# Retired US generals urge halt to ‘barbaric’ firing-squad execution livestream

https://mins.news/en/video/101685

- France 24 English, 2026-10-15 15:01 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqFIkPYyKLo

> Seventy-two retired US generals, admirals and other senior officers are calling on authorities to cancel plans to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. They cite legal arguments and the dangers of such a broadcast. Death-penalty experts say no government execution has ever been broadcast or livestreamed; the US military last used a firing squad in 1945.

## Related coverage

- [Trump rejects plan to livestream execution of former Army major](https://mins.news/en/item/101826) — Bloomberg News, 2026-10-15
- [Trump says execution of Fort Hood shooter will not be livestreamed](https://mins.news/en/video/101769) — NBC News, 2026-10-15
- [Retired US military leaders urge authorities to halt planned execution livestream](https://mins.news/en/item/101678) — France 24, 2026-10-15
- [Trump cancels livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution](https://mins.news/en/item/101608) — BBC News, 2026-10-15
- [US plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing-squad execution sparks outcry](https://mins.news/en/item/101409) — France 24, 2026-10-15
- [Outcry over US plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing-squad execution](https://mins.news/en/video/101422) — France 24 English, 2026-10-15
- [Retired US generals urge Pentagon to cancel ‘barbaric’ execution livestream](https://mins.news/en/item/100780) — BBC News, 2026-10-15