Hasan’s opening statement in court:
“The evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter…Witnesses will testify that war is an ugly thing. Death, destruction and devastation are felt from both sides, from friend and foe. Evidence from this trial will only show one side. I was on the wrong side, but I switched sides…[The Mujahedeen] we are imperfect Muslims, trying to establish the perfect religion. I apologize for any mistakes I made in this endeavor.”Elizabeth Chuck and Daniel Arkin, “Fort Hood suspect: ‘Evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter’,” NBC News, August 6, 2013, www.nbcnews.com/news/other/fort-hood-suspect-evidence-will-clearly-show-i-am-shooter-f6C10857413;
Jennifer Hlad, “In opening remarks, Hasan says he was ‘on the wrong side’ in US Army uniform,” Stars and Stripes, August 6, 2013, https://archive.org/stream/final-report-of-the-william-h.-webster-commission#page/n0/mode/2up.