Hegseth Ordered Second Strike to Kill Caribbean Boat Survivors
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Anonymous
Have you taken a look at the Pentagon press pool? They cleaned out all the legitimate press. From AI
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Anonymous
+1 If you go into public service, your first duty is to the Constitution and the rule of law. That’s it. And the military has years of training. Years to learn the basics. No excuse. |
Anonymous
Whoa whoa whoa whoa! This is a big step up for her troubled and concerned. This looks like staff getting ahead of her. |
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The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 outlawed the operation of, or travel in, unregistered submersibles and semi-submersibles in international waters with the intent to evade detection. It allows the U.S. to take measures to stop drug boats in international waters, which is what our authorities are doing. It applies also to these so-called “fishing boats” LOADED with 55 gallon plastic drums filled with narcotics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Trafficking_Vessel_Interdiction_Act Going back further, the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act of 1986 has extra-territorial effect and justifies the U.S. use of force to halt drug smuggling in international waters, including by use of force. It passed the Senate by a vote of 97-2, and the House by 395-17. Chuck Shumer voted in favor. He’s a total hypocrite to try to complain about it now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Drug_Law_Enforcement_Act |
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DP. This allows the coast guard to stop and board boats in US territorial waters not blow them up 2,000 miles away from the US. There is no evidence these boats have drugs. Even if they were transporting drugs they are in international waters or territorial waters of other countries. The US has no right to stop them. We are not the police force for the world. You f’ing maga people always want more war. Now these are civilian boats. They pose no threat to the US. It is illegal for the US military to target and kill civilians that do not pose a threat to the US. It is a war crime. It is another war crime to target ship wreck survivors. The admiral will most likely face a court-martial with the death penalty unless he can blame lower level officers and enlisted. |
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Well Hegseth says he left the room and therefore he is not responsible for the actions of the US military. Makes sense. Can’t wait to hear admiral Bradley say the same thing! I guess the commander of a unit is no longer responsible for the actions of the unit? The rot in the US navy is on display. |
Anonymous
First, these are neither submersible or semi-submersible. They are simply open cockpit outboard motorboats. Second, upon what basis do you allege these drums are filled with drugs? What drugs? Do you have a field test or lab test results to prove it? With respect to the second, it only applies if Venezuela has consented. HAs Venezuela consented? Where? Can you show the diplomatic document that procvides that consent? |
Anonymous
There is no law that allows American forces to murder shipwreck survivors. It's literally the example used when officers go though training and address illegal orders. German U-Boat commanders were executed at Nuremberg for doing exactly that. And after the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, there are are very strong rules on when Americans can use lethal force. That admiral was a dumbass for agreeing to order that second strike. Two people in the water with seven dead around them are not overturning an ocean-capable blue water boat and moving on to merrily delivering cocaine. These aren't canoes. The two survivors were not a threat to anyone. There is zero chance they could overturn that boat. It was straight up murder. But that's what Pete Hegseth is encouraging among soldiers today. And he's not well respected within the military. A National Guard guy in infantry who somehow became a major without a Ranger tab. That doesn't fly when it comes to respect. And hopefully this incident will get everyone in the military to think about lawful orders. Because everyone in that chain of command is going to have problems. Hegseth is a nightmare for the military. Clearly the worst SecDef in the history of America. |
Anonymous
Without even mentioning that U.S. laws enforced in international waters opens the door for an actual hostile nation to codify laws that threaten U.S. citizens they independently deem to be a threat to their nation in those same international waters. Is this what we want? |
Anonymous
How can the US pass and impose laws on international waters? |
Anonymous
So it sounds like: Hegseth's Pentagon tried to claim they were a "threat" to the US Navy after the first strike. That was a lie. They tried to claim the survivors were trying to call for backup, but now it seems they had no communications equipment. Another lie. Lots of lies coming from Hegseth's Pentagon. |
Anonymous
| Has anyone asked why the US is going after the small fry while Trump just pardoned one of the biggest narco traffickers ever? |