Secretary Of Defense Hegseth Promises Iranians ‘No Quarter’ – A War Crime

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Secretary of Defense and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who has mocked “stupid rules of engagement” for U.S. service members, on Friday declared that Iranians under attack in Republican President Donald Trump’s war would receive “no quarter” — a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.

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Has been just a matter of time for this bombaster.

Pete Hegseth Calls For ‘No Quarter’ For US Enemies In Apparent Violation of International Law

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According to international humanitarian law, “’Directions to give no quarter’ was listed as a war crime in the Report of the Commission on Responsibility set up after the First World War.”

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This guy is so hard on the eyes...

Pentagon Chief Propagandist Hegseth Whines About Iran War Coverage, Demands “Patriotic Press” Instead

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Hegseth Whines About Iran War Coverage, Demands “Patriotic Press” Instead

The Defense Secretary also claimed Iran’s leaders were “underground,” despite video evidence showing otherwise.

^{Chris Walker (Truthout)}

Republican President Donald Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience

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Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience

President Trump and other administration officials have projected confidence and power in Iran in a coarse tone that is unprecedented, according to experts in wartime rhetoric.

^{Kevin Rector (Los Angeles Times)}

#Anthropic is suing the #Trump admin, asking federal courts to reverse the #Pentagon’s decision designating the #AI company a “supply chain risk” over its refusal to allow unrestricted #military use of its #tech.

Anthropic filed 2 separate suits Monday, one in California federal court & another in the federal appeals court in Washington, DC, challenging different aspects of the Pentagon’s actions against the company.

#law #surveillance #AutonomousWeapons
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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Elke Schwarz, Professor of Political Theory at Queen Mary University of London, says that there's "a radical acceleration" in the speed of acquisition of military targets through the use of AI and how quickly action is taken on these targets, which raises concerns about the lack of human oversight, especially considering that AI models have "25 to 50% reliability, which means they are wrong very often".
#Anthropic #Pentagon #war

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‘Radical acceleration’ in AI military targeting raises oversight fears • FRANCE 24 English

Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Elke Schwarz, Professor of Political Theory at Queen Mary University of London, warned of a “radical acceleration” ...

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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.
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A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations. But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority.
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.

The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principles: more aggression, less accountability.

^{Alex.Bandoni@propublica.org (ProPublica)}