Continuing what critics of U.S. imperialism have long said is a pattern of refusing accountability for violations of international law and a litany of war crimes over recent decades, President Donald Trump on Friday night issued full pardons for three U.S. soldiers either accused or convicted of serious criminal abuses related to their military service.
“This is a shameful use of presidential powers. It sends a clear message of disrespect for the law, morality, the military justice system, and those in the military who abide by the laws of war.” —ACLU
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Outrage among peace activists and opponents of the U.S. war machine was immediate.
“Utterly shameful,” said Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Project.
“With this use of his powers, Trump has sent a clear message of disrespect for law, morality, the military justice system, and those in the military who abide by the laws of war,” said Shamsi. “I would include the victims of these crimes but have no illusion he cares for them.”
Journalist and activist Glenn Greenwald, longtime critic of the so-called “global war on terror” and repeated U.S. violations of international law, tweeted: “The grand American tradition of immunizing its war criminals—while preaching morality to the world—continues with these vile pardons by Trump.”
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