"Yesterday, Damien Cave, Edward Wong, and Maria Abi-Habib of the New York Times reported that lawyers for the Pentagon proposed sending two survivors from an October strike against a small boat in the Caribbean to the notorious CECOT terrorist prison in El Salvador, where prisoners previously rendered there reported widespread torture and abuse."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
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December 10, 2025
Today is Human Rights Day, celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Defense Department officials were keen to make sure survivors didn’t end up in a U.S. court where the administration’s insistence that the men were an immediate danger to the U.S. because they were trafficking drugs would come under legal scrutiny.
Shocked, lawyers for the State Department refused, and the two men were sent back to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador."
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"If Pete Hegseth believes the strike was lawful and necessary, why is he so afraid to let the country see the video? Until that question is answered, his refusal will worsen his standing, if that is even possible."
~ Mark Mansour
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Why Congress Must Compel Hegseth To Release The Entire Video
Mark Mansour (America’s Fractured Politics)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Here’s what we’ve been reminded of by yesterday’s [seizure of a Venezuelan vessel]: The U.S. government has the ability to seize boats, sailors, and cargo without killing anyone. The Coast Guard does this routinely and has for years. The military is able to coordinate with and support law enforcement in such efforts. Steps can be taken ahead of time to ensure such efforts are legal."
~ William Kristol
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The Caribbean Killings Were Unnecessary. Trump Just Proved It.
William Kristol (The Bulwark)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •Landry Ayres offers a "collection of clips on the White House's brutal boat strikes—and what they reveal about this president's governing ethos."
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The Trump Administration’s Killing Rampage on Open Seas: A Video Roundup
Landry Ayres (The UnPopulist)