America Wants To Turn An Execution Into “Must-See TV”

Hasan, sentenced to death for killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, is scheduled to face a firing squad on Dec 3, pending possible legal challenges.

The Rakyat Post Ikhwan Zulkaflee · News & blogs · 2 hr ago

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Nidal was a US Army psychiatrist who carried out a deadly shooting at Fort Hood, a military installation in Texas, on Nov 5, 2009.
The attack left 13 people dead and more than 30 others wounded, making it one of the deadliest shootings on a US military base.
From the investigation, Hasan’s opposition to the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and his belief that American military operations were a war against Islam as key factors behind the attack.

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Former US Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 fellow service members and wounded 32 others in a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. The US military now plans to livestream his execution by firing squad in December.

The decision was announced by the Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, following Hasan’s conviction for the deadly attack. If carried out as planned, the execution would be the first US military execution in more than 65 years.

According to the Associated Press (AP), US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be made public, with measures in place to allow the public to witness the planned execution.

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Published: October 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM UTC
By: Ikhwan Zulkaflee
Section: Malaysia
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