@maketsufi.bsky.social
A Finnish pirate. My interests and hobbies include: tv series, movies, computer games, retrocomputing, popular science, science fiction, politics, and everything else under the sun. Occasionally sarcastic and snarky.
If they actually do this there are almost certainly going to be a lot of dead marines. What a waste. What a mess.
This is reminiscent of the WW2, when Hitler assumed absolute control over the Wehrmacht, and centralized strategic decision-making rather than deferring to military professionals. With disastrous consequences.
So, none of the people who are actually in command of the military suggested to Trump and Hegseth Iran affair is a stupid idea without any hint of strategy or planning. They just followed orders.
If you've ever wondered how Hitler could have invaded Russia, now you know.
"No quarter" is an international war crime. That's what the defense secretary champions in a White House full of criminals.
And the elements of the war crime of denial of quarter from the Rome Statute which the USG regarded to be generally consistent with customary international law and which would likely inform interpretation of the offense under the US War Crimes Act.
From the "High Command Case" at Nuremberg:
And as a fun related legal fact, the failure of a commander to punish war crimes by his subordinates is also a war crime under the doctrine of command responsibility.
Published by the Naval War College in 2021:
digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol97/is...
"Declaring that no quarter will be given" is specifically prohibited by Art 23 of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, which means it is a war crime under US domestic law by virtue of the War Crimes Act (18 U.S. Code § 2441).
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
"even the declaration of no quarter"
Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies."
No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
Literally among the worst of all war crimes, and he's just saying it high on something
Search-and-rescue crews were “flying blind” trying to rescue survivors from deadly tornadoes that hit the Midwest last week.
Why? Because Kristi Noem hadn't approved FEMA’s $200,000 contract with a tornado-tracking tool.
But she had time to spend $220 million on anti-immigrant ads. Priorities.
Viimeistään nyt pitäisi olla aivan kaikille selvää, että Kokoomus ei pyri vahvistamaan julkista taloutta tai elvyttämään talouskasvua.
Kokoomuksen ainut pyrkimys on muuttaa tulonjakoa sitten, että varakkaat ja suurituloiset saavat enemmän ja pienituloiset vähemmän. Siinä se.
⚡️ "Lifting sanctions so more drones are aimed at you... is not the right decision," warns President Zelenskyy in Paris.
He says oil profits fund drones targeting not just Ukraine, but U.S. & European bases in the Middle East.
Putin is already supplying intelligence to Iran to help them target US bases and service members in the Gulf region.
Now that Trump has announced that the US will suspend sanctions on Russian oil for as long as the Strait of Hormuz is closed, look for Putin to help Iran keep it blocked.
Idiocy.
Those burning oil tankers you thought you saw on TV are just illusions cast by evil Iranian wizards.
It is almost like this whole thing is run by idiots... Oh sorry, it actually is.
Let's be clear: you would not be pulling THAADs from South Korea and moving a Marine Expeditionary Unit from Japan to the Gulf two weeks after launching a war on Iran if you had properly anticipated the fallout it would be likely to cause.
Months of buildup and they were still totally unprepared for going to war with Iran. They still haven't figured out that "warfighting" isn't just Tiktoks and memes. You actually need to plan for things not immediately going your way.
Iran and Russia continue to export oil at hugely elevated prices. It's only US allies that are having petro-issues.
It's almost like Russians guided Trump's hand every step of the way to most benefit Putin.
Donald Trump threatened the Iranian football team's safety if they show up for the FIFA World Cup in the USA.
The World Cup needs to be removed from the USA.
Play it in just Mexico and Canada.
Okei. Eli tavallisten kansalaisten tehtävä on työllistää itse itsensä ja jättiyritysten tehtävä on irtisanoa ihmisiä ja tavoitella ”mahdollista palkkatason laskua”?
Ja *kansalaisia* syyllistetään??
The odds of the 82nd jumping over Bandar Abbas aren't high, but they are certainly higher than they were a week ago.
...and before you start saying "That's a stupid idea", well, so were a bunch of the decision which took us here.
-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
Remember: These are the foundations of real freedom.
Hegseth: War Coverage Is Bad When It Doesn't Make The Enemy Sound More Loser-y #CrooksAndLiars
NEW -- In a particularly unhinged performance, the defense secretary and former Fox News weekend host says he doesn't "worry" about the Strait of Hormuz, that it is "open" except for all the shooting by Iran, and that David Ellison should take over CNN.
www.huffpost.com/entry/hegset...
A real video put out by RFK Jr and retweeted by the White House. They cut healthcare to make these cringe videos.
Q: Can you provide guidance about strike on the girls' school? There's been reporting indicating the preliminary inquiry has determined the strike was carried out by US
HEGSETH: With an issue of such seriousness, we're not gonna let reporting lead us or force our hand into indicating what happened