The Arizona senator described the action as an attack on servicemembers and a violation of his speech rights.
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Kelly Demoted By Hegseth After Defending Troops’ Right to Disobey Illegal Orders Read Post »
Over 100 people have been killed by Trump administration boat strikes widely condemned as illegal.
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Admiral Who Ordered Bombing of Boat Strike Survivors Asked Military Lawyer First Read Post »
Trump declared a blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela amid a vast US military buildup.
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Historian: US Escalation Against Venezuela Isn’t About Drugs — It’s About Maduro Read Post »
Six weeks ago, Jack Posobiec asked me to comment on whether I have a “creepy fetish for Asian women.” That was one of several false and wildly personal allegations that the far-right pundit and newly minted member of the Pentagon press corps said that he planned to include in “a story that I’m writing about you.” […]
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I Asked the Pentagon About Pete Hegseth’s Mentor. Then the Threats Started. Read Post »
Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the ICC for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign.
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Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings Read Post »
Striking a shipwreck is so egregious that the Pentagon uses it as an example of a “clearly illegal” order in its manual.
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Democrat: Video of Boat Strike One of “Most Troubling Things” He’s Ever Seen Read Post »
Hegseth reportedly told the admiral: “When you get an order … don’t ask questions.”
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Hegseth Ousted Admiral Who Objected to Boat Strikes Under His Command Read Post »
This is the first known filing of its kind, and comes amid increasing scrutiny over the military’s boat strike campaign.
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Family of Colombian Man Killed in Boat Strike Files Complaint Against US Read Post »
The Secretary of Defense vehemently defended the second strike, citing “fog of war.”
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Hegseth Says He Didn’t “Stick Around” for Second Strike, But Still Defends It Read Post »
Hegseth has faced mounting criticism by range of figures, from the publisher to a UN human rights expert.
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Children’s Book Publisher Slams Hegseth for Using Franklin for War Propaganda Read Post »
“Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder,” one lawmaker said.
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Republicans Probe Alleged Hegseth Order to “Kill Everybody” as War Crimes Mount Read Post »
The Trump administration is reviving the visual language of manifest destiny and weaponizing the US’s founding myths.
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The Right Wants to Write Indigenous People Out of US History. We Won’t Let Them. Read Post »
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