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Speaker Johnson Defends Controversial Killings Amid Human Rights Outcry

12/13/2025

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On December 12, 2025, U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson defended the U.S. military's extrajudicial killing of two sailors, calling it appropriate.
Human rights experts call the killings murder and war crimes, citing 87 deaths in similar attacks.
Kenneth Roth, former director of Human Rights Watch, condemned the killings as violating international law.
Legal experts say the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump distorts legal principles and lacks transparency about the killings.

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On December 12, 2025, U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson defended the U.S. military's extrajudicial killing of two sailors, calling it appropriate.
Human rights experts call the killings murder and war crimes, citing 87 deaths in similar attacks.
Kenneth Roth, former director of Human Rights Watch, condemned the killings as violating international law.
Legal experts say the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump distorts legal principles and lacks transparency about the killings.