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Nidal Hasan: Criticism of the Pentagon for decision to transmit its firing

The former Major of the Nidal Hasan Army, sentenced to death for murdering 13 people in an attack at the Fort Hood base, Texas, in 2009, will be the first military to be executed by a firing squad since World War II. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that the execution, scheduled for December 3, will be public, and a Pentagon official confirmed that it will be broadcast live. Hegseth's decision has already aroused criticism.

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A live execution: when Hegseth seems to be inspired by Iran and North Korea

U.S. Defense Minister Pete Hegseth announced his intention to broadcast live the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the author of the shooting at the Fort Hood military base in 2009. The decision has been criticized by all sides in the United States, even among Republicans, but it fits Donald Trump's political strategy. However, the measure raises doubts about its legality.

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Live execution in the United States: when Pete Hegseth is inspired by Iran and North Korea

The US Defense Minister, Pete Hegseth, announced on Friday that he would broadcast live the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the author of the shooting on the military base in Fort Hood in 2009. A decision criticized on all sides in the United States, even among the Republicans, but consistent with Donald Trump's political strategy. The question remains of its legality.

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The United States wants to broadcast live Nidal Hasan's execution

The killing by a firing squad of the author of a killing on a military base in Texas will be broadcast live, the US Defense Minister announced, with the UN denouncing on Friday a form of "torture". Nidal Hasan "will be shot by soldiers, as it should be, and we will ensure that the public can attend, that it is public," said Defense Minister Pete Hegseth in a video shot on Wednesday.

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Fort Hood Fusillade: U.S. Army wants to broadcast live shooter execution

Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the shooting at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, is due to be killed by firing squad on 3 December. A Pentagon official said on Thursday night that the execution would be broadcast live, while Defence Minister Pete Hegseth assured earlier that it would be public.

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Pete Hegseth Chugs ‘Spider-Man’s Non-Alcoholic B—- Beer’ in ‘SNL’ Cold Open That Mocks Tom Holland, Mitch McConnell and JD Vance

In the Oct. 3 cold open on “Saturday Night Live,” Andrew Dismukes and Ashley Padilla play Republican strategists who have their work cut out for them building buzz for their party. Marcello Hernández comes in first as Marco Rubio, who speaks to constituents in Spanish, admits that Trump did not live up to expectations and […]

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Is America running out of ammunition for its war in Iran?

The war against Iran is putting pressure on the ability of the United States to sustain its weapons reserves. A report by the Pentagon Inspector General warns of strategic ammunition deficits and difficulties in replenishing certain systems, while Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth deny a supply crisis. The debate now revolves around a key question: is military superpower without ammunition being left or are its reserves still sufficient to maintain the war? We analyzed it in The France Debate 24.