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Did Pete Hegseth Commit A War Crime?

2025-12-01 News & Politics
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Legal Minefield: Debating War Crimes Allegations Against Defense Secretary Hegs

Understand the conflicting legal arguments determining whether ordering a second strike against disabled drug smugglers constitutes murder or lawful kinetic action under current rules of engagement. This analysis reveals the dangerous precedence this case sets for military decision-making.

Short Summary

  • The controversy centers on the alleged order by Secretary Hegs to "kill everybody," particularly regarding a second missile strike used against survivors clinging to a disabled boat.
  • Defense Secretary Hegs defends the strikes as lawful lethal operations against narot terrorists, countering claims of war crimes.
  • Legal experts present polarized views, warning that prosecuting those who follow alleged illegal orders risks inducing a "Ferguson effect" within the military ranks.

This discussion dissects the Washington Post report detailing the two-strike incident off the Trinidad coast. It contrasts the official defense with serious legal challenges regarding combatant status and the definition of a military objective post-disablement. The segment concludes by addressing the chilling consequences for military discipline if broad interpretations of "illegal orders" are permitted in kinetic zones.

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Top Comments (10)

@benbrown007 2025-12-02

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for receiving millions of dollars for protecting drug smugglers. Just Pardoned by Trump.

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@CarlFredrik-uo1cu 2025-12-04

Short answer: YES Long answer: YES, he did

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@BlankPictures-1 2025-12-04

The reason I'm still subscribed to Ben Shapiro is so I remember how braindead I was when I was a Trump supporter.

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@CowdogArchie 2025-12-03

Justify this any way you need just stop calling yourselves Christians. There is no place in any Bible where Jesus preached kill your neighbor, especially if he's wounded.

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@jasonjordan2754 2025-12-03

I think you forgot to mention that they kept changing their story

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@davidribosome4326 2025-12-03

Great to see the dipshits in the comments defending stuff we collectivly decided a hundred years ago was a war crime. No you can't shoot someone in a parachute, and you can't shoot people clinging onto pieces of a blown up boat

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@mikeobrien7485 2025-12-02

AUSTRALIA HERE America you are out of control. YOU ARE TALKING RUBBISH

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@JimRibaudo-e6e 2025-12-05

If anyone knows about defending war crimes, its Ben Shapiro!!!

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@ThePewterOptimist 2025-12-02

Southpark will have a ball with this one

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@norikabu8411 2025-12-04

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