there are a limited number of seats for reporters in the courtroom. the wall street journal s nathan koppel was in the reporting pool. he found himself at one point on the wrong side of the war of islam. reporter: hasan came armed with a technologically advanced pistol with two laser sights. the pockets in his army camouflage cargo pants were stuffed with 16 high capacity magazines all wrapped in paper towels say prosecutors to muffle the sound. hasan allegedly targeted soldiers inside the building, avoiding civilians and looking for victims when the police officer took hasan down. he was hunting soldiers. the only real questions for this jury are whether this was premeditated murder and if hasan deserves the death penalty. in his opening statement he gave a sense he may not fight much of the government s case. the evidence will only show one side. it will show i was on the wrong