{"id":102783,"date":"2025-11-18T20:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/doj-memo-says-it-wont-prosecute-us-troops-no-matter-how-illegal-trumps-boat-strike-program-is\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:37:03","slug":"doj-memo-says-it-wont-prosecute-us-troops-no-matter-how-illegal-trumps-boat-strike-program-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/doj-memo-says-it-wont-prosecute-us-troops-no-matter-how-illegal-trumps-boat-strike-program-is\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Memo Says It Won\u2019t Prosecute US Troops No Matter How Illegal Trump\u2019s Boat Strike Program Is"},"content":{"rendered":"

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from the go-and-kill-likewise<\/i> dept<\/h3>\n

Not content material to simply deport<\/a> as many South American migrants from this nation as attainable, the Trump administration leaned into its lies in regards to the latent risk to nationwide safety the mere existence<\/em> of overseas individuals poses to nationwide safety. <\/p>\n

This administration pretends all the pieces is a \u201cbattle,\u201d even because it actively avoids looking for congressional approval to have interaction in acts of battle. Migrants crossing the border is a \u201cbattle.\u201d Migrants residing on this nation with out the correct paperwork is a \u201cbattle.\u201d And now, overseas individuals in boats departing from countries<\/a> Trump deeply dislikes is now an act of \u201cbattle,\u201d apparently justifying no matter actions the federal government chooses to take. On this case, it\u2019s a ton of extrajudicial killings predicated on the after-the-fact assertion that alleged drug trafficking is a literal violent assault on America.<\/p>\n

The administration\u2019s extrajudicial killing program debuted days forward of the eventual legal \u201cjustification\u201d<\/a> for murdering individuals in worldwide waters. Since then, the variety of assaults has continued to extend. And but the administration has refused to supply something greater than conclusory statements in help of its actions, all written by loyalist legal professionals who apparently really feel their continued employment rests upon their willingness to be on the flawed facet of historical past.<\/p>\n

Little doubt it does. Because the assaults escalate, the administration retains digging deeper in hopes of discovering the magic (authorized) bullet that can justify one thing that appears like straight-up homicide. It nonetheless hasn\u2019t discovered something able to heading off authorized challenges to its boat strike program, but it surely\u2019s apparently hoping this memo lately issued by the DOJ Workplace of Authorized Counsel will stop anybody within the army related to these extrajudicial killings from being held legally accountable for engaging in illegal activities<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The Justice Division\u2019s Workplace of Authorized Counsel (OLC) acknowledged in a labeled opinion drawn up in the summertime that personnel participating in army strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in Latin America wouldn’t be uncovered to future prosecution, in accordance with 4 individuals acquainted with the matter.<\/em><\/p>\n

The choice to pursue an opinion, drafted in July, displays the heightened issues inside the authorities raised by senior civilian and army legal professionals that such strikes can be unlawful.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Because the Washington Submit report notes, greater than few individuals within the increased ranks have questioned this shift in the direction of attacking non-military targets who \u2014 at greatest \u2014 are solely suspected<\/em> of collaborating in drug trafficking. The administration insists (with out info in proof) that everyone it kills<\/a> is deeply concerned within the worldwide drug commerce and are in all probability high-ranking members of drug cartels.<\/p>\n

Clearly, that may\u2019t probably be true. And it undoubtedly isn\u2019t, as a recent investigation by US journalists<\/a> made clear. These actions have prompted resignations by US army officers, together with Admiral Alvin Holsey, who retired quite than serve a authorities that has intentionally unmoored itself from constitutional boundaries and long-held American beliefs.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Nimrods heading<\/a> the \u201cStruggle Division\u201d might care much less about dropping much more expertise. All Trump and his quick subordinates want is extra subordination from these within the ranks, particularly these anticipated to help this regime\u2019s authoritarian trickle-down impact. <\/p>\n

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A Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, has beforehand denied that Holsey had \u201chesitation or any issues\u201d in regards to the mission. A spokesperson for Holsey stated he had no info to supply about such discussions.<\/em><\/p>\n

In an announcement to The Submit Wednesday, Parnell stated, \u201cpresent operations within the Caribbean are lawful below each U.S. and worldwide legislation,\u201d with all actions in \u201cfull compliance with the legislation of armed battle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Parnell, like all<\/em> administration spokespeople, is to not be trusted. Everybody talking for the administration lies always, when not in any other case engaged in social media posts even essentially the most racist nine-year-old would discover infantile. <\/p>\n

The memo issued by the OLC goes even additional than the sock puppet at the moment talking for the whole army. In accordance with the OLC, boat strikes are justified as a result of drug traffickers are utilizing funds to have interaction in a \u201cnon-international armed battle,\u201d which appears fairly bizarre when everybody being murdered by the US army are in boats which have left overseas nations and are being sunk whereas nonetheless in worldwide waters.<\/p>\n

The OLC additionally claims the truth that drug cash could also be used to \u201cfinance campaigns of violence and extortion,\u201d which apparently justifies what\u2019s taking place to whoever<\/em> occurs to be in boats destroyed by US army assaults. However that assertion is a deliberate twist of phrase that hopes to comb these boat strikes below the Government Department\u2019s absurdly giant Article II powers rug. Violence and extortion are undoubtedly a part of drug trafficking, however these acts are dedicated to facilitate<\/em> drug trafficking. Drug traffickers should not promoting medication to finance<\/em> these felony acts with the intent of concentrating on Americans with violence<\/em>. However that\u2019s what\u2019s being claimed right here by the OLC, which is hoping to justify extrajudicial killings after the very fact.<\/p>\n

Simply because this administration always says issues that aren\u2019t true doesn\u2019t make them true, as authorized professionals (together with former OLC legal professionals) are being compelled to state with alarming frequency: <\/p>\n

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Adam Isacson, a scholar on the Washington Workplace on Latin America, stated \u201cthere isn’t a proof\u201d that the gangs are utilizing drug earnings with the intent of selling violence or mayhem in the USA.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThese teams are companies,\u201d he stated. \u201cIf they’re finishing up violence in the USA, they’re doing it for revenue, not for the aim of sowing terror.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, it\u2019s an absurd assertion. I might assume the discharge of the OLC\u2019s memo making these claims was greeted by fixed [Many people are typing] messages in CIA discussion groups. The CIA is aware of methods to promote medication and topple governments. The boats leaving Venezuela (allegedly) full of medication and traffickers ain\u2019t it. <\/p>\n

It is a authorities hoping to again its method into congressional and\/or court docket blessing of its shoot-first, don\u2019t even trouble asking questions later off-shore homicide operation. And now it\u2019s telling those that could be first towards the wall if and when all of it falls aside that they don\u2019t want to fret about being murderers as a result of, on the very least, any DOJ run by Trump or one his successor puppets won’t ever deal with them just like the accomplices they’re.<\/p>\n

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