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ColonelRETJohn2@ColonelRETJohn2·
This is not a “demand” issue. Fentanyl is an insecticide, meant to kill on a large scale. Cocaine from Venezuela is merely the addictive appetizer to soften the target which is the American People
The White House@WhiteHouse

BREAKING: President Trump just declared FENTANYL a WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. This critical step unleashes every tool to combat the cartels & foreign networks responsible for flooding communities with this deadly substance—the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18-45.

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Vindman also lies about the rank he retired at, just like Tim Walz
Dr. Brian L. Cox@BrianCox_RLTW

Retired Army JAG here. And former infantry soldier & officer. And current law professor. And YOU are full of shit. No quarter ORDERS do violate #LOAC. Giving that order is a war crime even if it's not carried out. But that is NOT an order @SecWar @PeteHegseth gave. And that is why you are full of shit. See, I've also trained hundreds of soldiers on LOAC in the applied context. Thousands, actually. And I've advised commanders & decision makers on LOAC in combat, in Afghanistan as Chief of International & Operational Law for CJTF-101/RC-E (OEF XIV). That's why I know the difference between what SECWAR said in a press briefing yesterday & a war crime. Apparently you don't - so I'll do you a favor & spell it out for you step by step, in simple language that you'll hopefully understand. Let's start off with what Hegseth ACTUALLY said: "It's a mess for them. Who's in charge? Iran may not even know. With every passing hour, we know and we know they know, that the military capabilities of their evil regime are crumbling. They can barely communicate, let alone coordinate; they're confused and we know it. Our response? We will keep pressing. We will keep pushing, keep advancing, no quarter, no mercy for our enemies." (war.gov/News/Transcrip…) Alright, if we consider this "no quarter" observation in context, we see Hegseth's intent is to convey that @DeptofWar is going to exert max pressure on our adversary. We know their military capabilities "are crumbling" & we're not going to back off. Keep pushing, keep advancing. "No quarter. No mercy." See, content & intent are important. This is how we differentiate political rhetoric from war crime. Reality from...bullshit. If we go all the way back to Hague, II (1899) & Hague, IV (1907), the Regulations annexed to both Conventions make it forbidden, "To declare that no quarter will be given" (pic 1, from Hague, IV). Seems legit, right? Isn't that what SECWAR just "declared"? Well, if LOAC development stopped at 1907, maybe you could make that argument. But, it didn't. In negotiations for later treaties, delegates decided to be more clear about what exactly that prohibition should entail. So, next we'll consider 2 later treaties 🇺🇸 hasn't ratified but we were deeply involved in shaping - Additional Protocol I (1977) to 1949 Geneva Conventions & Rome Statute @IntlCrimCourt (1998). As we'll see below, these sources confirm Hegseth's political rhetoric is NOT a LOAC violation or war crime...and US DoW doctrine is consistent with relevant text of these treaties. Let's start with AP I. As we see from art. 40, this treaty clarifies (7 decades after Hague IV), "It is prohibited to ORDER that there shall be no survivors, to THREATEN an adversary therewith or to CONDUCT hostilities on this basis" (pic 2). So, 3 specific verbs to highlight + 1 condition. No ordering, threatening, or conducting (verbs) armed hostilities under condition(s) of NO SURVIVORS. Now, reach all the way back in your memory - like 2 minutes ago - when you read actual text of Hegseth's remarks. Do you genuinely believe SECWAR just ordered or threatened there will be no survivors, even if an enemy IRGC member tries to surrender - or that we are now as a result conducting hostilities on that basis? Be honest. Of course not. And no one in the military is going to hear/read his remarks and think, "SECWAR just ordered me to take no prisoners." Seriously. Moving on from AP I, art. 8(2)(b)(xii) of Rome Statute essentially copies text of Hague IV, art. 23(d) to make "declaring no quarter will be given" a war crime (not pictured). BUT the elements of crimes follows AP I (pic 3), as does DoD Law of War Manual (pic 4). Yes, actual no quarter ORDERS do violate LOAC. Just the order alone is a war crime. But max pressure political rhetoric is not the same as an ORDER "that there shall be no survivors." Which means Sec Hegseth's comments are neither LOAC violation nor war crime. Which also means Rep Vindman is full of 💩.

