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"that the raid was conducted by the justice department and FBI at the request of the “department of war”, the Trump administration’s informal name for the department of defense."

uh oh sounds like the Guardian is asking for a raid too

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The Guardian is not an American newspaper.

I don't think Nicolas Maduro is American either.

And the UK is not Venezuela.

Not sure why they call the name ("Department of War") informal. Seems pretty formal to me. It's displayed on the building.

It takes an act of Congress to change the name. Trump just made one of his dictatorial proclamations.

It was originally named the department of war, and changing it to defence was just newspeak anyway.

Of all the things trump has done, I actually like this one. At least he’s being honest about his intentions for what this department does.

I'm of two minds on this. As you say, renaming from War to Defense was a lie to tell Americans a more palatable story. However, renaming from Defense to War is actually the same thing in the current political context but for populace with different values. It is honest in a way but that was not the intention, nor is it the effective result. It's just a different lie.

I mean, they’re doing their best to start new wars right now, so I’d say it’s not a lie at all.

i dislike every action by a president that blatantly breaks the law, and yes that includes ignoring the tiktok ban

That's irrelevant. the point is that Congress is the body with authority to decide, not the executive branch.

it's not just newspeak though. names matter. an advanced civilization, which USA being the richest country on Earth is, should not strive to get into offensive wars...

Richest, clearly.

Advanced? No free healthcare, no paid maternity leave, two weeks paid leave, no free higher education, etc etc.

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