Mark Fallon
@markfallon.bsky.social
Director - ClubFed, LLC
Interrogation expert consulting
Instructing in the Tradecraft of #EffectiveInterviewing and science-based #interrogation
Author - #UnjustifiableMeans
Editor - Interrogation and Torture
Editor - Interviewing and Interrogation
Interrogation expert consulting
Instructing in the Tradecraft of #EffectiveInterviewing and science-based #interrogation
Author - #UnjustifiableMeans
Editor - Interrogation and Torture
Editor - Interviewing and Interrogation
Reposted by Mark Fallon
A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay.
Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to toss lawsuit challenging Guantánamo migrant detentions
A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay.
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They're using the confinement box, one of thehorrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now.
✏️ by: @attackerman.bsky.social
✏️ by: @attackerman.bsky.social
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
They're using the confinement box, one of thehorrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now.
✏️ by: @attackerman.bsky.social
✏️ by: @attackerman.bsky.social
Reposted by Mark Fallon
When you give power to the absolutely worst humans on earth, and tell them in advance there will be no accountability, well…horrible things happen.
Accountability now.
Accountability now.
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
When you give power to the absolutely worst humans on earth, and tell them in advance there will be no accountability, well…horrible things happen.
Accountability now.
Accountability now.
Reposted by Mark Fallon
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Himes: "I think it's really important this video by made public ... it's important people see what it looks like when the full force of the US military is turned on two guys who are clinging to a piece of wood and about to go under just so they have a visceral feel for what it is we're doing"
December 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Himes: "I think it's really important this video by made public ... it's important people see what it looks like when the full force of the US military is turned on two guys who are clinging to a piece of wood and about to go under just so they have a visceral feel for what it is we're doing"
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I’ve interviewed my fair share of killers over the years, and few things unsettle me more than those who so casually and proudly justify and sanitize murder. Read on…
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/u...
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/u...
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’ve interviewed my fair share of killers over the years, and few things unsettle me more than those who so casually and proudly justify and sanitize murder. Read on…
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/u...
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/u...
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Have to keep repeating: it is preposterous that we correctly prohibit use of deception in civil cases where ppl are fighting over just money but permit it in criminal cases where a defendant's very life may be on the line. We need one ethical/evidentiary standard: no deception, period.
A ruse — #FalseEvidencePloy — deceptive police practices, and a #FalseConfession for a crime that never happened…
people.com/thomas-perez...
people.com/thomas-perez...
Thomas Perez Jr. Falsely Confessed to His Father's Murder After a 17 Hour Interrogation — but His Dad Was Alive the Whole Time. Inside the Disturbing Case
Thomas Perez Jr. was interrogated by police for 17 hours in 2018 after they suspected he killed his father, Thomas Perez Sr., even though he was later found alive. Here's everything to know about Thom...
people.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Have to keep repeating: it is preposterous that we correctly prohibit use of deception in civil cases where ppl are fighting over just money but permit it in criminal cases where a defendant's very life may be on the line. We need one ethical/evidentiary standard: no deception, period.
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Even if there was an armed conflict (there’s not) there is no indication these people would have been lawful targets.
No indication they were members of an organized armed group.
No indication they were directly participating in hostilities.
Targeting civilians is a war crime.
(Not a war.)
No indication they were members of an organized armed group.
No indication they were directly participating in hostilities.
Targeting civilians is a war crime.
(Not a war.)
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military on Sept. 2 to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat because they were on an internal list of military targets, the commander overseeing the operation told lawmakers, according to multiple sources.
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling vessels.
nbcnews.to
December 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Even if there was an armed conflict (there’s not) there is no indication these people would have been lawful targets.
No indication they were members of an organized armed group.
No indication they were directly participating in hostilities.
Targeting civilians is a war crime.
(Not a war.)
No indication they were members of an organized armed group.
No indication they were directly participating in hostilities.
Targeting civilians is a war crime.
(Not a war.)
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In a nutshell.
"Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New US Security Strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In a nutshell.
A ruse — #FalseEvidencePloy — deceptive police practices, and a #FalseConfession for a crime that never happened…
people.com/thomas-perez...
people.com/thomas-perez...
Thomas Perez Jr. Falsely Confessed to His Father's Murder After a 17 Hour Interrogation — but His Dad Was Alive the Whole Time. Inside the Disturbing Case
Thomas Perez Jr. was interrogated by police for 17 hours in 2018 after they suspected he killed his father, Thomas Perez Sr., even though he was later found alive. Here's everything to know about Thom...
people.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A ruse — #FalseEvidencePloy — deceptive police practices, and a #FalseConfession for a crime that never happened…
people.com/thomas-perez...
people.com/thomas-perez...
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An unconstitutional notion.
We are witnessing in real time why the Constitution doesn’t entrust decisions over the use of military force to the whims of one man.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
We are witnessing in real time why the Constitution doesn’t entrust decisions over the use of military force to the whims of one man.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
Hegseth defends strikes on alleged cartel boats, says Trump can order use of force 'as he sees fit'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended U.S. military strikes on alleged drug cartel boats, saying President Donald Trump has the right to take military action “as he sees fit.”
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
An unconstitutional notion.
