David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans
Little River Band - Light of Day
How To Dress Well - Contingency/Necessity
The Doors - Riders On The Storm
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan
Riders on the storm
There's a killer on the road
His brain is squirmin' like a toad
Take a long holiday
Let your children play
If you give this man a ride
Sweet memory will die
Killer on the road, yeah
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"Do you believe the same vigorous reviews are happening under Trump and Hegseth?"
When I was doing this, there were expansive legal reviews at multiple levels to ensure that the target was a valid military target and any action against it complied with both the Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law. That legal review would be handed off to the General Officer who would approve or disapprove the strikes. Ultimately, it was that star who would hold responsibility.
And I never was in a situation where the SECDEF personally ordered a strike. I have to make the assumption that the process has not changed all that much since I stopped doing this stuff, but prima facie it looks as if there may not be the type of vetting I did going on anymore.
#76 | Posted by madbomber at 2025-11-30 03:44 AM
Glenn Kirschner - Pete Hegseth's "Kill Them All" Order Constitutes a War Crime!
203,931 views Nov 29, 2025 All the "King's" Men: Trump's lackeys and their disservice to America
The Washington Post just reported: "Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say" Kill them all." Hegseth's order, and the resulting murders in international waters, violates domestic law, international law, and the law of war.
A statement just issued by the "Former JAGs Working Group" concludes that the killings carried out on Hegseth's orders "are war crimes."
I sat down for a discussion about this latest development with law professor, military law expert, and member of the Former JAGs Working Group Dan Maurer.
Disgusting.
Yeah, put that cat in the bag.
Try it.