Im not going to discuss this guy like he is some random nutjob that just snapped. Thats embarrasingly naive.
What is your implication then? This was some greater plot by Al Qaeda? All signs point to Hasan acting alone. Was he influenced by the radical fringe indirectly I would say most probably. But in the end, I think the investigation will show this is a random nut job who did not want to deploy because of his beliefs about the war. This is not an excuse as what he did is not excusable and certainly not for his reasons.
Why do you think they were?
But Im not going to discuss this guy like he is some random nutjob that just snapped. Thats embarrasingly naive.
What is your implication then? This was some greater plot by Al Qaeda? All signs point to Hasan acting alone. Was he influenced by the radical fringe indirectly I would say most probably. But in the end, I think the investigation will show this is a random nut job who did not want to deploy because of his beliefs about the war. This is not an excuse as what he did is not excusable and certainly not for his reasons.
PizzaDeliveryGuy
extra sausage
So you are saying that every single person that witnessed this guy's craziness was being PC? How many people do you think that is? Should we call Guiness? Maybe, just maybe, it isn't black and white.Love to hear why you think all the warning signs were ignored.Just let him go. It is like talking to a wall.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
There are those who want to be PC... but I think most are fearful of the consequences of not being PC. If you are a career officer in the military then you might be motivated to not seem like you are being discriminatory of someone of the Muslim faith or Middle Eastern decent. Why? Because your career can end and/or be severely ######ed by making a bad step that blows up in your face. I think there is no doubt that at least part of what explains some of the non-action (and action which would include his promotion to Major) was driven by PC and/or fear of PC.ETA: ######ed = slowed
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PizzaDeliveryGuy
extra sausage
I can agree with this. RBM likes to scream out absolutes with no content and generally shows that he is not interested in discussing any side that isn't in absolute agreement.
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
Or maybe, as former FBI and CIA operatives have stated on TV, all of the information that is now being compiled was not being seen in total by any one person or agency. Critical information is still not being shared across agencies. The Dept of Homeland Sec was suppose to tackle this issue head on and make changes. Just a thought.
RBM
Footballguy
Not every single person, but Im saying that as for some of the decision makers, PC definitely had a huge effect on this guy not being handled the way he shouldve been handled. I have no doubt about that.So you are saying that every single person that witnessed this guy's craziness was being PC? How many people do you think that is? Should we call Guiness? Maybe, just maybe, it isn't black and white.Love to hear why you think all the warning signs were ignored.Just let him go. It is like talking to a wall.
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Doctor Detroit
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Chadstroma
Footballguy
Sure, but it seems that there was enough for multiple agencies or even the military to act. My understanding is the man had a bad review but yet still was given a promotion to Major from Captain. (Which my understanding is that that automatically triggers a new background investigation). Among many, many, many seemingly hard to explain things.
Doctor Detroit
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Where did you read that? It's certainly not the case for other military fields but I'd just like to know where you got that info.Also promotion to Major is pretty much automatic. I would guess he was promoted because of the shortage of Majors in the medical field. Happens all the time.
Not Sure
Footballguy
If he stops commenting on things he has no clue about he would have nothing to say at all.
RBM
Footballguy
I know right....what a fool you made of yourself. Even bigger than usual.You botched this one bad from day 1
RBM
Footballguy
Ohhhhhhhhh rimshot
Doctor Detroit
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RBM
Footballguy
Hard to keep up with this kind of witComing from the most inept poster in a thread with Arctic Edge and Peens, I guess I should take this as a compliment.
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
Hey DD, you voted for this guy:
"In a country of 300 million, it's inevitable that some of them are going to snap here and there.."
-President Obama
Sad.
"In a country of 300 million, it's inevitable that some of them are going to snap here and there.."
-President Obama
Sad.
Doctor Detroit
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I stood with a lot of people who didn't vote for him to watch the funeral and they all said he did an honorable job at Fort Hood that day. If you knew anything about service you would have recognized that but the hate in you runs too deep.
