Hegseth In Hot Seat As 'Murder-gate' Picks Up Steam

[Brian4Liberty]

Hegseth In Hot Seat As 'Murder-gate' Picks Up Steam​

"Was he there? Was he somewhere else? The White House and Pentagon can't seem to get the story straight on the "double-tap" murder of survivors of a US extrajudicial killing off the coast of Venezuela in September. Suddenly Congress is waking up to the real problem of President Trump's "shoot first" policy on boats in the Caribbean. Also today...more US bombs on Somalia - who are we at war with?"

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Everyone involved should be prosecuted for a war crime: Judge Andrew Napolitano | National Report​

"Judge Andrew Napolitano argued that a follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea violated laws requiring the rescue of survivors on Tuesday’s “National Report.”"

 

[Occam's Banana]

Post in thread 'US bombs "narco-terrorist" boats in Caribbean, Pacific'

Dec 3, 2025

How it started:

https://x.com/Judgenap/status/1996208414125424924

Promoting his upcoming book in April 2016, Hegseth was asked, “Can you comment on soldiers who are being held at Leavenworth Prison for being soldiers?”

Hegseth said, “There are some guys at Leavenworth who made really bad choices on the battlefield, and I do think there have to be consequences for abject war crimes,” he said. “If you’re doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that.”

“That’s why the...​

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[Brian4Liberty]

 

[Madison320]

Everyone involved should be prosecuted for a war crime: Judge Andrew Napolitano | National Report​

"Judge Andrew Napolitano argued that a follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea violated laws requiring the rescue of survivors on Tuesday’s “National Report.”"

If you want to be depressed read the comments on the newsmax youtube channel. Basically everyone there thinks it's ok to kill anyone suspected of selling drugs.

 

[Occam's Banana]

If you want to be depressed read the comments on the newsmax youtube channel. Basically everyone there thinks it's ok to kill anyone suspected of selling drugs.

I doubt most of them actually "think" anything at all.

They're just NPCs with some new jingoism update patches installed.

One of the favorite tactics programs of the more mindless Trump-glazers is to invoke what Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris would have done (it even happened here again, just a few days ago). But you can bet your ass that if Hillary or Kamala really had been elected, and did what Trump is doing now, the same people would be screaming their heads off Benghazi-style about how horrible and corrupt and unlawful it all is.

 

[jmdrake]

If you want to be depressed read the comments on the newsmax youtube channel. Basically everyone there thinks it's ok to kill anyone suspected of selling drugs.

According to Tom Cotton there were at least 4 strikes. And he thinks they were all justified.



The worst mistake Rand Paul ever made was signing off of the infamous "Tom Cotton Letter" that was designed to undermine the Iran nuclear deal. I'm glad Rand is standing on principle and not party in this situation.

 

[Voluntarist]