He called it Deterrence. The Archbishop called it Terrorism.
The Pentagon plans to livestream the firing-squad execution of a man in a wheelchair. The top Catholic authority over the U.S. military calls it an imitation of the terrorists.
Source article: Military archbishop says Hasan livestream plan would imitate terrorists.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- terrorism
- Primary entities
- Timothy P. Broglio, Nidal Malik Hasan, Pete Hegseth, Paul Coakley, Daniel Garcia, Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, U.S. Department of Defense, Fort Hood
- Themes
- Capital punishment, Religious opposition to execution, Military justice, Pentagon communications policy
- Floor values engaged
- human_life_and_dignity, Accountability of power, Informed citizenship