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Pete Hegseth’s order to ‘kill everybody’ included alleged drug boat survivors: report (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 46 points 4 months ago (2 children)

From The Wiki:

In the laws of war, combatants are considered to be hors de combat (French: [ɔʁ də kɔ̃ba]; lit. 'out of combat'), and thus protected persons, when they are unable to participate in fighting. Hors de combat personnel may not be intentionally targeted. Examples include persons parachuting from their disabled aircraft, shipwreck survivors, as well as the sick, wounded, detained, or otherwise disabled.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 25 points 4 months ago

Sounds like Pete AND the guy pressing the button are both due for a jail cell.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's not a war. It is and it was a huge pile of war crimes.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

puts on legal hat

It can't be a war crime because there's no war. Only the war on drugs, which is absolutely a real war.