Can the Fort Hood Shooter Curb His Enthusiasm for Jihad So That He Can Represent Himself Sans Spewage During His Trial?

I suspect not, but a judge is to rule on the matter:

A 1975 U.S. Supreme Court ruling guarantees the right of a defendant to self-representation, but military law experts say there are exceptions, including whether the defendant is physically or mentally capable of doing so. 

Hasan could be ordered to stand down if he attempts to use his trial as a stage for promoting radical beliefs, said retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Corn, a professor at South Texas College of Law in Houston. The FBI says Hasan exchanged e-mails with the now-dead militant Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on topics such as whether it was acceptable for Muslims to kill innocent people in a suicide attack. 

"Does he want to use the opportunity to represent himself as a platform?" Corn asked. "Or does he just want to play the martyr and just sit there and do nothing?...

Hard to say. Maybe he plans to give his infamous PowerPoint presentation (and maybe the judge should watch it before issuing a decision).

Update: The judge rules that Malik can be his own lawyer.