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Trump approves first firing squad execution since World War II
Original: fort hood
Donald Trump has approved the US military's first execution by firing squad since World War II, according to NPR. The decision has prompted debate over why the administration chose this moment to resume the practice, reviving discussion of military justice, capital punishment and the handful of inmates on death row at Fort Leavenworth and related Army cases.
Why now: The news of a firing squad execution approved by Trump, alongside trending searches about Fort Hood, has drawn renewed attention to US military death penalty cases.
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- US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says · Reuters
- Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now? · NPR
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