A Video of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) Ppublicly saying there must be “Consequences” for Carrying-Out Unlawful Orders. Trump (R) Accused Lawmakers of “Seditious Behavior” and Hegseth called their Video “despicable, reckless, and false.” The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), is Federal Criminal Law that applies to Service Members around the World.
Under UVMJ, Service Members are Obligated to Obey Lawful Orders, but to Disobey Unlawful Orders. The UCMJ does Not Protect Soldiers who Carry-Out Unlawful Orders simply on the Basis that they were following Directives from Above. The Nuremburg Trials in the wake of World War II, Cemented that this Cannot be Used as an Automatic Defense. “There’s a standard, there’s an ethos, there’s a belief, that we are above […] so many things our enemies or others would do,” Hegseth said in the 2016 Video.
The Pentagon, when Approached about the Video on Wednesday, referred to Hegseth’s November Remarks, in which He said: “Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders, you must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.”
Former Officials and Experts have raised Serious Concerns about the Deployment of the National Guard in Democrat-led Cities and whether U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Vessels in the Southern Caribbean and Eastern Pacific since Early September, have Broken Domestic and International Law. Former Officials were increasingly Worried about the Sidelining of Military Lawyers in the Pentagon and the Messaging from the Administration, which has Discouraged Military Commanders from Seeking Legal Advice.
The U.S. Strike Campaign on Suspected Narcotrafficking Boats has come under Increased Scrutiny, with Bipartisan Calls for Closer Monitoring Growing. The GOP-led Senate and House Armed Services Committees have Pledged to look into the First U.S. Attack on an Alleged Drug Vessel on September 2nd, after it emerged the Military had carried out a Second Strike on the Boat after an Initial Attack left Two Survivors.
Hegseth said the Day after the First Strike in September, He had watched the Attack “Live.” But in Remarks on Tuesday, the Defense Secretary said He was made Aware of the need for a Second Strike “hours” later, Distancing Himself from the Mission that has called into question whether a War Crime was Committed.
Shipwrecked People have Specific Legal Pprotections and there are concerns the Survivors of the Initial Strike may have been Off-Limits to Attacks.
The Administration has at once said it Supports U.S. Navy Admiral Frank Bradley, the Now-Head of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) who Oversaw the Operation, and sought to Distance itself from the Decision, making in the Midst of the Mission.
Hegseth told Reporters he did “not personally see survivors” through the “fog of war.” Trump also said he “didn’t know about the second strike.”
The Washington Post First Reported last week, Bradley Ordered a Second Strike after Hegseth had allegedly issued a Verbal Order to Kill Everyone On-Board before the Mission took Place. The Pentagon and Hegseth Denied this.
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