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TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
Any such opinion must discuss constitutional law, and constitutional law is not classified."
- Jeh Johnon op-ed
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We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
<<while the survivors were not armed, he said the mission identified the drugs as the threat to the U.S., effectively deeming the cocaine as the weapon that could endanger Americans>>
He told lawmakers the drugs were headed to Europe/Africa
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Hors de combat is hors de combat. List doesn't affect that.
WWII Germans could have a list of American soldiers who can be killed. But if they're shipwrecked, killing them is a war crime.
Mind-blowing.
Then the 11 people were engaged in "war sustaining" activities on best reading in favor of DoD. Clearly civilians not engaged in combat activities under DoD's own view of law.
They were civilians.
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"The Senate Armed Services Committee ... has asked Adm. Alvin Holsey ... to testify before the committee next week, according to Blumenthal and another person familiar with the matter."
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"The survivors were also waving at something in the air, the sources said Bradley told them, although it’s unclear whether they might have been surrendering or asking the US aircraft they had spotted for help."
By @natashabertrand.bsky.social
Reposted by Kimberly A. Prather, David H. Kaye, Ryan Goodman
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Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers
By @natashabertrand.bsky.social
Reposted by Simon Lester
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
Or the military ops maybe don't match the secret legal justifications.
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On left:
Bradley argued to lawmakers was "still a possibility" drugs could've ultimately made way to US.
On right:
Trump State Department: "Suriname is a transit country for South American cocaine, the majority of which is likely destined for Europe."
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USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
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Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes
By @bcfinucane.bsky.social
Kudos to @JohnBerman for this well-informed series of questions
One note: Sen. Cotton is wrong at end. POTUS needs affirmative authorization from Congress under the War Powers Resolution. Current ops are illegal.
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Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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You read that right, and I am not exaggerating.⤵️
A shipwrecked person beckoning others to come rescue them is a basis for killing them.
And even worse, if I am understanding this logic correctly, ...