Under the laws of war, you never attack anyone who is hors de combat: shipwrecked, wounded, defenseless, or already in your power. Those two men clinging to the wreckage were exactly that.
Ordering their death anyway crosses an even brighter line: the ban on no quarter - the absolute rule that you do not kill people who cannot fight back. Every commander knows this. Every officer is trained on it. These aren’t obscure legal theories. They’re the bedrock of lawful command.
Yet the Secretary of Defense still gave the order: “kill everybody” - after the first strike, after operators saw survivors in the water, after it was clear they posed no threat. A second missile was launched just to finish the job. Hegseth didn’t make a tough call. He made an unlawful one.
I know people out there are criticizing Knicks fans for over-celebrating just making it to the Eastern Conference Finals but with all due respect, you don't get it.
It has been 25 years since they got this far, which has been spent watching some of the worst basketball anyone has ever had to endure. The jokes. The ridicule. The draft lottery was the highlight of most seasons, at least the ones where they didn't foolishly trade away their first round pick, which was more often than anyone liked.
I'm not going to run through all embarrassing moments, bad GM's, coaches and players. There's not enough bandwidth on the internet. Trust me, it was even worse than the records indicated.
The Knicks didn't just get to the Eastern Conference Finals tonight. They upset the number two seed. Which was Boston. And last year's champion. They have HOME COURT ADVANTAGE in the ECF. Let them enjoy this.
There's more work to do. The fan base is not satisfied. Most of us are already thinking about Indiana.
And so is this coach and team.
Here's a fact: the Knicks have a real chance, for the first time in a generation, to win an NBA Championship. They haven't won one of those in more than HALF A CENTURY. Everyone is enjoying that hope right now before the stress of having to beat the Pacers kicks in.
Let the fans cook. They earned this for one night.
Go Knicks!
If you’re a young intelligent guy, block anybody who tells you not to go to college. Because good fckn luck trying find a good match of wife & career otherwise, out in the meatgrinder.
There are invisible castes everywhere, and the world will punish you for not living up to your natural callings. And there is no floor.