U.S. Secretary of Defense Announces Livestreamed Military Execution by Firing Squad, Drawing Strong Condemnation

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the military will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, marking the first military execution by firing squad since World War II and the first livestreamed execution in U.S. history. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) forcefully denounced the decision, calling it an 'unprecedented, barbaric decision' that makes the killing a 'sordid spectacle' and 'degrades our country.'