In 2009, Nidal Hasan, a former United States Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base. Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 and will be the first person executed by a U.S. Armed Forces firing squad since 1945. The controversy now revolves around the Pentagon's decision to live broadcast its execution. To expand the issue, we talk to our correspondent in Washington, Carolina Valladares.

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