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This guy is a legend at this. 😂😂
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John Ʌ Konrad V@johnkonrad·
Not gonna sugar coat this and do not care if it costs me my new Pentagon press credentials and access to this administration. The left smeared my name in a major WAPO hit piece and the right can do the same. I’m a captain, I can live alone in the ocean. 👉 The Strait of Homuz is an epic failure. Today’s news, no escorts until late month, has ramifications few understand. US Merchant Marine ships have been attacked. This is not panickan. This is not a damnation of Trump. This is hard truth 👇 A GLOBALIST MOLE INSIDE THE ADMINISTRATION CAUSED THIS We entered this admin with a set of maritime appointments & prospective appointments not seen since FDR… possibly Teddy. DEEP knowledge of shipping & DEEP maritime support. So how did we get to the most important energy and food (1/3rd of all fertilizer) chokepoint in the world getting cut off? Well our Trump 1.0 appointees were globalist heavy hitters. Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross managed ships for the Rothchilds. Our DOT secretary Elaine Chao, is married to Mitch McConnell & heiress to a shipping fortune tied to China. We already know how tied to the globalist Mark Milley was and Pete Buttigieg was McKinsey. Trump knew this & formulated a team of the best maritime advisors ever seen. A Dream Team & I know because most are friends of mine. ALL BUT FOUR HAVE BEEN SNIPED Who remains? Trump himself is a strong supporter. Hegseth has focused more on naval and shipping that any DoD secretary this century. Elbridge Colby understands the critical importance of the maritime domain Russ Vought has pushed the Maritime Action But what do these four have in common? They are all at THE center of the bullseye from MSM and globalist attacks. And all are extremely busy with other things. ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MARITIME DREAM TEAM HAVE BEEN SNIPED OR SIDELINED JD VANCE - has worked tirelessly behind the scenes as for shipping deals including icebreakers. Strangely silent lately. Charlie Kirk - Assasinated Mike Waltz - author of the SHIPs for America Act… pushed out of NSC Dan Caldwell - top OSD official escorted out of the pentagon Alex Wong - Under at NSC and now shipbuilding executive axed Bruce Kimbrell- organizer of the SHIPs act axed from NSC Ian Bennitt - NSC maritime head, gone along with his staff Jerry Hendrix - NSC shipbuilding, pushed to OMB Brent Sadler - the #1 maritime think tank strategist in the world, sniped nomination as Maritime Administrator Morgan Ortagus - right hand to Witkoff, killed by a smear campaign Kristi Noem - absolutely saved the US Coast Guard and delivered the winning blow to the UN Maritime arm in London Sean Plankey - USCG is the lead on ship protection and regulations. He was Noem’s right hand man for reforms. Gone alongside Noem. Lou Sola - Federal Maritime Commission Chairman who was investigating globalist control of trade Jon Harrison - the Navy Chief of Staff who focused on sealift and Merchant Marine, fired. Sal Mercogliano - nomination killed to be the US Merchant Marine’s top Admiral Ross Kennedy - moved out of Commerce John Mills - buried in a minor office at state And yes me. And that’s just the big names. So many others with deep maritime expertise have been hit by this organized political action campaign. The only very senior person who hasn’t was a senior executive at Maersk. You can call me a crazy conspiracy theorist, you can explain rational reasoning for each snipe, but collectively this is damning Who is behind this systematic sniping? Wish I knew. Rumors range from the Deputy National Security Adviser who took effective control of the NSC from Waltz… to shadow figures in London. The only people I am 💯 certain are not behind this are Hegseth and Trump himself because everyone I talk to reiterate their continued support. This is why the Strait of Hormuz has become a disaster… Trump set up a Dream Team to target globalist control of shipping and that expertise has been gutted.
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