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Attilatheblond

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34. Possibly why Dirty Don ordered his obedient but stupid DOJ to make this particular announcement

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #9)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 08:23 AM

3 hrs ago

Were I a military officer, I am pretty sure believing anything this DOJ says would be a non-starter. This DOJ's batting average is not a rock to stand on.

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U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

shithole and the Pentagon are......................... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #1

The word "Nuremburg" means nothing to them... NotHardly 18 hrs ago #12

He's got that immunity Polybius 16 hrs ago #20

That's what Hitler told his gestapo. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #2

If they have immunity for the killing, do they have immunity for complying with the orders to kill? And, if they have in2herbs 20 hrs ago #3

Making it legal don't make it right. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #4

It would be a law "more honored in the breach than the observance" ananda 20 hrs ago #6

Sounds like you could be contract lawyer. One that is an expert in contracts, not a temp hire. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #7

I guess an old English teacher will have to do. ananda 20 hrs ago #8

Reading and interpreting. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #15

International Criminal Court 2na fisherman 20 hrs ago #5

They are powerless here though Polybius 16 hrs ago #21

Maybe not while you guiys are in control. BUT bluestarone 19 hrs ago #9

Remember Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki? He was a native-born US citizen killed by a drone strike on September 30, 2011, 24601 19 hrs ago #10

Comparing the al-Awlaki case to these continuing attacks on boats is quite the stretch Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #14

Possibly why Dirty Don ordered his obedient but stupid DOJ to make this particular announcement Attilatheblond 3 hrs ago #34

Anything can be challenged, and should be. Wtf. nt miyazaki 18 hrs ago #11

An incorrect and meaningless legal opinion. TomSlick 17 hrs ago #13

They will probably try to hold it to the same level BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #19

Perhaps. TomSlick 15 hrs ago #23

... Solly Mack 17 hrs ago #16

How convenient.... Quanto Magnus 17 hrs ago #17

Just following orders. Right? n/t Munu 17 hrs ago #18

Probably kevinore 15 hrs ago #22

Nuremberg NewEnglandAutumn 15 hrs ago #24

John Yoo and Alberto Gonzalez come to mind. Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #25

Somebody probably told the Gestapo and the SS the same thing. Turbineguy 14 hrs ago #26

The international courts may disagree as will American courts JT45242 14 hrs ago #27

John Yoo also wrote an opinion claiming water boarding was not torture. surfered 14 hrs ago #28

So..... COL Mustard 14 hrs ago #29

Says you. kacekwl 14 hrs ago #30

Didn't a number of German officers and soldiers try the defence that they were just following orders? cstanleytech 11 hrs ago #31

America has an unfortunate track record on extra judicial killings. Aussie105 8 hrs ago #32

i can forsee i latin american government kidnapping top us officials and putting them on trial moonshinegnomie 8 hrs ago #33

Opinions are not facts. Judges and juries will decide such things. And if military people need Wonder Why 2 hrs ago #35

Who would want to trust trumps attorneys. republianmushroom 14 min ago #36

that's what the SS said, too mike_c 3 min ago #37