Pentagon says Trump approved firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

convicted terroristMore neutral: convicted gunman

Hasan was convicted of murder and attempted murder, not a terrorism charge, so describing him as a "convicted terrorist" in the outlet's own voice goes beyond the legal record.

Nidal Malik Hasan, a convicted terrorist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Ft.

Used byThe Hill (Center)The Epoch Times (Far Right)

notoriousMore neutral: known for (describe)

Judgement of reputation as fact.

military has executed at least 135 of its own -- a rogues' gallery of notorious mutineers, deserters, rapists and killers -- over the past 250 years.

Used byThe Washington Times (Right)The Guardian (Left)

infamousMore neutral: known for (describe)

The adjective passes judgement on the people listed before any legal or historical reason is given.

Fort Hood shooter faces military execution, joining infamous list of traitors, rapists, killers

Used byThe Washington Times (Right)HuffPost (Far Left)

Public SpectacleMore neutral: Public Event

This phrase editorializes the event as a dramatic spectacle rather than neutrally describing the plan for public viewing.

Hegseth Turns Trump’s Firing Squad Into a Public Spectacle

Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)The Daily Beast (Far Left)

vowsMore neutral: says it will

Vows conveys a firm personal commitment, while the Pentagon announced a plan.

Pentagon vows to livestream first military execution in decades

Used byFrance 24 (Center)NBC News (Left)

slammedMore neutral: criticized

The verb adds force beyond the fact that the senator criticized the decision.

Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Thursday slammed the recent decision by the U.S.

Used byThe Hill (Center)Daily Mail (Right)

SlamsMore neutral: criticizes

The verb presents criticism in combative terms beyond what a plain report of the remark requires.

Hillary Clinton Slams Public, Live Streamed Execution of Fort Hood Shooter: 'Barbaric Idea'

Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)The Daily Beast (Far Left)

shockingMore neutral: planned

The adjective passes judgement on the plan rather than describing it.

…Trump’s media enforcer says he won’t try to stop Pete Hegseth from carrying out his shocking plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan.

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)HuffPost (Far Left)

preventable act of jihadMore neutral: preventable attack

Frames the attack with a religiously charged term presented as settled fact rather than attributed interpretation.

Fort Hood was not a “tragedy,” but a preventable act of jihad — because the US government saw the truth about Islamist violence as being…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

the US government saw the truth about Islamist violence as being more dangerous than the violence itselfMore neutral: the author argues the government downplayed warning signs

States a contested political claim about government motives as established fact.

…a preventable act of jihad — because the US government saw the truth about Islamist violence as being more dangerous than the violence itself.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

now Washington must purge its policy of liesMore neutral: calls for a review of government policy

Presents a contested political judgment about government policy as an urgent imperative rather than an opinion.

Fort Hood jihadist faces death — now Washington must purge its policy of lies

Used byNew York Post (Right)

Muslim TerroristMore neutral: Fort Hood shooter

Ties religious identity directly to the label ‘terrorist’ in the outlet’s own voice rather than using a neutral descriptor like ‘convicted shooter’.

Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution Of Fort Hood Muslim Terrorist

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

Enemy of the United StatesMore neutral: convicted Fort Hood shooter

Uses a dramatic, judgment-laden label rather than a neutral description of his legal status.

Firing Squad, It Is: Trump Approves the Execution for An Enemy of the United States

Used byRedState (Far Right)

Fort Hood terrorist and mass murdererMore neutral: the Fort Hood shooter, convicted of murder

Uses charged labels beyond the legal conviction (murder, not terrorism) to characterize Hasan.

…Donald Trump and the Department of War are planning to execute Fort Hood terrorist and mass murderer by firing squad.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

efficiently and justly executeMore neutral: is one method of carrying out an execution

Presents the author's approval of the execution method as a settled, self-evident judgment rather than an opinion.

And THAT, Tennessee, is how you efficiently and justly execute a murderer.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

the Fort Hood TerroristMore neutral: the Fort Hood shooter

Reduces Hasan to a loaded category label in the outlet's own headline rather than a neutral descriptor tied to his conviction.

Trump Approves Firing Squad for the Fort Hood Terrorist

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

jihadi shooterMore neutral: Fort Hood shooter

Uses a loaded religious-political label for the shooter in the outlet's own headline rather than a neutral term tied to the conviction.

Trump approves firing-squad execution for Fort Hood jihadi shooter Nidal Hasan

Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

Islamist terror attackMore neutral: the attack

Characterizes the shooting as a terror attack in the outlet's own voice, beyond the murder conviction on record.

…Hasan killed 13 people and an unborn child and wounded 32 others during the Islamist terror attack at the Army base in Texas.

