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Pentagon to Livestream Firing Squad Execution of Fort Hood Shooter

Original: Pentagon to livestream military execution of Ft Hood shooter

The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be livestreamed. Hasan, sentenced to death by court-martial, is set to die by firing squad, a rare method that has drawn renewed attention. Observers are debating the unprecedented decision to broadcast a military execution to the public.

Why now: The extraordinary decision to publicly livestream a rare firing squad execution of a mass shooter is prompting debate over transparency and the death penalty.

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