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Trump approves execution of Hasan

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President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution for Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009; it would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961.

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Robert Black

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I mean also, why not just kill him, exactly. Idk.

October 6, 2026 at 3:37 AM

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