Remember the Torture Memos? the Boat Strike Memos May Be Worse

Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Trump administration needs to release the legal analysis underpinning its controversial military campaign.

Posted by retort at 11:45 AM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel has already issued a memo that grants immunity from prosecution for US troops involved in the boat-strike killing spree. Courts can override OLC memos, but this one lays out a legal rationale for the killings. www.reuters.com/world/us/doj ...

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-- Jill Piggott (@jillpiggott.bsky.social) Dec 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM

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These crimes will be investigated when Trumpy is gone and law and order and the rule of Law returns.

Which is why, of course, they are attempting to use apps that do not preserve government documents so that future investigations cannot be refer to them.

#1 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-11 12:11 PM

Doesn't issuing immunity, by definition, acknowledge that the strikes are illegal?

#2 | Posted by MBlue at 2025-12-11 12:33 PM

These crimes will be investigated when Trumpy is gone and law and order and the rule of Law returns.
Which is why, of course, they are attempting to use apps that do not preserve government documents so that future investigations cannot be refer to them.
#1 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-11 12:11 PM

Like Obama went after BushCo for 9/11 and the Iraq invasion?

I don't even believe Cheney was mentioned once, even as he was demonizing Iran while Haliburton gained exclusive contracts with them.

The largest gold heist in history.

The largest false flag event with so many parts and no proper NIST explanation for building 7 or even a mention.

No corporate candidate will ever promote democracy. They are all actors.

#3 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-12-11 01:37 PM

Legal analysis? We don't need no legal analysis...

That analysis will probably look like Der Dotard's EO regarding off-shore wind farms: do it because I said so...

#4 | Posted by catdog at 2025-12-11 01:41 PM

www.nist.gov

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-11 01:42 PM

The Trump administration needs to release the legal analysis underpinning its controversial military campaign.

Posted by retort at 11:45 AM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | It's the same one Obama used at the Baghtu wedding party airstrike, except Trump killed drug dealers.

#6 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-12-11 01:43 PM

except Trump killed drug dealers.

#6 | POSTED BY FISHPUD

Nice try. The disgusting------------- killed fishermen.

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-12-11 01:58 PM

except Trump killed drug dealers.
#6 | POSTED BY FISHPUD

If they were doing anything with drugs at all, which is doubtful, they certainly weren't dealing them.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-11 02:11 PM

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