国土安全部长穆林上节目力挺直播胡德堡枪手行刑：对哈桑「毫无同情」，「不想看可以不看」
10月11日（周日），美国国土安全部长马克韦恩·穆林登上CBS《Face the Nation》，为五角大楼直播胡德堡枪击案凶手行刑的计划辩护，称「没人强迫你看」，并表示该计划不会给美国安全带来「升级风险」。这是内阁部长首次在全国性访谈节目中就该争议计划公开表态。
五角大楼上周宣布，定于12月3日以行刑队方式处决前陆军少校、军医尼达尔·马利克·哈桑，并将全程公开直播。这是美军自1961年以来的首次军事死刑执行。哈桑2009年11月5日在德克萨斯州胡德堡基地开枪，杀死13人、打伤32人，2013年被军事法庭以45项预谋杀人罪名判处死刑，落网时中枪受伤，此后一直坐在轮椅上。
穆林在节目中面对主持人玛格丽特·布伦南「直播行刑可能激励极端分子、让罪犯成为殉道者」的质询予以回击：「我认为大家要明白，如果你袭击美国，我们一定会找到你，确保罪有应得。」被问及直播是否构成国家安全威胁时，他说：「首先，没人强迫你看，如果他们不想看的话。」穆林强调自己对哈桑「毫无同情」：「这个人怎么死，我一秒钟都不会去想。我的工作是保卫国土，就是这样。」他还把决定与特朗普挂钩：「他是全国的总司令，干得非常出色。他以非常直接、坦率的方式领导这个国家，正在恢复美国的价值观。」
直播行刑计划公布后引发两党反弹。阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基呼吁五角大楼收回这一「残忍决定」，称「直播任何行刑都没有必要」，并警告这只会让「这个不值得更多关注的罪犯得到他想要的殉道」。联合国方面也表态称，公开行刑直播将构成残忍待遇。
背景：国防部长皮特·赫格塞思上周宣布了直播计划；GSM此前报道，特朗普称他将最终决定是否批准直播该次行刑。穆林此番亮相，是特朗普政府内阁部长首次在全国性节目中为这一饱受争议的计划正面辩护。
DHS Secretary Mullin Defends Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter's Execution on Face the Nation: No Sympathy for Hasan
On Sunday, October 11, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin appeared on CBS's "Face the Nation" to defend the Pentagon's plan to publicly livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, saying "no one has to watch it" and that he sees no "elevated risk" to U.S. security. It was the first time a cabinet-level official had publicly defended the controversial plan on a national interview program.
The Pentagon announced last week that former Army major and psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by firing squad on December 3, with the execution streamed live to the public. It will be the first U.S. military execution since 1961. Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 in a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. A military jury convicted him in 2013 on 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder and sentenced him to death. Wounded during his arrest, Hasan has used a wheelchair ever since.
Mullin pushed back when host Margaret Brennan asked whether livestreaming the execution could inspire extremists or turn Hasan into a martyr: "I think people need to understand, if you attack America, we will come after you and we will make sure that the punishment fits the crime." Asked whether the broadcast could pose a national security threat, he said: "First of all, no one has to watch it if they don't choose to." Mullin said he has "no sympathy" for Hasan: "I give absolutely zero thought to the way that this man dies. My job as secretary of homeland security is to protect the homeland, and that's what we do." He tied the decision to President Trump, calling him "the commander in chief of the country" who "does a phenomenal job" and is "restoring American values."
The announcement has drawn bipartisan backlash. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) urged the Pentagon to reverse the "gruesome decision," saying there is "no need to livestream any execution" and warning it would hand "this individual, who deserves no further notoriety, the martyrdom he seeks." The United Nations also said a public livestream would amount to cruel treatment.
Background: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the livestream plan last week; GSM previously reported that Trump said he would make the final decision on whether to approve broadcasting the execution. Mullin's Sunday appearance marks the first time a Trump cabinet secretary has defended the plan on national television.
图片来源：国土安全部长马克韦恩·穆林官方肖像，公有领域（Wikimedia Commons，美国国土安全部，Tia Dufour 摄）