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
What hate? IMO he is naive and dangerous for this country, that's true, but I dont hate him. If anybody showed malice in this thread it was you and and your deliberate amd ridiculous accusation, when you fully knew what RBM and Brutis were talking about.Your a sharp guy, I'll give you that, but for every informational/ well done post, you type about three that are super arrogant, condescending and sometimes just mean.
Sheriff Bart
Footballguy
DD, I like the cut of this jib.
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
It's true I've never served, but I would match my support of the military and how I show it with anyone. Also, I've talked to many people that I know in the military over the last few days who agreed that Obama was a disgrace in how he handled this sad event.
Doctor Detroit
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Good, you shouldn't. I never hated W, I don't even think I dislike W at least as a person.
I would rather not continue talking about this, but regardless of what they meant the timing was horrible, disrespectful to the fallen, and unnecessary. If you don't agree with it then fine, I acknowledge your position and point regardless.
I can be all of that, I have been a jerk at times and I often can admit when I am. The only thing I'll apologize for in this thread is helping it get off track with personal disagreements which aren't necessary and making it into something about us instead of about what happened.
Doctor Detroit
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Secretary Gates is not very happy with some of the things being leaked to the media because it is compromising the investigation, and it was passed along internally as well. I have talked to my friends up there about some of this and needless to say people are taking extra precautions when speaking about this to anyone not intimately involved or trusted. Locally here (we often work where he is hospitalized) we found out that Hasan was paralyzed from the waist down and tried to comprehend how it was for the nurse to "change him out" every few hours. Lots of "oops I'm sorry your own #### just fell on your chest like that" discussions. A little levity in a military environment when things get too serious always helps.
Doctor Detroit
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One other thing.
Hasan will not face the death penalty, at least it is highly unlikely. The military hasn't executed anyone since 1962 and I don't think Hasan will ever get cooked even if he receives the death sentence.
I have no problem with this. Why execute a guy who wants to be a martyr? Let him rot for the rest of his life in Leavenworth.
Hasan will not face the death penalty, at least it is highly unlikely. The military hasn't executed anyone since 1962 and I don't think Hasan will ever get cooked even if he receives the death sentence.
I have no problem with this. Why execute a guy who wants to be a martyr? Let him rot for the rest of his life in Leavenworth.
Not Sure
Footballguy
I totally agree. I think he would consider rotting in jail worse than the death penalty anyway so I wouldn't want to give him what he wants.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Reaching the 10 year mark of your security clearance which can happen around the same time many are promoted to MAJ will trigger a renewal of your clearance, but it has nothing to do with promotion. Doctors are usually promoted faster than that. Across the various fields, somewhere near 90% get promoted to MAJ. I'm not sure about the docs but I'd guess it's slightly higher.He was a subpar performer but I haven't seen any adverse action taken against him. That's a big reason people don't get promoted, although I disagree with it, a subpar performer will probably be promoted over a CPT who gets a DUI or even minor infractions.
FUBAR
Footballguy
oh, he'll face it alright. Unlikely to get it, considering we haven't executed Soldiers who have thrown grenades into tents, run down a formation of their peers, etc. But it's certainly on the table and I'm interested to see if he even bothers putting together a plea. This is one of the worst crimes committed recently, worse than any of those. Add in any thoughts the panel has of terrorism being involved and he's more likely than anyone I can remember to get it. But, like you stated, that he wants to be a martyr will play into the analysis as well. Something to keep in mind, senior officers will be making the decision here, they're more likely to sentence him to death than the junior officers that are involved in most trials.
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bigbottom
Footballguy
No way. I totally love the military more than you do!
Parrothead
Footballguy
I think he needs a cell with an upstairs bathroom...
johnnycakes
Footballguy
Handle "A-Bomb Bigbottom"?
