Third, when appropriate, service members should ask questions through appropriate channels and consult with the command legal adviser on issues relating to the law of war. 18.3.2 Refuse to Comply With Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations. Members of the armed forces must refuse to comply with clearly illegal orders to commit law of war violations. In addition, orders should not be construed to authorize implicitly violations of law of war. 18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations. The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.2 Similarly, orders to 24 Refer to § 5.10.2 (Responsibility of Commanders for Implementing the Principle of Proportionality in Conducting Attacks). 25 Refer to § 18.7 (Instructions, Regulations, and Procedures to Implement and Enforce the Law of War). 26 Refer to § 18.7.2.3 (Setting Higher Standards as a Matter of Policy). 27 Judgement in Case of Lieutenants Dithmar and Boldt, Hospital Ship "Llandovery Castle" (Second Criminal Senate of the Imperial Court of Justice, Germany, Jul. 16, 1921), reprinted in 16 AJIL, 708, 721-22 (1922) ("It is certainly to be urged in favor of the military subordinates, that they are under no obligation to question the order of their superior officer, and they can count upon its legality. But no such confidence can be held to exist, if such an order is universally known to everybody, including also the accused, to be without any doubt whatever against the law. This happens only in rare and exceptional cases. But this case was precisely one of them, for in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they w

Page 1075 of the DoD Law of War Manual:

"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."

Plenty of food at Trump’s golf club. Just recently the Trump administration was suing churches that were trying to make sure people got their food assistance.

Dear Senator Cassidy,

“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.

Best,

Your Former Congressional Colleague

if i were a dictator who pretended to have elections id at least make it sound believable. get like 60% of the vote. why do they always go for like 98.75%, as if thats even actually possible.

schmitt’s derisive mention of “color revolution” is a good clue as to the nature of his information environment

Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.

What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."

Sadly relevant today.

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump HUMILIATED as APPEALS COURT Delivers FATAL BLOW to Alina Habba

BREAKING NEWS: Habba (Still) No Have-A Job

A federal appeals court AFFIRMS Parking Lot Lawyer Habba’s disqualification as US Attorney in New Jersey. I've got all of the details of the opinion and why this is a great roadmap for other disqualification motions.

youtu.be/4ad2beSBnhg?...

If your doctor decided you needed an MRI (indicating concern about something serious) and you claim that you didn't ask why or what part of your body he wanted to look at, you are:

1. Really stupid; or

2. Dangerously detached from reality; or

4. Lying; or

4. All three. 🎯

NEWS: A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Alina Habba is disqualified from serving as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey — calling her appointment unlawful and void. The 3rd Circuit panel upheld a prior decision that her tenure violated federal appointment law.

BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment

We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇

Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords This is evil.

Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.

Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.

This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs

You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.

What he said: 💯 🎯

"My poll numbers have never been better."

Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from 'third world countries' after National Guard shooting The president called for "reverse migration" in a lengthy social media post late on Thanksgiving and said that he wanted to deport anyone "non-compatible with Western Civilization."

Something about the shooting yesterday doesn't feel right.

It feels too convenient. A vetted Afgan national that was granted asylum, randomly shoots a National Guardsman near the WH for no reason right when the NG was set to leave DC because there was no violence.

Now the NG is not leaving DC.

Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …

President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.

BREAKING MS NOW:

Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has recently generated, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

When the GOP has lost *checks notes*… Ron Paul, we’re really living in the upside down

Looks like it’s going to be another perfectly normal day from the American right-wing.

President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.

"...the president is eyeing removing Patel and is considering top FBI official Andrew Bailey as the bureau’s new director..."
Trump can install Bailey as acting FBI director without Senate confirmation after Dec 15, when he will have served 90 days in his position.

(I hoped Hegseth would go first.)

If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….

DEMAND AN END TO

THIS UNLAWFUL

REGIME... HEADED BY A TYRANT

ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

IMPEACH HIM

THE PEOPLE HAVE HAD

ENOUGH!

The type of things that happen when a foolish reality TV actor appoints a petty, drunk talk show chatterbox to run our military:

Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.