The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief has defended a plan to livestream the execution of convicted killer Nidal Hasan, rejecting claims that it could fuel radicalisation or make him a martyr.
“I don’t see an elevated risk,” Markwayne Mullin said on Sunday. “I think people need to understand that if you attack America, we will come after you, and we will make sure that the punishment fits the crime.”
Hasan, a former US Army Major, is due to be executed by firing squad in December for shooting dead 13 soldiers at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.
Muslims blowing up infidels, raping women and girls, or killing sprees for Allah has failed to radicalize the West.
