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Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the Future of American War-Crimes Prosecutions

2024/11/22
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Madeline Barron和Parker Yesko认为,特朗普任命Pete Hegseth为国防部长可能导致对战争罪的追究更加困难。他们详细分析了Hegseth过往为被控战争罪的美国军人辩护的行为,以及Hegseth对战争罪和军事司法制度的观点。他们认为Hegseth的任命可能意味着特朗普政府将对战争罪采取更加宽容的态度,减少对犯下战争罪的美国军人的问责。 Pete Hegseth一直以来都是被控战争罪美国军人的公开支持者,他认为这些军人是“战争英雄”,而不是战争罪犯。他利用其在福克斯新闻的平台为这些军人辩护,并游说特朗普赦免他们。Hegseth的观点表明,他对战争罪的定义和理解与现行国际法和军事司法制度存在冲突。他质疑战争法和交战规则的必要性,甚至质疑日内瓦公约的有效性。 Donald Trump也对战争罪和军事司法制度持批评态度。他曾公开表示,美国军人在战争中做出艰难的决定时,可能会受到不公平的待遇。他还曾质疑日内瓦公约的必要性,并干预过多起战争罪案件,赦免了一些被判犯有战争罪的美国军人。特朗普的言行表明,他与Hegseth在对战争罪和军事司法的看法上存在共识。 Madeline Barron和Parker Yesko分析了Hegseth公开支持的几名被控战争罪美国军人的案例,包括海军海豹突击队队员Eddie Gallagher、Green Beret Matthew Goldstein和陆军中尉Clint Lowrance。他们详细描述了这些军人被指控犯下的罪行,以及Hegseth如何为他们辩护。他们指出,Hegseth的辩护不仅是对这些军人个人行为的辩护,更是对现有战争法和军事司法制度的挑战。 他们还讨论了Hegseth在著作《The War on Warriors》中表达的观点,其中Hegseth认为美国军队被左翼势力渗透,并主张对军队进行“清洗”,以清除那些他认为“不合格”的将领。Hegseth的这些观点表明,他对战争罪的看法与其对美国政治和文化的更广泛观点密切相关。 Madeline Barron和Parker Yesko最后总结了特朗普政府对战争罪的潜在影响,并指出特朗普可能会赦免更多被控战争罪的人,或者改变战争法和交战规则。他们还指出,军事人员可能会对特朗普的行动做出反应,并讨论了军事内部可能出现的抵抗。

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The episode introduces Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, and discusses his background and controversial aspects of his biography.
  • Pete Hegseth is a former weekend co-host of 'Fox & Friends' with no government experience other than being a veteran.
  • He has been one of the most outspoken defenders of Americans accused of war crimes.
  • Hegseth's controversial moments include throwing an ax live on television and having controversial tattoos.

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Donald Trump’s selection of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense caught the attention of the In the Dark team. Hegseth, formerly a weekend co-host of “Fox & Friends,” is a longtime supporter of accused American war criminals, and has called Eddie Gallagher, the Navy SEAL who was tried for murder and other crimes, a “war hero.” The reporters Madeleine Baran and Parker Yesko discuss what Hegseth’s appointment could mean for war-crimes prosecutions under the Trump Administration.