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United States is planning to live stream its first firing squad execution in decades.

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This video reports on the United States military's plan to livestream the upcoming execution of Nidal Hasan. It includes a brief interview snippet with Pete Hegseth regarding the public nature of the event.

Structure

1Announcement of the upcoming military execution
2Background on the convicted individual
3Statement from the Pentagon regarding the public livestream
4Interview clip with Pete Hegseth
5Closing statement on the historical context

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US to livestream first execution since 1961 Nidal Hasan, an ex-army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 mass shooting at a Texas military base, will face the death penalty on December 3. The Pentagon says it will be a public event at the same time and place of his attack. Pete Hegseth, U.S Defence Secretary It will be the first execution carried out by the US military since 1961.

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United States is planning to live stream its first firing squad execution in decades. Nidal Hasan, an ex-army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 mass shooting at a Texas military base, will face the death penalty on December 3. The Pentagon says it will be a public event at the same time and place of his attack. We'll make sure that people are able to to watch it, that it's public, uh because people need to understand that what this is, there's serious consequences for these types of things. It will be the first execution carried out by the US military since 1961.

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The United States military will carry out its first execution since 1961 on December 3, when Nidal Hasan, an ex-army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 mass shooting at a Texas military base, faces death by firing squad. The Pentagon has announced the execution will be livestreamed as a public event, taking place at the same time and location as Hasan's original attack. #militaryexecution #firingsquad #NidalHasan