"It doesn't have to be this way"? The depravity or the surprise?
Also, what is happening in the waters off South/Central America is not a war. The killings are not war crimes. They are extrajudicial murder, plain and simple. And if Trump does not pardon the minions perpetrating these crimes (which, he probably will unless he forgets ... although there is always the autopen!) then the next administration should conduct thorough investigations and bring people like Hegseth to justice. And I don't know what you do with the out of control Joint Special Operations Command and Seal Team 6. Uff da.
I am thinking it is time to rethink Border Patrol, ICE, Homeland Security and the control of JSOC.
But also, the discussion is specifically around Hegseth ordering the murder of 'combatants' at the time of the strike. The US military, incorrectly or not, is labeling these folks enemy combatants. And so it IS a war crime to murder people who have been incapacitated from fighting back during a military engagement. I dunno. Conflicted.
Another concern is the fact that we did get honest reporting and analysis on this and it changed nothing. We blithely read this and had no recourse but to put it in the FAFO file and now can say, unsatisfying, “you were warned, we tried to tell you”. Now we have to hope that republicans will actually do the oversight investigations they started (in both houses) and not chicken out … not holding my breath but maybe the MAGA spell is breaking. Another puff of hopium please!
Good retrospective, thanks for bringing this together in a nicely consumable package!
"It doesn't have to be this way"? The depravity or the surprise?
Also, what is happening in the waters off South/Central America is not a war. The killings are not war crimes. They are extrajudicial murder, plain and simple. And if Trump does not pardon the minions perpetrating these crimes (which, he probably will unless he forgets ... although there is always the autopen!) then the next administration should conduct thorough investigations and bring people like Hegseth to justice. And I don't know what you do with the out of control Joint Special Operations Command and Seal Team 6. Uff da.
I am thinking it is time to rethink Border Patrol, ICE, Homeland Security and the control of JSOC.
You're right. I'm gonna change the title rn. But experts consulted have said that it amounts to murder, a war crime, or both.
But also, the discussion is specifically around Hegseth ordering the murder of 'combatants' at the time of the strike. The US military, incorrectly or not, is labeling these folks enemy combatants. And so it IS a war crime to murder people who have been incapacitated from fighting back during a military engagement. I dunno. Conflicted.
This new photo is really annoying.
What?
Exactly.
Another concern is the fact that we did get honest reporting and analysis on this and it changed nothing. We blithely read this and had no recourse but to put it in the FAFO file and now can say, unsatisfying, “you were warned, we tried to tell you”. Now we have to hope that republicans will actually do the oversight investigations they started (in both houses) and not chicken out … not holding my breath but maybe the MAGA spell is breaking. Another puff of hopium please!
Good retrospective, thanks for bringing this together in a nicely consumable package!
You got it, Kent!
Yes this was obvious to anyone paying attention. Sad part is too many are not paying attention!!