US to livestream first public execution by firing squad since World War II, says Hegseth
Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be executed by firing squad, a decision Hegseth called a “no brainer” while speaking aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
The United States has announced it will broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the decision in an interview on Thursday with the Human Events Daily podcast. Hegseth described the execution by firing squad as "a no brainer," stating that the soldier had betrayed his country through radical Islamism and had killed Americans.
The execution will take place at Fort Hood on a Thursday at 1 p.m., marking the first firing squad execution by the US military since World War II, in 1945. Hegseth emphasized that the public execution aims to illustrate the severe consequences of such acts. When asked about any last requests from Hasan, Hegseth said he didn't care, noting that they would see him on December 3.
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