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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan has drawn bipartisan condemnation in Congress, with critics calling public executions the practice of dictatorships and jihadists. Hasan, sentenced to death in 2013 for 45 counts of murder and attempted murder, is set to be executed on December 3.
The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooter, in what would be a first in U.S. history. Legal experts and human rights groups warn the move may violate U.S. and international law, particularly by exposing minors to graphic content. Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people, is set to be executed Dec. 3 at Fort Hood.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the execution of Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people, will be carried out publicly on December 3. The Pentagon chief told Real America's Voice that people need to see "serious consequences" for such acts, while a Defense official said the execution would be livestreamed.
President Donald Trump has approved a firing squad execution for Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people. If carried out, it would be the US military's first execution since 1961, though Hasan may still delay the process through federal appeals.
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The Pentagon confirmed the order, which was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hasan would become the first US service member executed in more than 60 years.
