A group of former military #attorneys [ #JAG] who have scrutinized the #Trump administration’s #military activities in #LatinAmerica released an assessment Saturday outlining relevant international & domestic laws, & said that regardless of whether the #US is in an armed conflict, conducting law enforcement or other military operations, the targeting of defenseless people is prohibited.

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/former-jag-working-group-no-quarter-statement.pdf

#Hegseth #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers

A group of former military #attorneys [ #JAG] who have scrutinized the #Trump administration’s #military activities in #LatinAmerica released an assessment Saturday outlining relevant international & domestic laws, & said that regardless of whether the #US is in an armed conflict, conducting law enforcement or other military operations, the targeting of defenseless people is prohibited.

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/former-jag-working-group-no-quarter-statement.pdf

#Hegseth #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers

Notably, #PeteHegseth has railed against #military lawyers who promoted what he saw as unduly restrictive rules of engagement aimed at protecting #civilians in war zones. He has fired the top judge advocate general (#JAG) lawyers who give advice on legal constraints.

#law #democracy