Used byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)

reacted with gleeMore neutral: reacted with approval

Characterizes the reaction as glee rather than describing what was said or done.

Conservative figures have reacted with glee to the Trump administration’s approval of a firing squad death sentence for…

Used byTruthout (Far Left)

GleefulMore neutral: praised

Describes the reaction of conservatives with an emotional judgement rather than the reported words or actions.

Far Right Gleeful Over Firing Squad Death Sentence for Muslim Fort Hood Shooter

Used byTruthout (Far Left)

MuslimMore neutral: Fort Hood shooter

Names Hasan's religion in a headline where the religion's bearing on the event is contested.

Far Right Gleeful Over Firing Squad Death Sentence for Muslim Fort Hood Shooter

Used byTruthout (Far Left)

bloody rampageMore neutral: the 2009 shooting

This phrase adds dramatic, emotionally charged language to describe the shooting rather than a neutral factual description.

…Hasan will be put to death in the same manner and place that he carried out his bloody rampage, officials revealed Tuesday as they announced an execution date.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

terrorizedMore neutral: attacked

This verb adds emotional judgment beyond a neutral description of the attack location.

at the very military base he once terrorized, Army Secretary Adam Telle announced in an X post Tuesday night.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

turned 'jihadist'More neutral: turned attacker

Even set off in quotation marks, this label reduces the subject to an ideological category rather than describing the crime neutrally.

The former Army major turned 'jihadist' who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood will face execution…

Used byDaily Mail (Right)

Final ReckoningMore neutral: execution date

The phrase adds dramatic weight to a scheduled execution that the headline could state plainly.

Trump Sets Date For Fort Hood Terrorist’s Final Reckoning

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

pump his body full of leadMore neutral: execute him by firing squad

The graphic phrasing dramatizes the method of execution beyond what the facts require.

…like Christa Pike: Nidal Hasan is going to die because we’re going to pump his body full of lead.

Used byTownhall (Far Right)

a Certain JusticeMore neutral: the execution date and location

The headline presents the execution as just in the writer’s own voice rather than reporting the facts.

We Now Know When and Where Nidal Hasan Will Be Executed — and There’s a Certain Justice to It

Used byRedState (Far Right)

JihadistMore neutral: Fort Hood Shooter

Attaches a religious-political label to the shooter before the motive is settled in the coverage.

Execution Date Set For Jihadist Fort Hood Shooter

Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

the terroristMore neutral: the convicted shooter

Repeats the terrorist label in the outlet’s own voice where other outlets describe the convicted shooter.

The United States Army set the date and location for the execution of the terrorist who killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.

Used byOne America News (Far Right)

Fort Hood terroristMore neutral: Fort Hood shooter

Labels the shooter a terrorist in the outlet’s own voice while the motive is contested in the coverage.

Army sets date for execution of Fort Hood terrorist who killed 13, wounded 32

Used byOne America News (Far Right)

fellow travelersMore neutral: supporters

The phrase implies that people who share the attorney’s views have a political agenda, without evidence in the text.

Hassan, and a lot of his fellow travelers, are nearly stroking out over the possibility that the U.S.

Used byRedState (Far Right)

nearly stroking outMore neutral: are unhappy about

The phrase turns the attorney’s reaction into a dramatic physical crisis.

Hassan, and a lot of his fellow travelers, are nearly stroking out over the possibility that the U.S.

Used byRedState (Far Right)

CriesMore neutral: objects to

The verb presents the attorney’s objection as a complaint about theatrics, which adds judgement to what he said.

Hasan Attorney Cries ‘Political Theater’ While Long-Delayed Execution Plans Finally Advance

Used byRedState (Far Right)

TerroristMore neutral: shooter

The outlet labels Hasan a terrorist in its own voice, although the conviction was for murder and the label is contested.

Fort Hood Terrorist’s Execution Will Be Public And Mirror His Deadly Attack

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

rogues' galleryMore neutral: list

The phrase is a dramatic label for the people executed by the military.

military has executed at least 135 of its own -- a rogues' gallery of notorious mutineers, deserters, rapists and killers -- over the past 250…

Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

slaughteredMore neutral: killed

The verb adds graphic emotional force beyond the fact that 13 people were killed.

…execution by firing squad will be in public at Fort Hood, the base where he slaughtered 13 people in 2009, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed Thursday.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

bloodlustMore neutral: eagerness

The word attributes a motive to the defense secretary that the reported remarks do not show.

The defense secretary couldn’t contain his bloodlust when discussing making a firing squad execution available to the public.

