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Re:Danish troops told to 'shoot first, ask questions later' ... by HoJojoMojo on Thursday January 08, 2026 @07:47AM (#46540412)
Provocative is a stretch. A year ago a Danish soldier who responded to an ambiguous situation involving US bases that might be real or might be an exercise would have been court martialed and probably not able to justify their actions with this law despite it being on the books. The reminder is an emphasis that the US can be presumed to be such an invading force.
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Re:Danish troops told to 'shoot first, ask questions later' ... by atoav on Thursday January 08, 2026 @08:16AM (#46540610)
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Re:Danish troops told to 'shoot first, ask questions later' ... by pamcake on Thursday January 08, 2026 @08:23AM (#46540674)
You know this how?
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Re:Danish troops told to 'shoot first, ask questions later' ... by HoJojoMojo on Thursday January 08, 2026 @10:11AM (#46541920)
The only NATO-NATO exchange of fire where it wasn't deemed a friendly fire incident or an AMOK that I am aware of are between Greece and Turkey. But feel free to enlighten me on cases where a European country has had soldiers fire on the US and decided this wasn't an internal discipline issue.
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