Melissa Corrigan and David Shuster report on a US military strike on a boat on 17 October when two survivors were retrieved from wreckage and brought on board USS Iwo Jima:
"What transpired after those individuals were brought on board proves that we are in an entirely new paradigm within the US military," (continued in /2)
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EXCLUSIVE: US Navy Deleted Video of October Boat Attack Survivors
Leaked document reveals effort to coverup aftermath of Oct 17 strikeMelissa Corrigan, she/her (Blue Amp Media)
William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •(continued from /1)
"one in which video and photographic material is deleted, US military service members are asked to defy standing protocol and code, and human beings disappear from record as they are summarily and without trial returned to what is purported to be their native countries."
Official policy requires photo and video documentation of such prisoners.
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •But in this case when shipboard personnel insisted on following this policy, the Marines staffing the Iwo Jima protested, saying that their commander had forbidden the documentation.
Video was taken, but less than two hours later was deleted. The prisoners were classified as unprivileged belligerents. Though the US is not at war, this classification allows circumvention of policies governing treatment of prisoners apprehended by the military.
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •The classification of the prisoners as "unprivileged belligerents" means that they were "therefore deemed not worthy of the basic protections of photo and video footage of their treatment while in the care of the United States Navy and Marine Corps."
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Although [Hegseth] has produced no evidence to Congress to justify these actions or the classification of these individuals, much less requesting and gaining approval for acts of hostility upon those individuals, he has then proceeded with lethal strikes on civilians in open international waters."
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"If the evidence were as overwhelming as DoD claims, following established legislative, legal, and military protocol would not present a problem and would have been followed by SECDEF. His refusal to follow established protocols, code, and international law, as well as essentially redefining what constitutes 'hostile action', places our entire military in an extraordinarily compromised position."
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EarthMomma
in reply to William Lindsey • • •Every single person in the military right now needs to know that the world will not care one bit if they are tortured and killed when captured.
Prisoners of War NOW HAVE NO RIGHTS.
As military personal you will be EXPECTED TO BE A CRIMINAL and do unlawful things which also sets you up for being TREATED AS TRUMP TREATS OTHERS.
If you thought you were protected by the rules of engagement, you would be wrong because TRUMP SAYS YOU CAN BE SENSELESSLY SLAUGHTERED EVEN IF YOUR HANGING OFF A CAPSIZED BOAT.
When we take away the rights of our enemies, we remove our own rights as well.
Tit for tat.
Tom Cotton says the US military can destroy and kill anyone it wants ANYWHERE IT WANTS even if its not on US soil or anywhere near the US. Tom Cotton believes if Donald Trump wants you targeted, the US MILITARY is there to kill you. You are now an ASSASSIN FOR TRUMP
And evidently, Tom Cotton believes the military should follow illegal commands.
So understand this to mean, any military personal anywhere on this planet currently has just been labeled EXPENDABLE.