Legal experts alarmed over Pete Hegseth's 'no quarter' statement

Legal experts alarmed over Pete Hegseth's 'no quarter' statement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's offhand remark that the U.S. would show "no quarter, no mercy for our enemies," in Iran. In military context, "no quarter" means killing enemy combatants without allowing surrender. This alarmed legal experts, who warned the statement could constitute a war crime. Even just saying it could count as a violation of international law and U.S. military code, they added.Wall Street Journal national security reporter A…

‘Punching Them While They’re Down’: US & Israel Bomb Iran’s Schools & Hospitals, With ‘No Stupid Rules of Engagement’

By Ben Norton  –  Mar 8, 2026 The US and Israel bombed 20 schools and 13 hospitals in Iran in one week. War Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted of unleashing “death and destruction” to provoke societal collapse, with “no stupid rules of engagement”. The United States and Israel are intentionally devastating civilian areas in Iran, brutally bombing schools, hospitals, and residential neighborhoods, in an attempt not only to destroy the state but also …

Mark Kelly, Other Democrats Trot Out New, Mind-Numbingly Stupid Hoax Against Pete Hegseth

Analysis of Democrats' reaction to Pete Hegseth's 'no quarter' remark amid Iran conflict tensions.

Whiskey Pete admits to committing war crimes

While "no rule of engagement" was shocking, Trump's "Secretary of War," Whiskey Pete Hegseth, has openly admitted to a war crime, declaring the US will accept "no quarter "in Iran. "No quarter" literally means refusing to take prisoners and executing everyone instead. — Read the rest The post Whiskey Pete admits to committing war crimes appeared first on Boing Boing.