Mark Fallon
@markfallon.bsky.social
Director - ClubFed, LLC
Interrogation expert consulting
Instructing in the Tradecraft of #EffectiveInterviewing and science-based #interrogation
Author - #UnjustifiableMeans
Editor - Interrogation and Torture
Editor - Interviewing and Interrogation
Interrogation expert consulting
Instructing in the Tradecraft of #EffectiveInterviewing and science-based #interrogation
Author - #UnjustifiableMeans
Editor - Interrogation and Torture
Editor - Interviewing and Interrogation
Reposted by Mark Fallon
A reminder that before he was blowing up boats under supposed war authority based on bogus accusations of terrorism, the President sent hundreds of men to CECOT under supposed war authority based on bogus accusations of terrorism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A reminder that before he was blowing up boats under supposed war authority based on bogus accusations of terrorism, the President sent hundreds of men to CECOT under supposed war authority based on bogus accusations of terrorism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
188. Five Questions About "Extrajudicial Killings"
There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. And the implications are even scarier.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Bush administration ignored #RuleOfLaw, constructed prisons in #Guantanamo to indefinitely hold ‘suspects’ & operated secret ‘black sites’ where #torture was used under the guise it was safe, necessary & effective — it was not.
Trump is embracing unitary authority…
The Bush administration ignored #RuleOfLaw, constructed prisons in #Guantanamo to indefinitely hold ‘suspects’ & operated secret ‘black sites’ where #torture was used under the guise it was safe, necessary & effective — it was not.
Trump is embracing unitary authority…
What Trump took from Dick Cheney's political playbook
There was no lost love between the two Republicans, but there are parallels in how both expanded presidential power.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Bush administration ignored #RuleOfLaw, constructed prisons in #Guantanamo to indefinitely hold ‘suspects’ & operated secret ‘black sites’ where #torture was used under the guise it was safe, necessary & effective — it was not.
Trump is embracing unitary authority…
The Bush administration ignored #RuleOfLaw, constructed prisons in #Guantanamo to indefinitely hold ‘suspects’ & operated secret ‘black sites’ where #torture was used under the guise it was safe, necessary & effective — it was not.
Trump is embracing unitary authority…
Dick Cheney’s role in the ‘war on terror’ may have paved the way for Trumpism
Cheney was a key protagonist in the push to invade Iraq, as well as the use of #torture on suspected al-Qaida members detained without charge in the CIA’s offshore “black sites”.
@theguardian.com calling torture torture.
Cheney was a key protagonist in the push to invade Iraq, as well as the use of #torture on suspected al-Qaida members detained without charge in the CIA’s offshore “black sites”.
@theguardian.com calling torture torture.
Dick Cheney’s role in ‘war on terror’ may have paved way for Trumpism
Former US vice-president a key figure in expanding White House’s power and ‘corrupting the intelligence-policy relationship’ to sell Iraq war
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Dick Cheney’s role in the ‘war on terror’ may have paved the way for Trumpism
Cheney was a key protagonist in the push to invade Iraq, as well as the use of #torture on suspected al-Qaida members detained without charge in the CIA’s offshore “black sites”.
@theguardian.com calling torture torture.
Cheney was a key protagonist in the push to invade Iraq, as well as the use of #torture on suspected al-Qaida members detained without charge in the CIA’s offshore “black sites”.
@theguardian.com calling torture torture.
Reposted by Mark Fallon
It took years of shaming before we got NYT to call torture torture (they used Enhanced Interrogation Technique).
Open to suggestions how we accelerate the process here.
M-U-R-D-E-R
Open to suggestions how we accelerate the process here.
M-U-R-D-E-R
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says that the Pentagon carried out another "lethal kinetic strike" at President Trump's direction on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four men.
Pete Hegseth says U.S. carried out another strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific Ocean, killing 4 people
The defense secretary's announcement marks the 14th known strike the U.S. has conducted on alleged drug traffickers in recent months.
nbcnews.to
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It took years of shaming before we got NYT to call torture torture (they used Enhanced Interrogation Technique).
Open to suggestions how we accelerate the process here.
M-U-R-D-E-R
Open to suggestions how we accelerate the process here.
M-U-R-D-E-R
Reposted by Mark Fallon
“Enhanced counternarcotics operations” are the new “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/p...
Hegseth bars military officials from discussing drug boat strikes with Congress without prior approval | CNN Politics
The Office of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has disemminated a broad list of topics that DoD personnel are now required to seek prior approval on before engaging with Congress, which includes any ...
www.cnn.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“Enhanced counternarcotics operations” are the new “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/p...
Reposted by Mark Fallon
Update: The judge in the USS Cole bombing case has canceled his pretrial hearing for that week as well. The war court will not reopen Nov. 10-14. No word yet on how the chamber, compound handled the storm.
(old file photos)
(old file photos)
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Update: The judge in the USS Cole bombing case has canceled his pretrial hearing for that week as well. The war court will not reopen Nov. 10-14. No word yet on how the chamber, compound handled the storm.
(old file photos)
(old file photos)
Reposted by Mark Fallon
The Trump administration is engaged in an unprecedented legally disputed campaign of bombing suspected drug smuggling vessels from the air. We are tracking the offensive here.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking U.S. Military Boat Strikes, Killings, and Survivors
In two months, the Trump administration has killed dozens of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Trump administration is engaged in an unprecedented legally disputed campaign of bombing suspected drug smuggling vessels from the air. We are tracking the offensive here.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
🚨Cleveland rocks!
