A Fort Hood survivor reacts to livestreamed execution plans
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A Fort Hood survivor reacts to livestreamed execution plans

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 202659 min
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A retired U.S. Army Sergeant who was shot seven times in the Fort Hood Massacre says he has no problem with his shooter being executed, but he balks at the Pentagon's plans to livestream his death by firing squad. Geely wants to become the first Chinese mass-market electric car brand to gain a foothold in Canada, which is creating anxiety for boosters of the domestic auto industry. A human rights lawyer says there's no one more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than her former mentor Navi Pillay — who...

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Hello, I'm Dave Seglund sitting in for Neil Cook's all. Good evening. I'm Chris Houden. This is As It Happens. Tonight, Death Watch, a survivor of the Fort Hood massacre says he has no problem with the man who shot him being executed, but he box at the Pentagon's plans to live stream the firing squad.

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