Gen. Caine and Adm. Cooper should put a statement now making clear the U.S. military will not follow orders that would mean committing war crimes, including military actions whose purpose would be to destroy a country or a civilization.

April 07, 2026 - 13:45 UTC

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He would promptly fire them!
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or just quit. 'cause they'd surely be fired.
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With the Commander in Chief authorizing it there are so many loop holes in the laws concerning war crimes you could drive a war crime through it.
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I find it astonishing that people think trump a life long pathological liar and bullshitter, a gutless fuck, now has the fortitude of a Patton to rain decimation on Iran. Cut me a break. At the 11th hour look for the miracle peace deal he will pull out of his ass. Typical gutless blowhard material.
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They'll never do that.
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Especially orders involving nuclear weapons.
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Good luck with that.....
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Caine has put up with this so far!!
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It's unnerving to see his anti-human diatribes remain largely unchallenged by political, judicial, and military leaders who do have the responsibility and authority to act. If justice is ever served, the jury has no reason to not presume those individuals were equally complicit and culpable.
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They can’t do that that would be actionable.
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Hegseth would fire them immediately for their lack of lethality.
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I really don't know how these things work, but I'm guessing that a soldier wouldn't say in advance that he won't carry out an illegal order that he might get. Amirite? <8^)
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US Congress should put out a statement now making clear the US will no longer spend taxpayer dollars aiding and abetting Israel's war crimes against its neighbors, including Israel's actions designed to utterly destroy Palestinian civilization.
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Didn't Caine once tell Trump "he'd kill for him"?
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Dream on.
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It's a bit late for a strongly worded letter, don't you think?
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They should but I think it's clear that they won't and never will.
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“He is the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who never served at the rank of four-star general or admiral before being nominated. Furthermore, Caine is the first to be nominated while in retirement, and the first to have been nominated as a member of a reserve component.”
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Exactly. Why isn’t this happening… yesterday! Where is General Caine and Admiral Cooper? And where is every other high military officer? Make public statements—No War Crimes!
Madmen like Trump are not bluffing. Come on!
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Is there anything we can do to encourage high military officers to make public statements against war crimes?
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Yes! open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-next-coup-attempt?r=1qllq&utm_medium=ios
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If they're still here, they are probably going along with this madness.
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The President may feel like he's unaccountable for this war but the people who carry out these war crimes certainly won't be.
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That assumes they don’t want to do the war crimes.
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Hence the military leadership firings. Weed out people who push back.
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You mean the same Gen "Raisin' Caine" that boasted he'd gladly ignore the Constitution and rule of law to "kill for Trump"?
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Related:

Nuremberg Principle IV

The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.
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Where is the Republican Party, are they going to let him launch nuclear weapons?

Every Republican in America is responsible for this, they have destroyed their own children’s future
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Didn't work for the "cocaine speedboats" or Venezuela.
The military is all in on trump. Stop expecting ppl to do the honorable thing.
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They won’t.
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Is it not completely obvious by now?

President Caligula is insane.

It’s time to do something about him.

We are the United States of America.

THIS is not who we are.

#25thAmendment
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Then they will be fired by Hegseth.
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I wish I could say they cared, but they do not. They only care about power
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They're probably all for it!
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But they won't because they are cowards too
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Everyone has 11 hours to do everything they can to put an end to this motherfucker.
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white house infirmary team needs to accidentally give donold a 3x or 5x dose of his already substantial advil intake.
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Wondering if that warning against following illegal orders had an impact.
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They would of course be fired immediately but yes, they should
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Caine has shown that he has no qualms about committing war crimes for dear leader.
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They wont...
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uhmmm... except they will follow? because it's not an action movie with super heroes, but real life where those military leaders have mortgages to pay and retirement to get to, and where some of them, as much as it sucks, actually agree with the ideas and are eager to cooperate. yep, it's terrible.
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Yeah good luck with that!!! They probably support it!
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What if we lived in the world where members of Congress, even if only members of the so-called opposition, immediately called for impeachment and removal of a president threatening to order a genocide?
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But they wont.
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And when he doesn’t, the USA needs to question whether it’s a one off, or an indication that the education and training of our armed forces needs improvement.
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but they don't legally need to, because the US does not accept ICC jurisdiction
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I don’t think Caine is who you think he is.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Caine
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A venture capitalist?
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This is an interesting test.

