{
  "id": 14724328,
  "title": "Former US generals push to stop 'barbaric' firing squad execution livestream",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/former-us-generals-push-to-stop-barbaric-firing-squad-execution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:01:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261015-former-us-generals-push-to-stop-barbaric-firing-squad-execution-livestream"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A group of 72 retired US generals, admirals, and other high-ranking military officers have urged authorities to cancel plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hassan – bringing legal arguments and the dangerous consequences such a broadcast would have. A government execution has never been broadcast or livestreamed, according to death penalty experts, and the US…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}