Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth’s call for ‘no quarter’ for US enemies
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Following Pete Hegseth's call for "no quarter" for US enemies at a Pentagon press briefing, Democratic Senator Mark Kelly criticized the statement as a potential violation of international law. Kelly stated that such an order, implying the killing of enemy combatants instead of taking prisoners, would be an illegal order under the law of armed conflict. Critics argue that Hegseth's phrase violates the Hague Convention, which forbids declaring that no quarter will be given. The International Committee of the Red Cross also considers this a war crime under the International Criminal Court statute. This criticism comes amid scrutiny of the White House and Department of Defense for using simplistic pop culture memes to promote the war with Iran on social media.
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