"Wiping out an entire civilization is the definition of genocide. Any
order given to that effect must be refused by every service member up and down the chain — period."
— Major General Paul D. Eaton
U.S. Army (Retired)
Senior Advisor to @votevets.org
Best headline on this so far
Jan 26, 2026 - National Defense Strategy "No longer will the Department be distracted by interventionism, endless wars, regime change, and nation building."
media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...
There's a lot going on in the world, but I felt moved to write about the danger that Albertan separatists are being sold a bill of goods ...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The pettiness is rivaled only by the completely self-defeating nature of these actions, which will make the United States less safe, less influential, and less able to respond to evolving global threats.
As with Hernandez—extradition. (And the biggest victims of Maduro’s reign are undoubtedly Venezuelans.)
However circular it might seem, if the Executive Branch doesn‘t recognize him as a sitting head of state, current doctrine doesn’t give US courts the authority to second-guess that determination.
A primer in The Green Bag on head of state and foreign official immunity under international and U.S. law for those interested. #Maduro #prosecution
greenbag.org/v14n1/v14n1_...
This short essay on Criminal Law Beyond Borders might be useful to those thinking about operation Absolute Resolve in the context of transnational law enforcement (with the caveat that using military force is a UN Charter issue, not a law enforcement matter):
illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/u...
POTUS sounds drunk, half asleep, or both. And he’s been given a blank check by SCOTUS, Congress, and billionaires.
1. Violations of the UN Charter make us all less secure
2. See #1 above
3. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk
Instead of a theater of war, Trump and Hegseth are engaging in WAR THEATER. That doesn’t make it lawful (not that they care). Appreciated the chance to talk with expert colleagues about why we should all be very concerned. www.cnas.org/events/u-s-m...
@marknevitt.bsky.social has a good post on this today @justsecurity.org
www.justsecurity.org/125998/boat-...
I have a feeling we're going to be talking a lot about "command responsibility" very very soon (tl;dr Hegseth is not off the hook) www.americanbar.org/groups/law_n...
With thanks to my co-author @keitnerlaw.com, we’ve got a new OpEd up @thehill.com with a reminder for Congress about the lessons of the Air Bridge program:
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This 🧵 is just the antidote I need to out descent into a police state #DCSandwichGuy
This thread is insane
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This should be getting more attention but seems to have been overshadowed by the Bolton indictment
“According to Secretary of State Rubio, President Trump was given the option of conducting a maritime interdiction but instead elected to blow up the vessel to send a message.”
@bcfinucane.bsky.social @justsecurity.org breaks down the legal issues. Zero regard for human lives.
As far as I can tell, not even a pretense that this strike complies with international law in any way shape or form.
How exactly are we supposed to complain when the United States is on the receiving end of such strikes by other countries? Or do we just not care anymore?
