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With Trump Threatening a Genocide, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials Say (theintercept.com)
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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 31 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I would really appreciate it if CURRENT Pentagon officials would say that.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

All former US officials and tech oligarch suddenly discover "morals" after doing the opposite all their lives working for the orphan crushing machine.

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 13 points 21 hours ago

They tried pretty hard to identify and fire (or, in the words of Russell Vought, "Traumatize") anyone in any government job who might do that... so... unlikely.