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

could barely contain his excitementMore neutral: said he was enthusiastic about

The phrase characterizes the defense secretary’s emotional state in a way the reported remarks do not establish.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could barely contain his excitement Thursday when discussing an upcoming execution of a man by firing…

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

conspiracy theoristMore neutral: commentator Jack Posobiec

The label pre-judges the commentator Jack Posobiec without a specific supporting claim in the text.

…make sure that people are able to watch it,” Hegseth told MAGA influencer and conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec.

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

boastedMore neutral: said

Presents a public statement as bragging, which judges the speaker’s tone.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has boasted that he will make the execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan a public…

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

self-professed devout ChristianMore neutral: who identifies as a Christian

Adds a remark on the speaker’s religion that is not relevant to the execution.

The execution will be “live-streamed,” a move that Hegseth—a self-professed devout Christian—announced in an interview with a far-right YouTuber.

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

HatchesMore neutral: Announces

Implies a secret plot where the coverage reports a public announcement.

Hegseth Hatches Barbaric Scheme for Military Execution

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

Barbaric SchemeMore neutral: Plan

Judges the planned execution as barbaric before the public response is in.

Hegseth Hatches Barbaric Scheme for Military Execution

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

Christian nationalistMore neutral: describe the specific positions on religion and government

Applied loosely to religious conservatives; describe the positions.

…to today’s news that one of the Trump cabinet’s bigger boofheads – the uber Christian nationalist, crusader-fantasist and “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth had announced that…

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

radical departureMore neutral: departure

Radical is a judgement about the practice that the facts alone do not establish.

…execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will be livestreamed next month, in a radical departure from the previous norm.

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

promisesMore neutral: says it will

Promises implies a commitment to a good outcome, while the source reports a plan that Hegseth said would be carried out.

Hegseth promises execution live stream as Trump appears to ‘pause’ war on Iran | First Thing

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

appears to ‘pause’More neutral: says it will not attack Iran before the midterms

The scare quotes around pause cast doubt on Trump’s stated position without evidence in the text.

Hegseth promises execution live stream as Trump appears to ‘pause’ war on Iran | First Thing

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

disgustingMore neutral: (omit) and quote or describe

Moral verdict in the reporter's voice.

I mean, that’s disgusting.

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

Will Hurt RepublicansMore neutral: Could Hurt Republicans, Commentator Says

The headline states as fact a political prediction that the article attributes to one commentator, who said it could damage Republicans.

'Medieval' US Firing-Squad Execution Will Hurt Republicans in Midterms: Reid

Used byBloomberg (Left)

Critics of the Trump administrationMore neutral: Named critics who responded to the announcement

Attributes outrage to unnamed critics without saying who they are or what they said.

Critics of the Trump administration expressed their outrage after War Department Secretary Pete Hegseth…

Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)

Fort Hood terroristMore neutral: Fort Hood shooter

Labels the convicted shooter a terrorist in the headline, while the description only states the killings and the conviction without that label.

Pete Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood terrorist will be PUBLIC — here's how

Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)

PUBLICMore neutral: public

Capitalizing the word adds emphasis beyond the statement it reports.

Pete Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood terrorist will be PUBLIC — here's how

Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)

Cruel and very unusualMore neutral: Critics call the plan cruel

Opens with a moral verdict dressed as a pun, which is opinion rather than reporting on the execution plan.

Cruel and very unusual: The U.S.

Used byReason (Right)

Shock after newsMore neutral: Reaction to news that the execution may be livestreamed

Presents a reaction of unnamed people as the headline's drama instead of stating the news.

Shock after news that Fort Hood shooter's execution could be livestreamed

Used byCBS News (Left)

motley assemblyMore neutral: group

“Motley” mocks the countries as a disorderly group, which the facts do not require.

…Islam who killed 13 people at a military base in Texas, his country will join a motley assembly of lesser powers and rogue actors who have conducted public executions in recent…

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

rogue actorsMore neutral: other governments and groups

“Rogue” labels the governments and groups as lawless before any comparison is drawn.

…base in Texas, his country will join a motley assembly of lesser powers and rogue actors who have conducted public executions in recent years.

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

poor companyMore neutral: alongside countries that hold public executions

“Poor company” judges the US by comparison with other countries rather than reporting the plan itself.

Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution of Nidal Hasan puts US in poor company

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

drawing uproarMore neutral: drawing objections

Describes the reaction with a word that amplifies the level of outrage beyond what the cited concerns establish.

A Pentagon spokesperson made the announcement on Thursday, drawing uproar from legal quarters as experts and rights groups raised concerns that it could…

Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

revealedMore neutral: said

Presents a public announcement as the disclosure of something hidden.