If the US Military is willing to follow orders to wipe-out a civilization, would they also be willing to follow orders to open-fire on American voters?
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Don't call. Show up. They can turn the phone off. Physical presence is better.
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But they will follow illegal orders.
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From various interviews with Trump's former lawyer/rixer Michael Cohen, he doesn't have to give explicit orders for the people he employs or commands to understand and carry out dubious/illegal acts.
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They would already have been fired if their loyalty to the Führer were in doubt. All of the military leaders with any sense of fidelity to the Constitution, and basic honor, have been pushed out.
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It's high time for a mutiny and military coup. Overthrow the regime, arrest the leader and his cabinet, as well as all of the other obvious enablers.
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He’d lose his job and Trump would put the 19 year old coffee boy in charge. And he’d push the button for a couple of bitcoin in his crypto account.
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If Trump follows through on his unhinged promise to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure, the damage to the world will be extensive and lasting. Our military leaders will be war criminals. Countries will scramble to acquire nuclear weapons. Terrorism will be wide spread.
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They won’t because they’re all for it…
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In the meantime, news media accept the offer of a "countdown"--always the best programming.

They turn bombing into a breathless sporting event with the guaranteed appeal of an unknown outcome. Not only are programming needs met, but another betting opportunity is provided. Job done/great ratings.
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It was the Duke of Wellington, a great general, who said that the only thing worse than a battle won was a battle lost. That was because, in spite of being an entitled aristocrat he actually cared about the people who suffered in war.
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They should. They won’t.

Caine is aptly named & should wear the mark of Caine for the rest of his life.

He is a war criminal.
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I pray American citizens are on the phones.
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If they did, they will immediately be asked to resign or fired. They will find a yes man that will follow the orders.

Problem is Whiskey Pete who has openly declared they aren't bound by anything.
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But they will not do that - they could also resign - and they won't do that either
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂yeah, right.
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youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh3qwW4I?si=8SjWUCd-5piTVXwW
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They were selected and put in those positions because they won't say no to him. He's purging the high ranks right now with yes men and loyalists like every authoritarian does.
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And possibly reaching down the ranks to tell recruits they can turn their commanders into the CIC if the commanders show wavering loyalty to the CIC?
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The history of US army is committing war crimes. I dont know How the fuck yall think you're so special.. It only takes one general to cumply the order. Do you believe in ALL of them?
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I’d bet they will follow an illegal order unfortunately.
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More likely they will resign and the orange pedo will some MAGA twat first lieutenant to give the order.
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The US military is already following illegal orders - fishermen in boats.
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they already have. cooper ordered the double tap strike on the bridge that killed first responders. but nobody cares about that, and dems are never going to punish them for it, so they have no reason to stop
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Bill don't hold your breath.
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If this is what America has devolved into, we don’t deserve to be a nation
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Trump’s message is layered with both surface-level clarity and deeper symbolic/anonspeak.

In 2026 the same pattern unfolds: the 47-year regime is dying so the people can live. Abraham’s children are being called to see past the regime and toward the God of deliverance.

rumble.com/playlists/Hk4F1uAA8LE
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Sad to say this but they will. They were chosen for a reason
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At this point we deserve full human eradication.
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Why? The American military has shown that they will follow orders. To those who were thinking that the military would be a line of defence against the current US regime, you bubble is about to be burst. 💥
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This is nice but you have no clue if Caine and Cooper aren't cheer leading this on.
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The school attack from first day is in total silence, so, no, they won't put any statements.
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They brought Cain out of retirement because he would follow orders
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1. Military officers receive extensive Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) training at their commissioning source--service academy, ROTC, OTS/OCS

2. Post-commission officers receive LOAC refresher annually

3. Officers receive LOAC training mid-career at staff college and late-career at war college

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All that to say the officers in the Chain of Command--all of them--know very well what a war crime is and what a legal and illegal orders is

