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"If this happened as described in the Post report, it was, at best, a war crime under federal law. I say 'at best' because, as regular readers know, I believe the attacks on these suspected drug boats — without congressional authorization, under circumstances in which the boat operators pose no military threat to the United States, and given that narcotics trafficking is defined in federal law as a crime rather than as terrorist activity, much less an act or war — are lawless and therefore that the killings are not legitimate under the law or armed conflict," the attorney wrote.
McCarthy goes even further, suggesting that, "even if you buy the untenable claim that they are combatants, it is a war crime to intentionally kill combatants who have been rendered unable to fight. It is not permitted, under the laws and customs of honorable warfare, to order that no quarter be given — to apply lethal force to those who surrender or who are injured, shipwrecked, or otherwise unable to fight."
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Andrew McCarthy... Fmr US Attorney. Frequent FOX News contributor. Republican. Wrote a book alleging collusion in 2016 to deny Trump the presidency. Defended the "Death Panels" Sarah Palin alleged. Defended claims linking candidate Obama and Bill Ayers of the Weather Underground.
In short... no liberal squish. McCarthy believes the entire operation off the coast of Venezuela and the bombing of these boats, is illegal.
We have the film folks.
If the reports, and the video are found to be accurate, there were survivors of that strike. Our military knew that. And in violation of all norms and the military rules of engagement established and known as the Geneva Conventions, carried out a decisive attack to kill the survivors.
Additionally, the Dept of War/Defense "Law of War" manual plainly states there is a prohibition against declaring a "No Quarter Given" order.
Now before the idiot class shows up and claims I must approve of drugs being smuggled into the US and drug abuse amongst our young people, as some are want to do, let me say categorically, I do not, in any way shape or form.
Full Stop.
And I fully support long prison sentences for anyone arrested, tried and convicted for drug trafficking and smuggling into the United States.
Including Chapo Guzman of Mexico and the former president of Honduras, both of whom have been found to have worked together to smuggle and distribute millions of dollars of cocaine into the US.
Sadly though, President Trump announced a pardon of that drug smuggling president of Honduras over the Thanksgiving weekend.
So maybe he only cares about Venezuelan smugglers.
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