Doctor Detroit
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Do you think if he is given the death penalty it will actually be carried out? I meant "face" in the sense that it won't likely be carried out, not that it wouldn't be handed down in a court martial. Also can I ask...can his lawyer get this to a civilian court now or after a court martial or because he committed this on base is his only option to be given a court martial? Also in my experience court martials are pretty quick in both proximity to the actual event happening, and in time in actual court time. I remember a murder case in Germany with a lot of variables and it went to a court martial 6 months after the incident, and was done in 4 days. In your experience in the most serious cases, how long until this goes to trial? How long do you think a trail like this would take? Any pre-trial manuevering by the defense here to make this a non-death penalty case? Insanity plea? If so could that plea determine whether they seek the death penalty? TIA for your insight FUBAR.
I don't think an insanity plea would hold water in any court of law. He may not get put to death, but it should be vigorously pursued. If this does not rise to handing down the death penalty, it is hard to imagine one that would.
Fennis
Footballguy
The WSJ reported earlier this week that the military would seek the death penalty.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125804778767245615.html
Hasan to Face Death Penalty
Military prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was formally charged Thursday with 13 counts of premeditated murder, according to a senior Army officer familiar with the matter.
The last execution of an active-duty serviceman took place in 1961.
Despite evidence that Maj. Hasan had contact with a radical Muslim cleric, the decision to file the murder charges against him in military court, rather than in a civilian one, reflects the Army's belief that the suspect acted alone and without any assistance from foreign or domestic terror groups.
Christopher Grey, a spokesman for the Army's Criminal Investigation Command, said military investigators believe Maj. Hasan was the sole gunman in the assault, which killed 13 people and wounded 43.
After interviewing hundreds of witnesses and examining material, including a computer taken from his apartment, investigators believe that he acted without the knowledge or guidance of any terror groups, Army officials and others familiar with the probe said.
Military prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. WSJ's Military Correspondent Yochi Dreazen joins The News Hub with details.
An Army official said in a separate interview that military prosecutors will seek to have Maj. Hasan put to death by lethal injection. "Given the magnitude of this crime, it's the only punishment that should even be considered," the officer said.
The murder charges against Maj. Hasan come as investigators ramp up their efforts to determine if warning signs were missed that could have helped prevent the shootings.
President Barack Obama ordered a governmentwide investigation into whether federal agencies, including the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community, properly shared the information about Maj. Hasan collected before last week's shooting.
Mr. Obama asked the heads of the Defense Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct the inquiry during a White House meeting the day after the shooting, according to an administration official. Mr. Obama formalized the directive in a presidential memorandum Thursday.
The White House official wouldn't say whether Maj. Hasan's links to a radical imam in Yemen prompted the review. But the day after the shooting, Mr. Obama was shown copies of some of the emails the alleged shooter sent to the imam, Anwar al-Awlaki, and ordered the review the following morning.
The National Security Agency intercepted 10 to 20 communications over the past year between Maj. Hasan and Mr. Awlaki, who knew three of the Sept. 11 hijackers and hailed Maj. Hasan as a "hero" after the shootings.
The emails between Maj. Hasan and Mr. Awlaki were intercepted in a separate sweep that didn't target Maj. Hasan. Terrorism investigators assigned to an FBI joint terrorism task force, which included a Defense Department investigator, reviewed the communications but concluded the contacts didn't merit further investigation.
A person familiar with the investigation said Mr. Awlaki's responses to Mr. Hasan appeared restrained and perhaps indicated the imam was suspicious about why an Army officer was reaching out to him.
The terrorism investigators concluded that Maj. Hasan's research work as an Army psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and his work toward a master's degree explained why he was communicating with Mr. Awlaki.
The Pentagon wasn't informed about the emails until after Maj. Hasan's alleged shootings at Fort Hood, a senior defense official said earlier this week.
John P. Galligan, the retired colonel hired to defend Maj. Hasan, said he believed an officer delivered a charge sheet to the major Thursday at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where he is being held under guard. But Mr Galligan couldn't provide details, saying he wasn't there, hadn't been notified in advance and still hadn't seen the charges as of late Thursday afternoon. He learned about the charges from a news conference the Army held Thursday that was broadcast on TV.
"I feel blindsided," Mr. Galligan said. "Had I known, I certainly would have been down there."
The Senate Homeland Security Committee will be conducting its own investigation into the government's handling of Maj. Hasan in the run-up to the attacks. The first Senate hearings will take place Wednesday.
