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Showtime in Pete Hegseth’s America

The planned public execution of Nidal Hasan reminds us that postliberalism is all about normalizing ruthlessness.

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‘Barbaric’ firing squad livestream ordered by Pete Hegseth - The LatestThe execution of a former US army psychiatrist by firing squad is to be livestreamed after Pete Hegseth said it would be a public event. Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death after killing 13 people at a military base in Texas in 2009. There has been widespread condemnation of the decision, including from the UN which said it would ‘amount to torture’. Lucy…
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'Barbarity for the Sake of Barbarity': Trump Pentagon Confirms Plan to Livestream Firing Squad ExecutionThe Pentagon on Thursday confirmed plans to livestream an execution by firing squad in December—a revelation that came amid fresh calls for the United States to end the death penalty after Tennessee botched two attempts to kill Christa Pike with injections of pentobarbital. The US Army announced Wednesday that Nidal Hasan—a former military psychiatrist…
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Dismay as Pentagon confirms ‘insane’ new twist on mass shooter’s execution: 'Disgusting'The Pentagon revealed exactly how the public will be able to witness an upcoming military execution, and critics were horrified. The Defense Department said in a statement on Thursday that the December 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will be…
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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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