General Says Military Would Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within U.S. Borders
In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Gregory Guillot, commander of U.S. Northern Command, stated he would execute orders to attack designated terrorist organizations within the U.S. if he had no concerns about the lawfulness of the order. This revelation comes amid reports of the military conducting extrajudicial killings of alleged “narco-terrorists” in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, raising concerns about the legal justification for such actions. The White House and Justice Department have refused to rule out summary executions of Americans, with the Justice Department announcing arrests of a “far-left, anti-government, domestic terror cell” and a directive from the President to target U.S. progressive groups. The administration’s rhetoric, coupled with the executive order to root out domestic terrorist organizations, raises concerns about the potential for military action within U.S. borders and the suppression of dissent.
John Q. Hosedrinker