Pentagon plan to livestream Nidal Hasan execution draws bipartisan backlash
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A Pentagon plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, has drawn condemnation from Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Hasan’s execution would take place at the Texas military base on December 3 at 1 p.m. local time, matching the time of the attack, and the Pentagon plan called for it to be broadcast live. President Donald Trump authorized use of a firing squad on Monday, according to Al Jazeera.
Reports differed on whether Trump had made a final decision about the livestream. Al Jazeera reported Friday that Trump said he had not yet determined whether the execution should be shown publicly. Newsweek later reported that Trump told reporters he had personally approved the Pentagon’s livestream decision. Vice President JD Vance questioned whether a broadcast would occur and said he would not watch it.
Republican Senator Thom Tillis called livestreaming the execution “beyond disgusting,” while Republican Representative Austin Scott said public execution broadcasts were associated with jihadist groups. Democratic Senator Jack Reed called the proposal a “barbaric spectacle” and urged the administration to reconsider. The Guardian reported that the United Nations said a decision to livestream the execution would amount to torture.
Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was sentenced to death in 2013 after a military jury convicted him of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder stemming from the shooting.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story is mostly supported but needs small corrections to match the sourced wording and timing. - "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Hasan’s execution would take place at the Texas military base on December 3 at 1 p.m. local time, matching the time of the attack, and would be broadcast live.": The sources say Hegseth announced the timing and that the death by firing squad would be made public, but do not support the combined phrasing that he said it would be broadcast live in that sentence. - "President Donald Trump had authorized use of a firing squad earlier in the week, according to Al Jazeera.": Al Jazeera says Trump authorized use of a firing squad on Monday; "earlier in the week" is imprecise relative to the story's Friday/Saturday chronology. - "The Guardian reported that the United Nations said broadcasting the execution would amount to torture.": The Guardian source says a decision to livestream the execution would amount to torture, not simply broadcasting it.
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Pentagon plan to livestream Nidal Hasan execution draws bipartisan backlash
A Pentagon plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, has drawn condemnation from Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Hasan’s execution would take place at the Texas military base on December 3 at 1 p.m. local time, matching the time of the attack, and wouldthe Pentagon plan called for it to be broadcast live. President Donald Trump had authorized use of a firing squad earlieron in the week,Monday, according to Al Jazeera.
Reports differed on whether Trump had made a final decision about the livestream. Al Jazeera reported Friday that Trump said he had not yet determined whether the execution should be shown publicly. Newsweek later reported that Trump told reporters he had personally approved the Pentagon’s livestream decision. Vice President JD Vance questioned whether a broadcast would occur and said he would not watch it.
Republican Senator Thom Tillis called livestreaming the execution “beyond disgusting,” while Republican Representative Austin Scott said public execution broadcasts were associated with jihadist groups. Democratic Senator Jack Reed called the proposal a “barbaric spectacle” and urged the administration to reconsider. The Guardian reported that the United Nations said broadcastinga decision to livestream the execution would amount to torture.
Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was sentenced to death in 2013 after a military jury convicted him of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder stemming from the shooting.
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