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They must be held accountable.

This 👇👇👇

SHARE WITH YOUR MILITARY MEMBERS! Especially republicans! 😵‍💫

like no, these are *literal war crimes*. by the military's own definition. bsky.app/profile/gtco...

Doing anything. The administration is amoral/immoral'

Are Hegseth and Trump guilty of a War Crime or Murder with "double-tap strike"?

And, every person in the military chain of command faces the stark reality of having failed to abide by the requirement to refuse to obey illegal "orders to fire on shipwrecked sailors".

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It doesn’t take the command of a naval admiral, to understand that this was unlawful. Any civilized thinking person can see this.

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Pete Hegseth is guilty of a war crime.

yup.

This “if” then “might have been” seems incredibly weak. Soft pedaling discussion in face of liars and fascist propaganda machine is not fruitful.

If the “if” is accurate, then the order was illegal — either a war crime or murder.

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This thread tells you all you need to know about Hegseth's approach to war. He's a sociopath bsky.app/profile/anna...

Pete Hegseth responded to all this with the smirking, adolescent sadism of a schoolyard bully pulling the legs off of a spider. Now juxtapose this with the horror experienced by a source who saw the imagery of the men being blown apart in the water:

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This is also good: Rep Adam Smith calls for public release of the DOJ memo supposedly justifying Trump's bombings. And he says he'll push Republicans to start using subpoena power to get testimony from top officials, both military and civilian:

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This is moving *much* quicker than perhaps anyone anticipated.

Good deal.

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This is a big deal: Jack Goldsmith, former head of OLC, says that if WaPo's report is right, Pete Hegseth's order might have been an illegal one.

WaPo reports that the commander overseeing the strikes gave a rationale but Goldsmith says it doesn't hold up:

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Pete Hegseth denies he gave the order to kill them all. But even some Republicans now appear to be demanding answers, so Frank Bradley, who oversaw the bombings, is in discussions with House Armed Services about coming in.

Rep Adam Smith lays out his Qs to me here:

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Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?

News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.

In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
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Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.

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11:30 AM hosts a Cabinet Meeting Cabinet Room White House Press Pool THE PRESIDENT 2:00 PM makes an Announcement Roosevelt Room White House Press Pool THE PRESIDENT ###

Tuesday.

'That 2nd strike was a violation of the laws of war,' former senior military lawyer says For perspective on the U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats and the legal concerns, Geoff Bennett spoke with retired Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper. He served as the Air Force's Deputy Judge Advocat...

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He lies and is on the way to his cell.🔥

These two of his posts don't go together well.

He lies and is on the way to his cell.🔥

These two of his posts don't go together well.

They are throwing Admiral Bradley under the bus. Just to show nothing good comes out from following illegal orders.