execution
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"Beyond the profound moral concerns, a public execution could hand terrorist organizations a propaganda victory, fuel radicalization, and put American service members, diplomats, and citizens overseas at greater risk," he wrote, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
His execution would be the first by the US military since 1961, and the military's first execution by firing squad since World War Two.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
When CBS’ “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan asked whether broadcasting Hasan’s execution could encourage radicalization by turning him into a martyr, Mullin offered a blunt response: “No one has to watch it.”
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Since the botched execution, her lawyers have repeatedly called on Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The execution strikes us as pedestrian and thus out of tune with the conception of the work.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has since halted executions in the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Lee has suspended executions in Tennessee pending an independent investigation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Other states have also struggled with executions by lethal injection in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Throughout Maledon’s career as a hangman, Arkansas newspapers regularly reported his identity and his role in executions.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
At the time of the executions, he coped as the other prisoners did—through symbolic protests and private moments of anguish.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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