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Trump will upend war crime rules if he pardons military misconduct
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | May 23, 2019 | Chronicle Editorial Board

Posted on 05/24/2019 3:56:30 PM PDT by artichokegrower

On the eve of Memorial Day, President Trump is weighing pardons for military service members and contractors charged with war crimes. It’s hard to imagine a worse string of offenses: murdering Afghan and Iraqi unarmed civilians, killing prisoners and desecrating a battlefield corpse.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfchronicle.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; clickbait; fakenews; iraq; military; rop; sfchronicle; stablegenius; trump
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To: vette6387

Fuck off SF Chron. You aren’t worthy of one American soldier. If you weren’t there, STFU.


61 posted on 05/24/2019 11:26:58 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: artichokegrower

The goal is to make our warriors afraid to do their jobs...and if you can’t use a military, why even have one, might as well break out the white flags and just surrender now....


62 posted on 05/25/2019 4:09:38 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: trebb

Please do not give the sodomites any more ideas!


63 posted on 05/25/2019 12:56:29 PM PDT by snuffy smiff (Build the Wall and build it tall, then build a gallows and hang them ALL!)
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To: JBW1949

What would happen if if someone in the military were to tell these morons: only the military has the right and authority to comment on matters pertaining to the military, therefore just shut up.


64 posted on 05/25/2019 1:59:24 PM PDT by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all anti-semites.)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

Terrorist are considered “illegal combatants” under the Geneva Conventions as well and have no rights.

As such, they are subject to summary execution.


65 posted on 05/25/2019 2:03:12 PM PDT by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all anti-semites.)
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To: trebb

Please do not give the sodomites any more ideas!


66 posted on 05/25/2019 9:20:58 PM PDT by snuffy smiff (Build the Wall and build it tall, then build a gallows and hang them ALL!)
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