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Pentagon execution livestream draws GOP criticism

GOP Senator Thom Tillis compared the Pentagon's proposed execution livestream to practices in Iran and Afghanistan, calling it a spectacle rather than transparency.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDifferent story, and a serious one. CBS News reports the Pentagon's plan to livestream a military execution is drawing backlash over transparency and ethics.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRepublican Senator Thom Tillis said on CBS that livestreaming executions is a practice associated with authoritarian regimes like Iran and Afghanistan.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat criticism is coming from inside the governing party, which is worth noting. The Pentagon's plan is the part under fire.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSupporters call it openness. Critics call it a spectacle. Both sides are arguing about what the public should see and why.

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