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

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

#SheikhHasina, the ousted PM of #Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of #CrimesAgainstHumanity for the violent suppression of #student #protests last year that led to the collapse of her govt.
A panel of 3 judges from the International Crimes Tribunal ( #ICT), Bangladesh’s domestic #WarCrimes court, delivered their verdict Monday, ruling that Hasina was responsible for inciting hundreds of #ExtrajudicialKillings carried out by #law enforcement.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/asia/bangladesh-sheikh-hasina-verdict-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app

#SheikhHasina, the ousted PM of #Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of #CrimesAgainstHumanity for the violent suppression of #student #protests last year that led to the collapse of her govt.
A panel of 3 judges from the International Crimes Tribunal ( #ICT), Bangladesh’s domestic #WarCrimes court, delivered their verdict Monday, ruling that Hasina was responsible for inciting hundreds of #ExtrajudicialKillings carried out by #law enforcement.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/asia/bangladesh-sheikh-hasina-verdict-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app

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

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

#Trump has accused boat crews of being *narco-terrorists*. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a fmr military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.

#law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #DueProcess #WarPowers #propaganda #AbuseOfPower #InternationalLaw #CrimesAgainstHumanity
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-boat-strikes-drugs-cocaine-trafficking-95b54a3a5efec74f12f82396a79617ea?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-07-AP+Investigation

The men had little in common beyond their Venezuelan seaside hometowns & the fact all 4 were among the >60 people killed since early Sept when the US #military began attacking boats the #Trump admin alleges were smuggling drugs. Trump & top US ofcls alleged the craft were being operated by narco-terrorists & cartel members bound with deadly drugs for #US communities.

#law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #DueProcess #WarPowers #propaganda #AbuseOfPower #InternationalLaw #CrimesAgainstHumanity

#Trump has accused boat crews of being *narco-terrorists*. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a fmr military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.

#law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #DueProcess #WarPowers #propaganda #AbuseOfPower #InternationalLaw #CrimesAgainstHumanity
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-boat-strikes-drugs-cocaine-trafficking-95b54a3a5efec74f12f82396a79617ea?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-07-AP+Investigation

#Senate #Democrats renewed their request for more info about the strikes in a [strongly worded] letter on Friday to Secy of State #MarcoRubio, DNI #TulsiGabbard & #Hegseth.

"We also request that you provide all legal opinions related to these strikes & a list of the groups or other entities the President has deemed targetable," the senators wrote.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Autocracy #MafiaState

The #US #military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the #Caribbean Sea, #Defense Sec #PeteHegseth announced.

#Hegseth in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a US designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said 3 people were killed in the strike.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #fascism
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-5594753/us-strike-caribbean-kills-3-drug-smugglers

#Senate #Democrats renewed their request for more info about the strikes in a [strongly worded] letter on Friday to Secy of State #MarcoRubio, DNI #TulsiGabbard & #Hegseth.

"We also request that you provide all legal opinions related to these strikes & a list of the groups or other entities the President has deemed targetable," the senators wrote.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Autocracy #MafiaState

The #US #military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the #Caribbean Sea, #Defense Sec #PeteHegseth announced.

#Hegseth in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a US designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said 3 people were killed in the strike.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #fascism
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-5594753/us-strike-caribbean-kills-3-drug-smugglers