Allowing the death of Nidal Hasan to be witnessed by millions of people doesn't elevate it or make the sentence more effective. To the contrary, it cheapens the action, turning what should be the

Last week, the Pentagon had said the execution of the ex-Army major convicted of killing 13 in 2009 would be livestreamed.

Last week, the Pentagon had said the execution of the ex-Army major convicted of killing 13 in 2009 would be livestreamed.

President Trump and advisers are debating whether to call off plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, with Trump noting that he did not know that Nidal Hasan was paralyzed.

The archbishop for the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not participate in the firing squad execution of the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.

The archbishop for the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not participate in the firing squad execution of the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.