Simon Worrall
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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35 years after German unification, the faith divide between East and West is astonishing.
February 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
35 years after German unification, the faith divide between East and West is astonishing.
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January 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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#OTD 1944 #Ardennes | Prologue: "The planning" | The planning for Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (the Ardennes Offensive) was rooted in Germany's desperate strategic situation in late 1944 but was pretty darn ambitious. Despite continuous retreats since the summer, the German Army found itself in a 1/X
December 16, 2024 at 11:10 AM
It's by no means clear that a President can Pardon himself, constitutionally. Some very good articles by legal scholars about this online.
December 2, 2024 at 8:32 AM
It's by no means clear that a President can Pardon himself, constitutionally. Some very good articles by legal scholars about this online.
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#OTD 1759– The Battle of Quiberon Bay
The battle which inspired ‘Heart of Oak’ & stopped French plans to invade Britain. Mahan wrote that it was 'the Trafalgar of the Seven Years War'
24 British ships of the line under Edward Hawke engaged 21 French, commanded by Marshal de Conflans
#NavalHistory
The battle which inspired ‘Heart of Oak’ & stopped French plans to invade Britain. Mahan wrote that it was 'the Trafalgar of the Seven Years War'
24 British ships of the line under Edward Hawke engaged 21 French, commanded by Marshal de Conflans
#NavalHistory
November 20, 2024 at 8:52 AM
#OTD 1759– The Battle of Quiberon Bay
The battle which inspired ‘Heart of Oak’ & stopped French plans to invade Britain. Mahan wrote that it was 'the Trafalgar of the Seven Years War'
24 British ships of the line under Edward Hawke engaged 21 French, commanded by Marshal de Conflans
#NavalHistory
The battle which inspired ‘Heart of Oak’ & stopped French plans to invade Britain. Mahan wrote that it was 'the Trafalgar of the Seven Years War'
24 British ships of the line under Edward Hawke engaged 21 French, commanded by Marshal de Conflans
#NavalHistory