More than 80 people killed in campaign that law-of-war experts have labeled extrajudicial murder

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a verbal order to leave no survivors behind as Donald Trump’s administration launched the first of more than a dozen attacks on alleged drug-running boats that have killed more than 80 people over the last three months.

On September 2, U.S. military personnel fired a missile striking a vessel in the Caribbean that carried 11 people accused of trafficking drugs into the United States.

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.

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[–] 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (14 children)

It is literally a crime against humanity to declare no quarter be given.

Edit: US Code literally prescribes death for war crimes when that crime results in death: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title18-section2441&num=0&edition=prelim

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (12 children)

    Too bad laws are only suggestions for the US government.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (10 children)

    It's enough for the ICC to put out a warrant

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (9 children)

    You mean the ICC that is not recognized by the US? Lmao

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (8 children)

    Doesn't mean they can't issue a warrant, which would mean he can't ever leave the US after he's done being president.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    Bro the US literally has enshrined a law that authorizes them to 'legally' invade the Hague if any of them are tried or captired.

    I wouldn't hold my breath. The ICC was always an extension of US imperialism.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)

    Bro the US literally has enshrined a law that authorizes them to ‘legally’ invade the Hague if any of them are tried or captired.

    Going to need a citation to the statute. Not that I don't believe you, but I'd like to see where it is for a better understanding.

    The ICC was always an extension of US imperialism.

    X Doubt.

    But, even if that were true, the ICC has carried forth good actualizations of justice.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Bro the US literally has enshrined a law that authorizes them to ‘legally’ invade the Hague if any of them are tried or captired.

    I think it depends on whether or not the next administration turns them over.

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