The sprawling Walter Reed medical center in suburban Washington is emerging as a main focus of the investigation, with some officials questioning whether hospital authorities should have done more to alert law-enforcement personnel that some of Maj. Hasan's colleagues there harbored deep suspicions about him and wondered about his mental state.
Maj. Hasan did his psychiatric residency at Walter Reed and spent more than six years there. In the days since the shootings, some of his former colleagues have said that Maj. Hasan performed substandard work and occasionally expressed Islamist views they found alarming.
Dr. S. Ward Casscells III, a retired Army colonel, supervised the military medical system as assistant secretary of defense for health affairs during the last years of the George W. Bush administration, when Maj. Hasan was a resident at Walter Reed.
After the Fort Hood shooting, Dr. Casscells spoke to two Walter Reed doctors about Maj. Hasan's tenure there.
"They said he was strange and not very happy as a psychiatrist -- not doing very well and not flagrantly failing either," said Dr. Casscells, who didn't know Maj. Hasan himself. "People weren't sending him patients and that must have made him feel bad professionally."
The physicians told Dr. Casscells that Maj. Hasan's personality was "that of a loner" and that the psychiatrist was "given to anger at times." They didn't mention any concerns about Maj. Hasan's religious views.
The Army's intent to seek the death penalty in the Hasan case will likely set off years of legal wrangling. No active-duty troops have been executed in nearly 50 years, and defendants in military death-penalty cases can appeal their convictions in a series of military and civilian courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Even if a ruling is fully upheld, the president has to personally approve an order to carry out the execution, further slowing the process, according to Eugene R. Fidell, an expert on the military justice system at Yale Law School.
In a notorious recent case, Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar was sentenced to death in a court-martial for rolling a grenade into a tent filled with U.S. soldiers in Kuwait in April 2003. Four years after he was sentenced to death, his case is still stalled at the first appellate level of the courts.
—Ben Casselman, Michael M. Phillips and Russell Gold contributed to this article.
Write to Yochi J. Dreazen at yochi.dreazen@wsj.com, Peter Spiegel at peter.spiegel@wsj.com and Evan Perez at evan.perez@wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125804778767245615.html
Hasan to Face Death Penalty
Military prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was formally charged Thursday with 13 counts of premeditated murder, according to a senior Army officer familiar with the matter.
The last execution of an active-duty serviceman took place in 1961.
Despite evidence that Maj. Hasan had contact with a radical Muslim cleric, the decision to file the murder charges against him in military court, rather than in a civilian one, reflects the Army's belief that the suspect acted alone and without any assistance from foreign or domestic terror groups.
Christopher Grey, a spokesman for the Army's Criminal Investigation Command, said military investigators believe Maj. Hasan was the sole gunman in the assault, which killed 13 people and wounded 43.
After interviewing hundreds of witnesses and examining material, including a computer taken from his apartment, investigators believe that he acted without the knowledge or guidance of any terror groups, Army officials and others familiar with the probe said.
Military prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. WSJ's Military Correspondent Yochi Dreazen joins The News Hub with details.
An Army official said in a separate interview that military prosecutors will seek to have Maj. Hasan put to death by lethal injection. "Given the magnitude of this crime, it's the only punishment that should even be considered," the officer said.
The murder charges against Maj. Hasan come as investigators ramp up their efforts to determine if warning signs were missed that could have helped prevent the shootings.
President Barack Obama ordered a governmentwide investigation into whether federal agencies, including the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community, properly shared the information about Maj. Hasan collected before last week's shooting.
Mr. Obama asked the heads of the Defense Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct the inquiry during a White House meeting the day after the shooting, according to an administration official. Mr. Obama formalized the directive in a presidential memorandum Thursday.
The White House official wouldn't say whether Maj. Hasan's links to a radical imam in Yemen prompted the review. But the day after the shooting, Mr. Obama was shown copies of some of the emails the alleged shooter sent to the imam, Anwar al-Awlaki, and ordered the review the following morning.
