Brian Comments on Alleged Drug Ship Attack

I. The Incident and Core Critique

• The Incident: He refers to a recent event where an alleged drug ship was attacked by U.S. naval forces under an order from the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to "destroy the ship and kill any potential survivors."
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• The Critique: Jordan raises two main concerns about this action:

1. The U.S. is not at war with Venezuela, which he implies is the origin of the alleged drug boats.
2. Even if the boats were harmful, the U.S. cannot "just willy nilly go out and destroy things" and must observe due process, especially since "we couldn't just kill survivors."

II. Historical Precedent: The Peleus Affair

Jordan introduces a historical precedent, the Peleus Affair (which he pronounces as "peleus affair"), to emphasize the severity of killing survivors:

• What happened: The event took place in January 1944. The Peleus was a Greek merchant vessel attacked by German submarine U-852 of the Kriegsmarine. After sinking the vessel, the submarine crew machine-gunned and killed the survivors to "cover up any evidence that they attacked an unarmed vessel."
  
• The Outcome: The German captain of the U-boat, Heinz Wilhelm Eck, was later found guilty of war crimes and executed on 30 November 1945.

III. Conclusion and Call to Action

• Legal Obligation: Jordan stresses that the U.S. is bound by the Geneva Conventions and must abide by those laws.
• Moral Standard: He concludes by stating that Americans and the American government are "held to a higher standard" and must respect these laws and humanity, especially if the country is going to consider itself the "world police."

The statement ends with a final sign-off, confirming the message was approved by Brian Jordan.