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    Trump Sides With War Criminals

    Being no different from our enemies has not been the aspiration of previous presidents, nor of our military.
    by Kori Schake Nov 16, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

    President Donald Trump has exercised his authority to intervene in three cases involving war crimes, on the side of the alleged war criminals. He pardoned one serviceman who was convicted of heinous crimes, and another awaiting trial for heinous crimes. He also reversed the demotion of a Navy SEAL convicted of taking trophy pictures with an enemy corpse. All were brought to justice by their fellow servicemen and women; each prosecution relied on testimony from servicemen in the

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