Pete Hegseth revealed Thursday that Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

denouncedMore neutral: criticized

“Denounced” casts the celebrities’ criticism as condemnation, a stronger verb than the facts require.

Hollywood celebrities like Henry Winkler, John Legsizamo, and many others denounced the Pentagon’s proposed plan to livestream the firing squad execution of convicted…

Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

DenounceMore neutral: Criticize

“Denounce” casts the celebrities’ criticism as condemnation, while the same comments are described more neutrally elsewhere.

Hollywood Celebrities Denounce Pentagon Plan to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter Execution

Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

Islamic terroristMore neutral: Nidal Hasan, the gunman in the 2009 attack

Applies a terrorist identity to Hasan as settled fact in the description, rather than stating the basis for the charge.

Nidal Hasan was the Islamic terrorist who shouted “Allahu Akbar” while attacking the military installation at Ft.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

SlamMore neutral: criticize

“Slam” adds force to what is a criticism, a stronger verb than the facts require.

Political Enemies Unite to Slam Ghoulish Pentagon Pete Plot

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

GhoulishMore neutral: unsettling

“Ghoulish” is a loaded adjective that judges the plan before the facts are weighed.

Political Enemies Unite to Slam Ghoulish Pentagon Pete Plot

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

Pete PlotMore neutral: plan

“Plot” implies a secret scheme and mocks the defense secretary’s nickname, which the facts do not support.

Political Enemies Unite to Slam Ghoulish Pentagon Pete Plot

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

profound moral decayMore neutral: a decision some describe as morally troubling

Presents a contested moral judgement as an established conclusion rather than the writer's opinion.

The decision to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is a sign of profound moral decay

Used byFinancial Times (Center)

execution-type dealMore neutral: livestreamed execution decision

Suggests an improper arrangement between officials without evidence in the article's supplied text.

Trump and Hegseth’s execution-type deal

Used byFinancial Times (Center)

Snuff FilmMore neutral: Livestream Execution

Calls the planned livestream a snuff film, a label implying a murder staged for entertainment that the reported plan does not establish.

Pete Hegseth Wants to Livestream a Snuff Film

Used byMother Jones (Far Left)

quippingMore neutral: saying

Describing the president’s remark as a quip frames a statement about a death sentence as flippant, which the reported words do not show.

…Department of War’s decision to execute the Fort Hood mass shooter by firing squad, quipping that the Army major who turned his handgun on fellow soldiers “deserves it.” “We’re…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

brandedMore neutral: criticized

“Branded” adds a judgement of Hegseth in the outlet’s own voice where “said” or “criticized” would be neutral.

Pete Hegseth branded ‘deeply unwell’ as GOP and Dem critics pile on over livestream execution: ‘Obscene…

Used byThe Independent (Left)

state-sponsored murderMore neutral: the execution

Calls a lawful capital sentence murder, a label that contains the outlet’s conclusion.

…by the plan, but even a few Republicans weren’t on board with turning state-sponsored murder into a spectacle.

Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

ShockedMore neutral: Object to

The headline frames Republican reaction as shock, while the article reports stated objections.

Even (a Few) Republicans Are Shocked by Execution Livestreaming Plan

Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

Trump GoonMore neutral: Trump ally

Calling Brendan Carr a goon labels him a thug before any conduct in the article is described.

Trump Goon Confronted on Hegseth’s Ghoulish Execution Plan

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

gleefully applauded itMore neutral: others applauded it

The word gleefully describes the supporters’ mood, which the report does not show.

…the execution of the Fort Hood shooter was inappropriate, though others gleefully applauded it.

Used byThe New York Times (Left)

amid widespread outrageMore neutral: after criticism from some lawmakers and advocates

Describes a broad reaction without naming who expressed it.

…Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter amid widespread outrage.

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

CorneredMore neutral: questioned

Casts the vice president as trapped, a dramatic picture that the reporting does not show.

Catholic Vance Cornered on Hegseth’s Barbaric Execution Plan

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

BarbaricMore neutral: livestreamed

Judges the plan’s morality before the facts of it are weighed by readers.

Catholic Vance Cornered on Hegseth’s Barbaric Execution Plan

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

grotesque Iran-imitation gameMore neutral: a plan that resembles Iran’s public executions

Grotesque is the writer’s judgement of the plan, not a description of what the Pentagon announced.

…by Tehran Pete Hegseth’s plans to stage a public execution resemble a grotesque Iran-imitation game.

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

failed over the past seven monthsMore neutral: has not yet achieved its battlefield aims

It states as fact that the campaign has failed, a judgement the article does not establish.

