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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Kelly's full statement on Kegsbreath threat to recall him to active duty and possible Court Martial: [View all]Bluetus
(2,010 posts)that what Kelly said is absolutely the truth under article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. There is no ambiguity about this. Article 92 is clear that a soldier must obey legal orders, but not illegal orders. There can be some ambiguity about what is an illegal order. Much of the commentary and advice to soldiers refers to obviously illegal orders, and the murders in Venezuelan waters are recent examples of obviously illegal orders. Kelly and his cohort may have been warning more about any attempts by Trump to declare martial law and to authorize deadly force by the military against American citizens on American soil.
Not one fucking word about the real issue. I really, really hate MSNBC. They claim to be the honest broker in the news business, yet 99% of the time, they just repeat Trump's talking points verbatim.
Nor did they bother to mention that of the 6, Kelly is the only one that the Pentagon can harass because the other 5 discharged before qualifying for a pension and therefore have not been subject to UCMJ since the date of their discharge.