{
  "id": 12996521,
  "title": "Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/execution-tv-pete-hegseth-has-taken-the-once-greatest-democracy-to-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T01:19:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/09/nidal-hasan-execution-pete-hegseth-us-military-tv-democracy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has confirmed that the execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, will be livestreamed. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be executed by firing squad, the first such execution by the US military since World War II.\n\nAccording to the Jerusalem Post, Hegseth described the decision to execute Hasan by firing squad as a \"no brainer\" and stated that it will take place on a Thursday at 1 p.m. at Fort Hood, matching the approximate time, day of the week, and location of Hasan's shooting. The execution will be carried out by soldiers with rifles.\n\nThe Guardian US reports that the proposal to livestream the execution has been criticized, with columnist Paul Daley describing it as a sign of the Trump administration's \"complete moral vacuity\". The execution is set to take place on December 3.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "The Pentagon Is Going to Livestream a Firing Squad Execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-pentagon-is-going-to-livestream-a-firing-squad-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:10:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US to livestream first public execution by firing squad since World War II, says Hegseth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-to-livestream-first-public-execution-by-firing-squad-since-world",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:34:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}