They must all be held accountable when this is over

If we make it that far

Me: retired USAL colonel
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Jesus, I just agreed with Bill Kristol. That’s how far we have fallen.
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Massive loyalty test about to happen, and purges.
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Curious to know if these generals get their military pensions if fired or are forced to resign? That would be an important factor for a 60+ person…genocide aside
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Kinda crazy that nobody is coming out saying, “nukes are off the table.”
It only means Trump feels like terrorizing the world is worth something to him.
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Particularly when court martial, guilty of war crimes & the Hague will be on their bingo card when Democrats on 2 levels of government are in control in 2029! Have to ask these Generals and Admirals are they willing to take that risk? IMO!
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The US is not a member of of the ICC so I don’t think they can be tried at The Hague.
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Sadly, I'm afraid that if Caine and Cooper had the courage, integrity, and patriotism to make this statement, Kegsbreath would already have fired them.
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Except that they will follow the order.
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Donald seems happy with them. That's not a good sign.
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x.com/i/status/2041614273483300901
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He’s buddies with JD Vance, so he can tell Whiskey Pete to go fly a kite
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Hopefully, a lot of pilots will report "entering a tunnel... Bbzzz can't... Ear.. ything... Beep boop"

And many "oh drats, captain, the fire console is acting up again... The missiles are not firing, ohlala..."
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You're a fraud. You abetted this mess for a decade or more.
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The military men who were let go by the dumbest person on earth should start squealing like pigs, they showed you NO loyalty, so you should not feel any to this country you served
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You want them to do this pre-emptively? Why not wait and see if they have to do it at all, given Trump's propensity for changing course and backing down.
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Caine is a wimp and Cooper likes blowing up boats in the Atlantic
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I’ve already seen retired Generals making excuses for what they have stated they will do, claiming it’s not a war crime because the civilian infrastructure has a “dual” purpose. They are all just bloodthirsty goons. Don’t count on the military being on the side of morality
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That's the kind of thinking the US military has cultivated for decades
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Active Duty #military #USAF #USNavy #NationalGuard #Marines you can call the GI Rights Hotline 877-447-4487 to learn more about not following orders that violate the Constitution of the United States.
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Same for the people who are slated to bring the nuclear football to Orangey.
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Not gonna happen
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March in the streets! open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-next-coup-attempt?r=1qllq&utm_medium=ios
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Do you think there is anyone left at the top of the military with decency and integrity. Sure seems like Hegseth is trying to purge those qualities.
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I’d be amazed if they did
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But they won't, because they likely voted for this, too. Every vet who voted for him knew how he thought of those in service and chose to vote for him anyways.
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When public trust wavers, clarity matters. The U.S. military is bound by law, not loyalty tests. Any order targeting civilians or erasing a nation would be illegal. A clear reaffirmation now would protect American values, service members, constitutional duty, and humanity itself.
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I don’t think the military seems to care. They’ve been following illegal orders for a while now. They’ve pretty much shit on their oath to the constitution.
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I hope they have been watching what Australia are doing.
www.cbsnews.com/news/ben-roberts-smith-australia-soldier-war-crime-murders-afghanistan/
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They wont
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Yeah, right, I'm sure they're on it.
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R’s in Congress must vocally support non-partisan military commanders doing their jobs. Generals simply asking this admin for minimum mission clarity get fired, so banking on “not following orders” is fantasy thinking and not where responsibility lies. Trump and Hegseth have disrupted the CoC.
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They’ve already targeted an elementary school. Don’t hold your breath
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should but will they before next time, it’s too late 🤬
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Gen. Caine auditioned for the job by promising war crimes! Anyone who thinks he isn't all-in on this is deluded.
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I wish it worked that way. But during my time in the Marine Corps, we were trained to follow orders; not question them. I doubt anything has changed in the last 60 years.
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If they put out that message they will be removed from their posts tomorrow. I’m sure they are hoping TACO so they won’t have to.
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Exactly. The refusal of illegal orders needs to start at the top. Private 1st class Joe Doe isn't equipped to make that call.
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Where is off ramp? Extend deadline? Iran capitulates under threat ahead of deadline? Belated April fools?
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This is because of the failure of the DNC and the Biden-Harris admin.

They had one job. To save democracy.
Instead they kept Garland in place to do nothing, and leaders of Jan 6 walked free.

How can military fix this, when both parties fail democracy?
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That would tip their hand and they would get fired
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A little late guys where was all this integrity when the war started ?
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They’ll do his illegal orders. No one will stop him. Let’s be real.
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Is there a reason the sacked generals aren’t speaking out about why they were sacked? It seems important to know.
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