00                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18                                                                     
01 Relating to the case of U.S. v. Hasan and to the decision of the Judge Advocate General                                 
02 of the United States Army with respect to that case.                                                                    
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04       WHEREAS, on November 5, 2009, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, M.D., entered his                                        
05 workplace, the Soldier Readiness Processing Center in Fort Hood, Texas, with two concealed                              
06 weapons; and                                                                                                            
07       WHEREAS, Mr. Hasan cried out "Allahu Akbar," which means "Allah is greatest,"                                   
08 and opened fire on military personnel and civilian employees; and                                                       
09       WHEREAS, Mr. Hasan shot and killed 12 unarmed soldiers, a civilian, and an unborn                               
10 child, namely Chief Warrant Officer (retired) Mike Cahill, Maj. Libardo Caraveo, Staff Sgt.                             
11 Justin Decrow, Capt. John Gaffaney, Spc. Frederick Greene, Spc. Jason Hunt, Staff Sgt. Amy                              
12 Krueger, Pfc. Aaron Nemelka, Pfc. Michael Pearson, Capt. Russell Seager, Lt. Col. Juanita                               
13 Warman, Pfc. Kham Xiong, and Pfc. Francheska Velez, who was pregnant at the time of her                                 
14 death; and                                                                                                              
15       WHEREAS, Mr. Hasan wounded 29 others, including persons attempting to give                                      
16 medical aid to the wounded; and                                                                                         
01       WHEREAS Mr. Hasan had prior connections with Anwar al-Awlaki, a known al-                                       
02 Qaeda terrorist; and                                                                                                    
03       WHEREAS Mr. Hasan has been known to make statements sympathetic to Islamic                                      
04 extremist ideologies and actions; and                                                                                   
05       WHEREAS Mr. Hasan, by committing these crimes on a military base and against                                    
06 military personnel, perpetrated an act of terrorism against the United States; and                                      
07       WHEREAS this act of terrorism by Mr. Hasan, an American citizen and a member of                                 
08 the United States armed forces, constitutes treason;                                                                    
09       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the Judge Advocate                                       
10 General of the United States Army to consider all of the evidence and, if justified by the                              
11 evidence, carefully consider the death penalty as a sentencing option for Nidal Malik Hasan.                            
12       A COPY of this resolution shall be sent to Lieutenant General Dana K. Chipman,                                  
13 Judge Advocate General of the United States Army.