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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/08/uss-lincoln-san-diego-donald-trump-republicans-democrats-us-politics-latest-news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a></p><p>The US is facing worldwide condemnation over a “barbaric” plan to execute a disabled man by firing squad and livestream it to the public, with critics comparing the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Trump administration</a> to dictatorships in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Iran</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/afghanistan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>.</p><p>The Pentagon <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/hegseth-fort-hood-shooter-public-execution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">confirmed on Thursday</a> that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at a military base at Fort Hood in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Texas</a> in 2009, would be livestreamed on 3 December.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/live-stream-execution-fort-hood-shooter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>