Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegstaff proudly announced that Nidal Hasan will be publicly executed by a firing squad. If this happens, the United States will join the few countries in the world that conduct public executions: Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen.

Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegstaff proudly announced that Nidal Hasan will be publicly executed by a firing squad. If this happens, the United States will join the few countries in the world that conduct public executions: Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen.

Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegstaff proudly announced that Nidal Hasan will be publicly executed by a firing squad. If this happens, the United States will join the few countries in the world that conduct public executions: Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen.