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Hegseth wants a livestream execution. Here's how firing squads work

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to livestream the December execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by using a firing squad, one of the rarest forms of capital punishment in the United States. Why it matters: The planned livestream would mark the first public U.S. execution in roughly 90 years, but it has already drawn scrutiny , with President…

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Archbishop of the U.S. Military Says Catholics Cannot Participate in Firing SquadArchbishop Timothy Broglio, head of all pastoral services to Catholics serving in the U.S. military, said that his fellow churchmen cannot participate in the upcoming firing squad of Nidal Hasan. The post Archbishop of the U.S. Military Says Catholics Cannot Participate in Firing Squad appeared first on Breitbart .

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Pete Hegseth’s High-Tech BarbarismSasha Abramsky In livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s execution, the secretary of war is marking his territory in the snuff movie business—and radicalizing people along the way. The post Pete Hegseth’s High-Tech Barbarism appeared first on The Nation .

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Veteran shot 7 times in Fort Hood massacre has a warning for Americans planning to watch executionA Fort Hood shooting survivor shot seven times by Nidal Hasan wants to witness the firing squad execution but warns against treating it as a spectacle.

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Soldiers scramble to escape Pete Hegseth’s ‘grotesque public spectacle’: reportSome soldiers are already seeking to escape an event Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to put on full public display. At least six service members plan to seek religious exemptions to stay off the firing squad that will execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan , an execution Hegseth has promised to livestream , the head of a military religious liberty…

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Showtime in Pete Hegseth’s AmericaThe planned public execution of Nidal Hasan reminds us that postliberalism is all about normalizing ruthlessness.

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