The Trump-Hegseth war crimes and murder story: some pithy one-liners that may invite you to click and read more:

"They won’t go down for their crimes but our service members will."

~ Ron Filipkowski quoting Fred Wellman

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-260-12125

"Trump White House throws military under the bus for lawless attack."

~ David Kurtz

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-white-house-throws-military-under-the-bus-for-lawless-attack

"Admiral Bradley, meet bus."

~ Gary Legum

https://www.wonkette.com/p/hegseth-now-distancing-self-from

#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #murder #Venezuela #oil
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"The Trump regime claims the [Washington Post] report is false, but the evidence has not been specifically debunked. No explanation has been given as to why the video was edited to omit this part of the attack [i.e., the second missile strike to kill men clinging to debris in the water after the first strike]."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #murder #Venezuela #oil
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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/war-crimeor-murder

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

#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers

The Trump-Hegseth war crimes and murder story: some pithy one-liners that may invite you to click and read more:

"They won’t go down for their crimes but our service members will."

~ Ron Filipkowski quoting Fred Wellman

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-260-12125

"Trump White House throws military under the bus for lawless attack."

~ David Kurtz

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-white-house-throws-military-under-the-bus-for-lawless-attack

"Admiral Bradley, meet bus."

~ Gary Legum

https://www.wonkette.com/p/hegseth-now-distancing-self-from

#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #murder #Venezuela #oil
/1

In a hearing, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers argued that the police violated his legal rights by searching the backpack without a warrant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/world/crime-legal/luigi-mangione-gun-manifesto-murder/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #luigimangione #us #murder #unitedhealth

"The Trump regime claims the [Washington Post] report is false, but the evidence has not been specifically debunked. No explanation has been given as to why the video was edited to omit this part of the attack [i.e., the second missile strike to kill men clinging to debris in the water after the first strike]."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #murder #Venezuela #oil
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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/war-crimeor-murder

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

#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers

“Our #servicemembers should know that we have their backs as they fulfill their oath to the #Constitution & obligation to follow only lawful orders. It is not only the right thing to do, but also our duty,”the #Democrats said in the stmnt.

"But this isn’t about any one of us. This isn’t about politics. This is about who we are as Americans. Every American must unite & condemn the President’s calls for our #murder & #PoliticalViolence. This is a time for moral clarity."

#Trump #law #military
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#GiftArticle

‘Things happen’

#WashingtonPost Editorial Board

Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.

The #US govt often advances its interests by working with nasty people, & #SaudiArabia Crown Prince #MBS is one of the nastiest. It’s one thing…to reluctantly deal with him…[but] #Trump’s performance at the White House Tuesday was something else entirely: #weak, #crass & of no strategic benefit to US.

#criminal #law #murder #Khashoggi #FreePress
https://wapo.st/4a02JnI

#GiftArticle

‘Things happen’

#WashingtonPost Editorial Board

Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.

The #US govt often advances its interests by working with nasty people, & #SaudiArabia Crown Prince #MBS is one of the nastiest. It’s one thing…to reluctantly deal with him…[but] #Trump’s performance at the White House Tuesday was something else entirely: #weak, #crass & of no strategic benefit to US.

#criminal #law #murder #Khashoggi #FreePress
https://wapo.st/4a02JnI

"A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen, but he [ #MBS] knew nothing about it. And we can leave it at that. You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking a question like that,” #Trump said as if likability excuses #murder.

#law #criminals #US #SaudiArabia #JamalKhashoggi #Khashoggi

[Helsinki flashback] #Trump contradicts #US #intelligence, says #MBS 'knew nothing' about #Khashoggi death.

Then in classic Trump fashion, Trump dismisses a reporter’s question on the #murder of #journalist #JamalKhashoggi as an attempt to "embarrass" the #SaudiArabia leader, horrifically adding:
🚨 "things happen" [um… dismemberment doesn’t just “happen”] 🚨

Trump asked the reporter where she was from, then called her "fake news."

#criminal #law #FreePress

This is MBS's first visit to the US since the 2018 killing of #journalist & Saudi critic #JamalKhashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.

#Khashoggi was killed & dismembered in Oct 2018 by Saudi agents in an operation US intelligence believed was ordered by #MBS.

Khashoggi had criticized the crown prince's policies in his #WashingtonPost columns.
He had traveled to the #SaudiArabia consulate to obtain papers to marry his fiancée, a Turkish citizen.

#law #murder #Trump #criminal

Just 2 #criminals in the seat of #power. Nothing to see here.

#Trump #MBS #WarCriminals #murder #law

#US #AircraftCarrier arrives in the #Caribbean in major buildup near #Venezuela

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of US #military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops & weaponry could signal for the #Trump admin’s purported drug enforcement campaign in #SouthAmerica.

#law #murder #Constitution #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #authoritarianism #despotism #Autocracy
https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-carrier-venezuela-trump-ford-strikes-drugs-241ea9e039d717b9f80f793922cb7cc9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-16-USS+Gerald+R.+Ford

#US #AircraftCarrier arrives in the #Caribbean in major buildup near #Venezuela

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of US #military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops & weaponry could signal for the #Trump admin’s purported drug enforcement campaign in #SouthAmerica.

#law #murder #Constitution #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #authoritarianism #despotism #Autocracy
https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-carrier-venezuela-trump-ford-strikes-drugs-241ea9e039d717b9f80f793922cb7cc9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-16-USS+Gerald+R.+Ford

"Whatever new atrocities Trump has planned for Americans, he is obviously pre-selling his ‘domestic terrorist’ narrative, getting his Proud Boys riled up against the ‘enemies within.’ Whatever he’s dreamed up will be miles away from due process and the rule of law, just like Epstein’s crimes and death and 66 people buried at sea."

~ Sabrina Haake

#Trump #Epstein #coverup #stonewall #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #corruption #freakout #meltdown #murder
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https://sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-and-the-unmentioned

Good. Stop enabling the fascist #Trump regime’s #ExtrajudicialKillings

#UK suspends some #intelligence sharing with #US over boat strikes in major break

The #UnitedKingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the #Caribbean because it does not want to be #complicit in US #military strikes & believes the attacks are #illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

#law #murder #DueProcess #WarPowers #Congress
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/politics/uk-suspends-caribbean-intelligence-sharing-us