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		Taniwha on Sept 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ex-NSA cyberspies reveal how they helped hack foes... Let's start with the person who pushed without verifying that the targets were truly ISIS and work our way upwards

2OEH8eoCRo0 on Sept 14, 2021 [–]

What does that mean? The person who pulled the trigger to release the Hellfire from the drone?

Taniwha on Sept 14, 2021 | [–]

Yup, they'll know who told them not to do it, and being ordered to do something is no defense against war crimes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders

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