DEFENSE DEPT. WON'T GIVE FORT HOOD VICTIMS PURPLE HEARTS BECAUSE IT ALLEGEDLY WOULDN'T GIVE MURDERER A "FAIR TRIAL"

An atrocity of a defense for not giving heroes a badge of bravery comes from the Defense Dept. because they don't want to acknowledge Nidal Hasan's Islamofascist views (H/T: Michelle Malkin):

Legislation that would award the injured from the 2009 Fort Hood shooting the Purple Heart would adversely affect the trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan by labeling the attack terrorism, according to a Defense Department document obtained by Fox News.

The document comes following calls from survivors and their families for the military honor, because they say Fort Hood was turned into a battlefield when Hasan opened fire during the November 2009 attack. Fox News is told that the DOD “position paper” is being circulated specifically in response to the proposed legislation.

The document reads in part:

“Passage of this legislation could directly and indirectly influence potential court-martial panel members, witnesses, or the chain of command, all of whom exercise a critical role under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Defense counsel will argue that Major Hasan cannot receive a fair trial because a branch of government has indirectly declared that Major Hasan is a terrorist — that he is criminally culpable.”

A source with knowledge of the position paper told Fox News that DOD is putting on a full-court press by sending senior officials, including generals, to meet with lawmakers in an effort to block support.

This is pathetic. Since when did that filth deserve a "fair" trial to begin with? This is just an excuse to avoid acknowledging the reasons and motivations he had for conducting jihad at the base.

The brave policewoman who felled Hasan says that Obama betrayed the victims:

Three years after the White House arranged a hero's welcome at the State of the Union address for the Fort Hood police sergeant and her partner who stopped the deadly shooting there, Kimberly Munley says President Obama broke the promise he made to her that the victims would be well taken care of.

"Betrayed is a good word," former Sgt. Munley told ABC News in a tearful interview to be broadcast tonight on "World News with Diane Sawyer" and "Nightline."

"Not to the least little bit have the victims been taken care of," she said. "In fact they've been neglected." [...]

Munley and dozens of other victims have now filed a lawsuit against the military alleging the "workplace violence" designation means the Fort Hood victims are receiving lower priority access to medical care as veterans, and a loss of financial benefits available to those who injuries are classified as "combat related."

That the victims have not received any proper care from their employer is one of the most shocking things about this tragedy.

Update: a lawyer for the victims has said:

Neal Sher, the New York-based lawyer for the Fort Hood victims, called the Army's claims 'rubbish.'

"This is a cynical travesty," Sher said. "The only thing the government has done is guarantee that anything done to help the victims will effectively impair and prevent Hasan's prosecution. These victims have been given the back of the hand by their government."

Those army officials who've willingly gone along with the shunning of the victims should be ashamed of themselves and do not deserve their ranks or jobs.