The National Security Agency intercepted 10 to 20 communications over the past year between Maj. Hasan and Mr. Awlaki, who knew three of the Sept. 11 hijackers and hailed Maj. Hasan as a "hero" after the shootings.
The emails between Maj. Hasan and Mr. Awlaki were intercepted in a separate sweep that didn't target Maj. Hasan. Terrorism investigators assigned to an FBI joint terrorism task force, which included a Defense Department investigator, reviewed the communications but concluded the contacts didn't merit further investigation.
A person familiar with the investigation said Mr. Awlaki's responses to Mr. Hasan appeared restrained and perhaps indicated the imam was suspicious about why an Army officer was reaching out to him.
The terrorism investigators concluded that Maj. Hasan's research work as an Army psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and his work toward a master's degree explained why he was communicating with Mr. Awlaki.
The Pentagon wasn't informed about the emails until after Maj. Hasan's alleged shootings at Fort Hood, a senior defense official said earlier this week.
John P. Galligan, the retired colonel hired to defend Maj. Hasan, said he believed an officer delivered a charge sheet to the major Thursday at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where he is being held under guard. But Mr Galligan couldn't provide details, saying he wasn't there, hadn't been notified in advance and still hadn't seen the charges as of late Thursday afternoon. He learned about the charges from a news conference the Army held Thursday that was broadcast on TV.
"I feel blindsided," Mr. Galligan said. "Had I known, I certainly would have been down there."
The Senate Homeland Security Committee will be conducting its own investigation into the government's handling of Maj. Hasan in the run-up to the attacks. The first Senate hearings will take place Wednesday.
The sprawling Walter Reed medical center in suburban Washington is emerging as a main focus of the investigation, with some officials questioning whether hospital authorities should have done more to alert law-enforcement personnel that some of Maj. Hasan's colleagues there harbored deep suspicions about him and wondered about his mental state.
Maj. Hasan did his psychiatric residency at Walter Reed and spent more than six years there. In the days since the shootings, some of his former colleagues have said that Maj. Hasan performed substandard work and occasionally expressed Islamist views they found alarming.
Dr. S. Ward Casscells III, a retired Army colonel, supervised the military medical system as assistant secretary of defense for health affairs during the last years of the George W. Bush administration, when Maj. Hasan was a resident at Walter Reed.
After the Fort Hood shooting, Dr. Casscells spoke to two Walter Reed doctors about Maj. Hasan's tenure there.
"They said he was strange and not very happy as a psychiatrist -- not doing very well and not flagrantly failing either," said Dr. Casscells, who didn't know Maj. Hasan himself. "People weren't sending him patients and that must have made him feel bad professionally."
The physicians told Dr. Casscells that Maj. Hasan's personality was "that of a loner" and that the psychiatrist was "given to anger at times." They didn't mention any concerns about Maj. Hasan's religious views.
The Army's intent to seek the death penalty in the Hasan case will likely set off years of legal wrangling. No active-duty troops have been executed in nearly 50 years, and defendants in military death-penalty cases can appeal their convictions in a series of military and civilian courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Even if a ruling is fully upheld, the president has to personally approve an order to carry out the execution, further slowing the process, according to Eugene R. Fidell, an expert on the military justice system at Yale Law School.
In a notorious recent case, Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar was sentenced to death in a court-martial for rolling a grenade into a tent filled with U.S. soldiers in Kuwait in April 2003. Four years after he was sentenced to death, his case is still stalled at the first appellate level of the courts.
—Ben Casselman, Michael M. Phillips and Russell Gold contributed to this article.
Write to Yochi J. Dreazen at yochi.dreazen@wsj.com, Peter Spiegel at peter.spiegel@wsj.com and Evan Perez at evan.perez@wsj.com
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FUBAR
Footballguy
In this case, I think so. As the above article states though, it will take awhile.
Court-Martial isn't the only option but it's the one that makes sense. ETA: his attorney could file a motion arguing for a change of venue based on numerous factors, bias especially - if they can show the Judge that he can't receive a fair trial at Fort Hood, the Judge might grant it.
