Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trump’s ‘No Scalps’ Rule

Lawmakers are finally waking up to the problems the defense secretary has created.

The Atlantic
Bipartisan House Resolution Seeks to Block Trump War With Venezuela

The war powers legislation would prohibit Trump from launching war against Venezuela without congressional approval.

The Intercept
“A War Crime & Murder”: David Cole on U.S. Killing of Survivors of Boat Strike in Caribbean

As bipartisan criticism intensifies over U.S. attacks on alleged “drug boats” in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, the White House is defending a September 2 operation that killed 11 people. The Washington Post reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second attack to kill two survivors of an initial strike, an order that legal experts say would constitute a war crime. The White House on Monday confirmed the second strike but said the authorization came not from Hegseth, but from Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley, then head of Joint Special Operations Command. This comes as Hegseth threatens to court-martial Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a former naval officer, after Kelly and five other Democratic veterans urged service members to refuse unlawful commands. “Killing civilians who are not engaged in armed conflict against us is a war crime,” says law professor David Cole of Georgetown University.

Democracy Now!
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.

The Intercept
Hondurans Called Right-Wing Ex-President a “Narco-Dictator.” Trump Plans to Pardon Him — but Threatens War on Venezuela

The promised pardon for Juan Orlando Hernández, who’s serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, comes as Trump threatens war on Venezuela over “narcoterrorism.”

The Intercept
Internal Report Shows the Military Always Wanted to Join the Drug War

An Obama-era Pentagon report called for “direct military action” in the drug war, presaging Trump’s brazen strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

The Intercept
Sikhs for Justice announces “Kill Modi Politics” campaign | Baaghi TV

After India sent a government delegation to the US – which Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has described as a “devil’s delegation” – to justify “Operation Sindoor”....

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