FORT HOOD MASSACRE: NIDAL MALIK HASAN IN COURT

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THE CRAZY major who allegedly gunned down 13 soldiers and wounding 30 others in crazy shooting rampage has made his first court appearance.
Army Psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan is accused opened fire at the Fort Hood, TX base, firing indiscriminately at anyone who got in his way, until he was eventually taken down himself.  
At the brief 15 minute arraignment, Hasan, who will face the death penalty if convicted, surprised onlookers by dropping  his lead attorney, a retired Army colonel, John Galligan, who had represented him since the 2009 attack on the U.S. army post.
He told The Associated Press just before the hearing that he decided to step down temporarily but stood ready to "resume an active role."
Hasan, charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, said he wanted to be represented by three military attorneys.
He did not enter a plea during the 15-minute arraignment, and it's unclear when he will. According to military law, he cannot plead guilty because it is a death penalty case. Col. Gregory Gross, Fort Hood's chief circuit judge, set the military trial date for March, which the defense team had requested. Jurors will be brought in from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, according to documents filed in the case.