• 800XL@lemmy.world
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    God. This fuckin guy. Another 12 year old in an adult’s body. His parents should be ashamed for raising such a piece of human trash.

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      You’re in luck! There is a letter from his mother to him that expresses, among many things lol, extreme shame for him and how he is.

      Just search “full text email from hegseth’s mother” and choose your flavor

  • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Can’t have any survivors, they know they could be unequivocally confirmed to not be related to the drug trafficking.

    There is no other possible motive here. If these were actual criminals they would parade them about.

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    Still don’t see why it’s necessary to blow up a drug boat in the first place let alone kill everyone on board.

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      it’s a bad idea but I think they think it’s a strong deterrent. “You try to traffic drugs here - you will die” sort of mentality

      This obviously is a poor strategy for a dozen of other reasons but they are simple, stupid people so to them simple stupid solutions are very attractive especially if it scratches their need for cruelty and racial superiority.

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      Because they’re not drug boats. They’re alleged drug boats. But “innocent until proven guilty” doesn’t fit the project 2025 agenda.

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        This is just a spin on Obama’s drone strikes, it’s not unique to Republicans or project 2025.

        Project 2025 is about turning America into an authoritarian fascist country, but the worldwide terrorism is bipartisan.

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        They think that if someone commits a crime they have moral immunity and are free to do whatever they want to prevent it. It’s very telling that they take that false assumption and commit the worst possible crimes they can come up with in response.

        This man is a “Christian” by the way.

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    Isn’t this exactly the type of situation that was being used recently as an example of when an order is so blatantly illegal that the soldier is required not to follow it?

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      And all the good little soldiers followed the order anyway.

      But I always hear from ex-military how it is drilled into their heads not to do this stuff etc and that they would never yadda yadda. Push comes to shove and they willingly commit war crimes time and time again.

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        It seems that all those good soldiers who bravely defy orders in the name of American values only exist in propaganda content

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        Because it comes down to the Presidential pardon powers. They can defy a blatantly illegal order, be dishonorably discharged, lose their pensions, healthcare benefits, pay, etc. or, they can follow a blatantly illegal order, and receive a pardon for it later.

        I ask you, which one would you pick?

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    Awful however now even worse with Trump pardoning a real, not imagined, drug lord. Death without trial (or evidence) for potential and most likely poor drug runners but freedom for a convicted drug lord because he could pay Trump off.

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    18 hours ago

    Such a manly man. Nothing screams “I’m a super serious, super macho, super secure guy!” like summoning all the top generals for a dick waving ceremony, and bombing fishermen from airplanes.

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    When two survivors emerged from the wreckage, a Special Operations commander overseeing the attack ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions to “kill everybody,” according to The Washington Post, citing officials with direct knowledge of the operation.

    The two men were then “blown apart in the water,” according to the report.

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      Yeah he didn’t get illegal orders, he gave illegal orders and unless Trump is going to say “everyone in my administration is pardoned of all acts performed during their time in my administration” he is clearly guilty of ordering people to be murdered without any due process.

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      They well all have presidential Parsons so nothing well happen.

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      Oh you sweet summer child.

      Even when Trump dies, there is somebody much worse waiting in the wings. 2028 is not going to be a salvation.

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      Like Obama’s drone strikes?

      Fucking please.

      You guys have been worshipping senseless killing for decades. And NOW you want to jail them for murder? A little too late, ain’t it?

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    Is there already a case against him and the Trump administration at the ICC? If not, does anyone know how to start one?

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    …the winners write history, especially with no survivors…or witnesses…