Prosecutors & investigators reject “false evidence ploys” — deceptive practices — and are evolving to Science-Based Interviewing & #Interrogation.
Legacy tactics & the “confession obsession” contribute to #FalseConfessions/#WrongfulConvictions.
#EffectiveInterviewing rules!
Prosecutors & investigators reject “false evidence ploys” — deceptive practices — and are evolving to Science-Based Interviewing & #Interrogation.
Legacy tactics & the “confession obsession” contribute to #FalseConfessions/#WrongfulConvictions.
#EffectiveInterviewing rules!
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🚨Cleveland rocks!
Prosecutors & investigators reject “false evidence ploys” — deceptive practices — and are evolving to Science-Based Interviewing & #Interrogation.
Legacy tactics & the “confession obsession” contribute to #FalseConfessions/#WrongfulConvictions.
#EffectiveInterviewing rules!
Prosecutors & investigators reject “false evidence ploys” — deceptive practices — and are evolving to Science-Based Interviewing & #Interrogation.
Legacy tactics & the “confession obsession” contribute to #FalseConfessions/#WrongfulConvictions.
#EffectiveInterviewing rules!
Reposted by Mark Fallon
Residents are still in shelters at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, which is still being whipped by dangerous winds. There has been damage on the 45-square-mile installation in southeast Cuba but everybody is said to be safe.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Update from Carol Rosenberg
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Residents are still in shelters at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, which is still being whipped by dangerous winds. There has been damage on the 45-square-mile installation in southeast Cuba but everybody is said to be safe.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Reposted by Mark Fallon
The call for an ethics probe follows reporting from ProPublica that revealed a web of past business relationships involving border czar Tom Homan, his senior adviser Mark Hall, and consultants and firms seeking DHS contracts.
Ethics Watchdog Group Seeks Investigation Into Border Czar and Contracts Following ProPublica Report
The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center has called on the Homeland Security inspector general to investigate potential conflicts of interest and ethics violations by border czar Tom Homan and his…
www.propublica.org
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The call for an ethics probe follows reporting from ProPublica that revealed a web of past business relationships involving border czar Tom Homan, his senior adviser Mark Hall, and consultants and firms seeking DHS contracts.
Reposted by Mark Fallon
Latest: The base commander at Guantánamo Bay has ordered non-mission-essential U.S. citizens to prepare to evacuate the outpost in southeast Cuba tomorrow ahead of Hurricane Melissa. The skipper earlier ordered ICE personnel to decamp to the mainland.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Tropical Storm Melissa’s Relentless Rains Bring Dire Warnings
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Latest: The base commander at Guantánamo Bay has ordered non-mission-essential U.S. citizens to prepare to evacuate the outpost in southeast Cuba tomorrow ahead of Hurricane Melissa. The skipper earlier ordered ICE personnel to decamp to the mainland.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Indications & Warnings in a report titled Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline released by the Steady State, a network of more than 340 former officers of the CIA, the NSA, the state department & other national security agencies.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Indications & Warnings in a report titled Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline released by the Steady State, a network of more than 340 former officers of the CIA, the NSA, the state department & other national security agencies.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Mark Fallon
The Trump administration’s use of Guantánamo Bay to detain immigrants isn't just cruel — it's illegal.
The government can't weaponize offshore bases to violate people's rights.
The government can't weaponize offshore bases to violate people's rights.
Trump Official Says U.S. Can House Migrants at All of Its Overseas Bases
A Justice Department lawyer made the claim in response to a challenge to the administration’s use of the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold detainees designated for deportation.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Trump administration’s use of Guantánamo Bay to detain immigrants isn't just cruel — it's illegal.
The government can't weaponize offshore bases to violate people's rights.
The government can't weaponize offshore bases to violate people's rights.
Reposted by Mark Fallon
This video accompanied my exploration of a curious collaboration between the military, prisoners and International Red Cross at Guantanamo Bay. You can read the article here. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
A Curious Collaboration Between Prisoners and the Military at Guantánamo
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This video accompanied my exploration of a curious collaboration between the military, prisoners and International Red Cross at Guantanamo Bay. You can read the article here. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
Reposted by Mark Fallon
This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.
U.S. strikes alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side.
In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-str...
In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-str...
U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side
This is the first U.S. strike against an alleged drug vessel on the Pacific side of South America.
www.cbsnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.
Reposted by Mark Fallon
"The majority of them failed to meet ICE’s physical or academic standards, according to the data."
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"The majority of them failed to meet ICE’s physical or academic standards, according to the data."
Reposted by Mark Fallon
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Fascinating reporting about #ForeverPrisoner fashion inside #Guantanamo by @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Inside Our Reporter’s Collection of Guantánamo Portraits
Carol Rosenberg, a reporter who has covered the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay since it opened in 2002, describes a collection of stylized portraits of its detainees in the war against terrori...
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Fascinating reporting about #ForeverPrisoner fashion inside #Guantanamo by @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Reposted by Mark Fallon
We're in court today to stop the unlawful detention of people who aren't citizens at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.
The Trump administration thinks they can evade the law by sending people to an offshore prison, to scare people into giving up their rights. They're wrong.
The Trump administration thinks they can evade the law by sending people to an offshore prison, to scare people into giving up their rights. They're wrong.
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We're in court today to stop the unlawful detention of people who aren't citizens at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.
The Trump administration thinks they can evade the law by sending people to an offshore prison, to scare people into giving up their rights. They're wrong.
The Trump administration thinks they can evade the law by sending people to an offshore prison, to scare people into giving up their rights. They're wrong.