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UN condemns Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter execution
Original: UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live
The United Nations says a Pentagon plan to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture. The proposal has drawn fierce backlash from US lawmakers, who branded the move 'grotesque' and compared it to practices used by terror groups and oppressive governments.
Why now: The unusual plan to broadcast a US military execution has provoked rare UN condemnation and bipartisan outrage from lawmakers.
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- UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live · the Guardian
Condemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments
- UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live · the Guardian
Condemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments
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