Having failed over the past seven months to defeat the Tehran regime on the battlefield, the self-styled…

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

self-styledMore neutral: the defense secretary

The word casts the defense secretary’s title as unearned, a claim the sentence does not support.

…over the past seven months to defeat the Tehran regime on the battlefield, the self-styled “secretary of war” now proposes to mirror its notorious practice of enforcing the…

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

grand public spectacleMore neutral: a public execution

The phrase adds drama to a plan the Pentagon described as a livestream.

…proposes to mirror its notorious practice of enforcing the death penalty as a grand public spectacle.

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

closer to Iranian valuesMore neutral: a public execution that resembles Iran’s practice

The headline attaches a value label to a US policy that the coverage does not establish.

Why a public execution will bring the US closer to Iranian values

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

despicableMore neutral: (omit) and quote or describe

Moral verdict in the reporter's voice.

…to attend the public execution of Nidal Malik Hasan and see justice served on the despicable jihadi.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

despicableMore neutral: convicted

Expresses the outlet’s moral verdict on Hasan rather than reporting facts.

…to attend the public execution of Nidal Malik Hasan and see justice served on the despicable jihadi.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

Jihadi’sMore neutral: convicted terrorist’s

Labels Hasan with a term that carries a religious and ideological judgement, while other outlets use convicted terrorist.

Fort Hood Survivor Wants to Attend Jihadi’s Execution, ‘Look Him in the Eyes’

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

killingMore neutral: execution

Calls a court-ordered execution a killing, a harsher term than the execution wording used by other outlets.

JD Vance casts doubt on Fort Hood firing squad livestream and says he won't watch killing

Used byDaily Mail (Right)

something terrorists doMore neutral: a practice rarely used by governments

It equates the government’s plan with terrorist acts in the outlet’s own voice.

That’s something terrorists do.

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

preoccupied with killingMore neutral: has repeatedly discussed killing

It characterizes Hegseth’s state of mind rather than reporting his actions.

To be more precise, he has been preoccupied with killing.

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

Likes KillingMore neutral: Hegseth Announces Livestreamed Execution

The headline attributes a motive and a feeling to Hegseth that the reporting does not document.

Pete Hegseth Likes Killing And Wants You To Like It Too

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

schismMore neutral: disagreement

Presents a split of unclear scale as a dramatic rupture within the party.

Split reveals an emerging schism in the Republican Party over plan to broadcast killing of Fort Hood shooter

Used byFinancial Times (Center)

shocking plansMore neutral: plans

Adds a dramatic judgement to the plans rather than describing them.

But Vance then tried to set aside the controversy over the shocking plans for a public execution and said Hasan's crimes should not be forgotten.

Used byPBS NewsHour (Center)

especially brutalMore neutral: firing-squad execution

Adds a moral judgement to a description of the execution method.

Execution by firing squad is an especially brutal form of the death penalty.

Used bySlate (Far Left)

American disgraceMore neutral: a public execution

Presents the planned execution as a national shame rather than describing it.

A promise to publicize the execution to the masses reeks of a bygone era of American disgrace, amplifying that brutality.

Used bySlate (Far Left)

crowedMore neutral: said

Implies gloating, which is not a neutral speech verb for the quoted remark.

“Of course we’re going to do it at Fort Hood,” Hegseth crowed.

Used bySlate (Far Left)

Grotesque Publicity StuntMore neutral: livestream of the execution

Calls the plan a stunt, a claim about motive, instead of describing the announced livestream.

There’s a Reason Pete Hegseth Chose the Fort Hood Shooter for His Grotesque Publicity Stunt

Used bySlate (Far Left)

revelationMore neutral: announcement

Presents an official announcement as a disclosure.

Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's revelation that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be streamed live has drawn…

Used byCBS News (Left)

revives a spectacleMore neutral: discusses public executions of the past

Frames the planned execution as a show rather than describing it.

3 firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan revives a spectacle the country largely abandoned in the 1930s.

Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

bays for bloodMore neutral: are calling for harsher punishment

It describes online users’ calls for punishment as an animalistic craving.

…the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, even as the online right bays for blood.

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

terrorist sympathizerMore neutral: name the group and what the person said

Attributes support for violence by association.

…and framing anyone opposing the Pentagon plan as a hypocritical leftist or a terrorist sympathizer.

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

public killingMore neutral: public execution

Calling a court-ordered execution a killing uses a word that prejudges the act, while the reporting describes a planned execution.

The Trump administration plans a public killing

Used byVox (Far Left)

stunningMore neutral: new

The adjective adds drama to the announcement without adding any fact about it.

In a stunning announcement, the Pentagon says it will livestream the military execution of the man…

Used byCBS News (Left)