Explainer: Why does America want to publicly execute someone?
The plans to broadcast the firing squad killing of Nidal Hasan mark a return to a long-abandoned spectacle.
Where: New Zealand, Iran, Afghanistan, Tennessee, Oklahoma, China, United States, Kentucky, Missouri, Washington
Exact coordinates
new zealand: -40.900, 174.890
iran: 32.430, 53.690
afghanistan: 33.930, 67.710
tennessee: 35.520, -86.580
oklahoma: 35.560, -97.520
china: 35.860, 104.200
united states: 37.090, -95.710
kentucky: 37.840, -84.270
missouri: 38.570, -92.600
washington: 38.910, -77.040
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