Retired US Military Officers Urge Government to Cancel Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter's Execution
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Retired US generals call on Pentagon to cancel 'barbaric' execution livestream
WASHINGTON — A group of 72 retired generals, admirals, and other high-ranking military officers are pressing the US government to call off plans to livestream an execution by firing squad set for December 3, 2026.They're calling the idea "barbaric" and worry that showing it could turn Hasan into a "martyr."Last week, the Pentagon announced it would publicly show the 3 December execution of Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 unarm…
Former US generals and admirals are now also warning that a public broadcast of Nidal Hasan's execution could turn the mass murderer into a martyr.
Retired US military officers urge government to cancel livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution
"We ask the President, our Congressional representatives, and our fellow citizens to act to prevent this barbaric abuse of authority," a letter from over 70 retired military officials read.
A plan to live-stream the execution of Nidal Hassan has sparked global outrage in the US. A group of 72 retired US generals, admirals and other senior military officers are calling on the US government to scrap plans to live-stream the execution by firing squad. The decision to live-stream the execution has drawn criticism from political and religious leaders, with doubts even being expressed within the US government, according to the BBC. In…
Seventy-two retired American generals, admirals and other high-ranking military officers have called on the US government to withdraw plans to broadcast live the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hassan, who killed 13 people and wounded 32 in 2009 at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. "We call on the president, our representatives in Congress and all citizens to take action to prevent this barbaric abuse of power," the BBC quoted the militar…
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