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The File on Your Desk Is Not Whether Nidal Hasan Dies, but Who Watches

The Pentagon said on 8 October 2026 that the military would livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad, scheduled for 3 December 2026 at Fort Hood, Texas. President Trump approved Hasan's death sentence on 2 October 2026. If carried out, it will be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first livestreamed execution in U.S. history. The plan has drawn sharp criticism inside and outside the United…