Yes, they are pretty quick. Some serious cases take longer than others, in some the evidence is pretty straight forward and the delays are tactical and due to logistics. In others, the evidence isn't clear cut until you have a team analyze it, labs can take awhile. Here, the evidence is pretty straight forward so I won't be surprised if we have a conviction by May.
Defense wouldn't be doing their job, unless of course he wants the death penalty, if they didn't make the necessary motions. I'd count on a sanity board being convened sometime in the next few months. The board would resolve the insanity plea, assuming it comes back "sane", there's no impact on the sentence. It's just handled differently in the Military. If he pleas and the Government accepts the plea, the only reason would be to remove the death sentence from the table, I assume the Commanding General won't accept that ahead of trial. He could plea "naked" meaning without the benefit of a deal / sentence cap, sometimes happens if the defense wants something the Government would accept or the defense believes the Judge will be even lighter because of the lack of a deal. I'm in that situation right now, there's no way the Government gives the defense what they want, but the conviction is almost automatic so they plea and hope the judge is lenient.
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Doctor Detroit
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Good stuff FUBAR, glad we have an insider who understands this process and to make sense of it for the rest of us.
Eviloutsider
Footballguy
Just witnessed the funeral for Sgt. Krueger here in Kiel. The visitation was done at the local high school with up to four-thousand expected to come from a town that has 3,400 residents. On her way out, the streets were lined with young and old giving their final salute. Very sobering.
I vote for letting him rot in his own crap.
PizzaDeliveryGuy
extra sausage
I rather him rot in some other person's crap. Because you can handle your own crap but somebody else's crap is just gross.
When stereotyping goes wrong . . .
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Congress will in fact hold hearings into shootings earlier this month at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Sunday.
Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he's likely to press forward with an investigation into the rampage, breaking with President Barack Obama's request that Congress hold off on any probe into the shootings.
"The fact of the matter is that there will be congressional investigations," Leahy said during an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation."
"I think we have to do it carefully in a way that we don't interfere with the prosecution," he added, "Obviously in Congress we have a reason for oversight."
Many lawmakers have been clamoring for an investigation into Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's alleged murder of 13 people at the Army base several weeks ago.
Republicans in particular have been critical of President Barack Obama and his administration for not having heeded some existing intelligence before the shooting suggesting Hasan was a security risk.
In his weekly radio address on Saturday, Obama said lawmakers should "resist the temptation to turn this tragic event into the political theater," and hold off on a congressional inquiry in order to let prosecutors do their job.
"The stakes are far too high," the president said.
Leahy suggested that the inquiry into the Ft. Hood shootings would begin, at least informally, as early as this week, when Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the Judiciary committee.
"The attorney general will be before the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday," Leahy said. "I fully expect that he'll be asked a number of questions about this."
"Ultimately we should know where mistakes were made...for the sole purpose of making sure those mistakes aren't made again," the senior Democrat added.
Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he's likely to press forward with an investigation into the rampage, breaking with President Barack Obama's request that Congress hold off on any probe into the shootings.
"The fact of the matter is that there will be congressional investigations," Leahy said during an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation."
"I think we have to do it carefully in a way that we don't interfere with the prosecution," he added, "Obviously in Congress we have a reason for oversight."
Many lawmakers have been clamoring for an investigation into Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's alleged murder of 13 people at the Army base several weeks ago.
Republicans in particular have been critical of President Barack Obama and his administration for not having heeded some existing intelligence before the shooting suggesting Hasan was a security risk.
In his weekly radio address on Saturday, Obama said lawmakers should "resist the temptation to turn this tragic event into the political theater," and hold off on a congressional inquiry in order to let prosecutors do their job.
"The stakes are far too high," the president said.
Leahy suggested that the inquiry into the Ft. Hood shootings would begin, at least informally, as early as this week, when Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the Judiciary committee.
"The attorney general will be before the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday," Leahy said. "I fully expect that he'll be asked a number of questions about this."
"Ultimately we should know where mistakes were made...for the sole purpose of making sure those mistakes aren't made again," the senior Democrat added.
