Rapid developments: Failed execution of a prisoner in Tennessee, controversy over the Nobel Peace Prize, and a military project led by Elon Musk

In a shocking dramatic turn that changed the balance of the most controversial case in the United States of America, American prisoner Christa Gayle Pike (50 years old) was transferred to the hospital, today (Thursday), following the “failure” of the authorities in the American state of Tennessee to implement the death sentence issued against her.

The fortified glass room in the high-security Riverbend prison in Nashville witnessed harsh scenes that took the breath away of those present, as eyewitnesses who witnessed the critical moments reported that Pike continued to breathe, snore, and tremble clearly even after she was injected with two full doses of lethal substances, which forced the doctors and supervisors to suddenly stop the operation and transfer her under heavy guard to intensive care.

This rare incident wide-opened the file of “execution protocols followed” in the American states, as Pike’s defense team described, in an urgent statement, what happened as “brutal torture and a miserable failure of the penal system in the state.” According to preliminary reports from the execution hall, the medical team faced extreme difficulties in dealing with the prisoner’s veins, something that the lawyers had previously warned about in their constitutional appeals, given that she suffered from blood disorders and narrowing of the vessels.

This medical and legal failure opens the door to a massive legal battle before the federal courts and the US Supreme Court, as Pike's lawyers are expected to argue that attempting to execute her again would constitute a flagrant violation of the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution.

On the other hand, experts said that US President Donald Trump will not win the Nobel Peace Prize this year because of the war he is waging against Iran, but the committee that chooses the winner of the award will still feel his influence on its decision. Haakon Gerlo, acting director of the Oslo Peace Research Institute, said that this year the five-member committee will consider selecting a person capable of withstanding Trump's pressure.

In a separate context, and in a move that reflects the US administration’s focus on advanced technology as a decisive factor in future wars, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chose billionaire Elon Musk to participate in defining the features of the military capabilities that the United States will need in the coming years. Hegseth announced the launch of the “Meridian Project,” which will work to anticipate the shape of the upcoming battlefields and identify areas in which the United States must develop its superiority, with the participation of Musk, Palmer Lackey, and Newt Gingrich.