We are witnessing in real time why the Constitution doesn’t entrust decisions over the use of military force to the whims of one man.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
We are witnessing in real time why the Constitution doesn’t entrust decisions over the use of military force to the whims of one man.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
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News now: A Marine lawyer who saw combat in Iraq has been selected to oversee the Pentagon paid legal teams who defend the prisoners who are charged in death-penalty cases at Guantanamo Bay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Marine Veteran of Iraq War Is Chosen to Lead Guantánamo Defense Teams
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
News now: A Marine lawyer who saw combat in Iraq has been selected to oversee the Pentagon paid legal teams who defend the prisoners who are charged in death-penalty cases at Guantanamo Bay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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Detention policy rebuff: A federal judge ruled Friday that the government has no statutory authority to hold detainees at Guantanamo Bay on their way to being deported from the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Judge Rules Trump Exceeded Authority by Holding Deportees at Guantánamo
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Detention policy rebuff: A federal judge ruled Friday that the government has no statutory authority to hold detainees at Guantanamo Bay on their way to being deported from the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Imprisoned without charge at #Guantánamo for nearly 15 years, after being disappeared to Jordan, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (760) speaks about what #Gitmo was like, reveals what #SERE-ing #torture methods were used by Richard Zuley, and offers insights on authoritarianism.
youtu.be/995R2j6386o?...
youtu.be/995R2j6386o?...
How Guantanamo Bay Actually Works | Authorized Account | Insider
YouTube video by Insider
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Imprisoned without charge at #Guantánamo for nearly 15 years, after being disappeared to Jordan, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (760) speaks about what #Gitmo was like, reveals what #SERE-ing #torture methods were used by Richard Zuley, and offers insights on authoritarianism.
youtu.be/995R2j6386o?...
youtu.be/995R2j6386o?...
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Meantime, the last 9/11 case judge ruled there was the taint of torture in a fourth defendant's statements to the FBI at Guantanamo base, and threw them out. Prosecutors are appealing that ruling to reinstate the evidence. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
Torture and Secret C.I.A. Prisons Haunt 9/11 Case in Judge’s Ruling
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Meantime, the last 9/11 case judge ruled there was the taint of torture in a fourth defendant's statements to the FBI at Guantanamo base, and threw them out. Prosecutors are appealing that ruling to reinstate the evidence. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
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"FBI headquarters is pressuring the bureau’s domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members"
DC Field Office career leaders pushed back citing "a lack of legal and factual basis to initiate a criminal case."
DC Field Office career leaders pushed back citing "a lack of legal and factual basis to initiate a criminal case."
FBI Seeks ‘Seditious Conspiracy’ Probe of Democratic Lawmakers
FBI headquarters is pressuring the bureau’s domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members to defy unlawful o...
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
"FBI headquarters is pressuring the bureau’s domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members"
DC Field Office career leaders pushed back citing "a lack of legal and factual basis to initiate a criminal case."
DC Field Office career leaders pushed back citing "a lack of legal and factual basis to initiate a criminal case."
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Just in: The new 9/11 judge has proposed a busy schedule for the first half of 2026 to litigate whether CIA torture taints statements taken from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two co-defendants at Guantanamo Bay in 2007. It's the prosecution's prized evidence.
www.nytimes.com/article/sept...
www.nytimes.com/article/sept...
Trial Guide: The Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo Bay
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just in: The new 9/11 judge has proposed a busy schedule for the first half of 2026 to litigate whether CIA torture taints statements taken from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two co-defendants at Guantanamo Bay in 2007. It's the prosecution's prized evidence.
www.nytimes.com/article/sept...
www.nytimes.com/article/sept...
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“This is the consequence of treating something that is not really an armed conflict as an armed conflict.”
Spot on from Geoff Corn.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
Spot on from Geoff Corn.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
Hegseth Ordered a Lethal Attack but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“This is the consequence of treating something that is not really an armed conflict as an armed conflict.”
Spot on from Geoff Corn.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
Spot on from Geoff Corn.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
#Torture Memos author: Admiral, soldiers ‘should not have obeyed’ orders to ‘kill everybody’
When you lose the #torture guy!
thehill.com/policy/defen...
When you lose the #torture guy!
thehill.com/policy/defen...
thehill.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#Torture Memos author: Admiral, soldiers ‘should not have obeyed’ orders to ‘kill everybody’
When you lose the #torture guy!
thehill.com/policy/defen...
When you lose the #torture guy!
thehill.com/policy/defen...
Reposted by Mark Fallon
The military has killed, at best, low-level people, whose role in the drug trade may have been taking a payment for moving cocaine from one spot to another. At worst, some of those killed could have been fishermen, migrants or others with no ties to the drug trade.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Intelligence on U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Is Limited
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The military has killed, at best, low-level people, whose role in the drug trade may have been taking a payment for moving cocaine from one spot to another. At worst, some of those killed could have been fishermen, migrants or others with no ties to the drug trade.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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Important piece by my @justsecurity.org colleague and former Navy JAG @marknevitt.bsky.social.
www.justsecurity.org/125998/boat-...
www.justsecurity.org/125998/boat-...
Killing Shipwrecked Survivors is Not Just Illegal—It Endangers U.S. Servicemembers
If the United States chooses a path where killing defenseless survivors becomes acceptable, American servicemembers will pay the price for that choice.
www.justsecurity.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Important piece by my @justsecurity.org colleague and former Navy JAG @marknevitt.bsky.social.
www.justsecurity.org/125998/boat-...
www.justsecurity.org/125998/boat-...