When you elect a party of criminals to run the government, you should expect laws to be broken.
When you re-elect a party of criminals to run the government, you should expect a criminal government.
Redshirt_Welshy_Nooo on
Hmmm, seems like Mark Kelly was on the money. No wonder they want to silence him.
DamnedIfIDiddely on
They are required to ignore that. I wonder if those kids know how fucked they could be if they commit war crimes for this tiny man in makeup.
patcon on
TIL Pete Hegseth campaigned in Trump term 1 to pardon his friend and mentor, who had ordered soldiers under his command in 2006 to “kill all military-aged males”.
War criminals. All of them.
And I say that as a Canadian, where we hold the dubious last-century distinctions of both bringing about the modern UN peacekeeping unit (via Lester B Pearson) and creating the cruel conditions which made the Geneva convention necessary.
WhiteSalamancer on
Thanks, MAGA rubes!
BioDriver on
Oh so he has a history of ignoring the rules of war. That would have been nice to have known during his confirmation hearing.
Not content just being pedophiles, the GOP is diversifying into war crime
Some_Cows_Moo on
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TheDwellingHeart on
Brought to USA by the “Party of Law and Order” which is so laughably false that you can only arrive at the conclusion that people that believed this are either fascists or so ignorant there is little to be done for them
SnooLobsters6766 on
I can see a future of us using our resources to keep our leaders out of trials at The Hague.
Bishopjones2112 on
Yeah that seems like a great way to end up arrested at some point and your actions being a lesson for future military training.
Fabulous-Soil-4440 on
I’m not saying don’t defend yourself or not take caution… But this is stupid on his part.
007meow on
If the orders aren’t illegal, why would you even need to reference the legal advice on the ROE?
If the orders are legal, then you don’t even have to say anything.
Saying something about ignoring legal guidance demonstrates that you know something is wrong.
Neither_Glove7880 on
Kegsbreath deserves prison today, this instant.
wifeofsonofswayze on
Shit, I thought that war crimes couldn’t be pardoned and I was kind of clinging to that hope. Very disheartening to realize that I was wrong about that.
fnupvote89 on
Isn’t this the dude said the military is going to be about lethality and not legality? So I’m not surprised.
Pale-and-Willing on
Of course he did. The Trump administration is full of criminals from top to bottom.
tomogotchi on
Big GAY Hegseth
Severe_Broccoli7258 on
I’m sure The Hague is taking note. 🤞🏼
shillyshally on
“The anecdote is contained in a book Hegseth wrote last year…”
In a book HE WROTE.
Yikers.
evasivebanman on
Sounds like people have been holding onto receipts
Toadfinger on
And as a backup plan, Hedgehog orders any and all witnesses to be murdered. Like he did off the coast of Venezuela.
Fallible_Fix9110 on
If you can overlook American atrocities in abu ghraib or the capacity for Americans in militarized uniform to be absolute fucking cnuts…
ReallyOldSysAdmin on
So….Vietnam Part 2, only way less obvious….
Trick-Set-1165 on
I’m pretty sure this was known before his confirmation hearing.
bigsmokaaaa on
And now they have their fall guys, so thanks for that
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When you elect a party of criminals to run the government, you should expect laws to be broken.
When you re-elect a party of criminals to run the government, you should expect a criminal government.
Hmmm, seems like Mark Kelly was on the money. No wonder they want to silence him.
They are required to ignore that. I wonder if those kids know how fucked they could be if they commit war crimes for this tiny man in makeup.
TIL Pete Hegseth campaigned in Trump term 1 to pardon his friend and mentor, who had ordered soldiers under his command in 2006 to “kill all military-aged males”.
War criminals. All of them.
And I say that as a Canadian, where we hold the dubious last-century distinctions of both bringing about the modern UN peacekeeping unit (via Lester B Pearson) and creating the cruel conditions which made the Geneva convention necessary.
Thanks, MAGA rubes!
Oh so he has a history of ignoring the rules of war. That would have been nice to have known during his confirmation hearing.
[Oh wait](https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/senate-should-reject-the-nomination-of-pete-hegseth-for-defense-chief/).
This seems like something that should have been brought up in his confirmation hearing.
Why is the US still in Iraq? I thought they pull that out back in the 2010’s.
Edit: meh, I’m being a dick. Not cool.
But Hegseth is a war criminal who needs to be held accountable.
Says the news host playing war from a safe distance.
I was wondering why, after officially announcing that Hegseth never ordered the 2nd strike, [they suddenly reversed their stance](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/hegseth-us-soldiers-iraq-rules-engagement). I figured that something new had come to light. I think we now know what that was.
Not content just being pedophiles, the GOP is diversifying into war crime
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Brought to USA by the “Party of Law and Order” which is so laughably false that you can only arrive at the conclusion that people that believed this are either fascists or so ignorant there is little to be done for them
I can see a future of us using our resources to keep our leaders out of trials at The Hague.
Yeah that seems like a great way to end up arrested at some point and your actions being a lesson for future military training.
I’m not saying don’t defend yourself or not take caution… But this is stupid on his part.
If the orders aren’t illegal, why would you even need to reference the legal advice on the ROE?
If the orders are legal, then you don’t even have to say anything.
Saying something about ignoring legal guidance demonstrates that you know something is wrong.
Kegsbreath deserves prison today, this instant.
Shit, I thought that war crimes couldn’t be pardoned and I was kind of clinging to that hope. Very disheartening to realize that I was wrong about that.
Isn’t this the dude said the military is going to be about lethality and not legality? So I’m not surprised.
Of course he did. The Trump administration is full of criminals from top to bottom.
Big GAY Hegseth
I’m sure The Hague is taking note. 🤞🏼
“The anecdote is contained in a book Hegseth wrote last year…”
In a book HE WROTE.
Yikers.
Sounds like people have been holding onto receipts
And as a backup plan, Hedgehog orders any and all witnesses to be murdered. Like he did off the coast of Venezuela.
If you can overlook American atrocities in abu ghraib or the capacity for Americans in militarized uniform to be absolute fucking cnuts…
So….Vietnam Part 2, only way less obvious….
I’m pretty sure this was known before his confirmation hearing.
And now they have their fall guys, so thanks for that