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Sen. Cotton said survivors weren't "shipwrecked" because they were "sitting or standing." Which Pentagon manual prohibits firing on the shipwrecked?
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The Pentagon's Law of War Manual states: "Orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal." The manual defines shipwrecked people as those "in need of assistance and care" who "must refr...
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