The U.S. military leadership reminds all its members that Joe Biden will be the new president

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Washington – Fearing that there would be more violent acts on the day of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the U.S. military summit on Tuesday reminded all members of the armed forces in writing that last week’s deadly insurgency at the Capitol it was an anti-democratic and criminal act, and that the right to freedom of expression does not entitle anyone to commit violent acts.

A memo signed by all members of the Joint Staff also reminded members of the army that Biden was duly elected as the next president and will be sworn in on January 20th.

The memory was unusual in the sense that military leadership, including General Mark Milley, Joint Chiefs of Staff, felt compelled to remind troops that it is wrong to alter the constitutional process. The text went beyond the statements of the Pentagon’s civilian leader, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, in describing the attack as an act of sedition and insurrection. Miller called it “reprehensible and contrary to the principles of the United States Constitution.”

Meanwhile, police agencies are trying to determine the full extent of criminal activity at the Capitol and uncover the extent of the involvement of active and retired military personnel.

It has already been established that some army veterans took part in the riots at the Capitol, but the extent of the involvement of active military has not been determined.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran, wrote Monday to the Department of Defense to request that its criminal investigation organizations cooperate with the FBI and Capitol police to investigate whether active members or withdrawn from the armed forces were part of a “seditious conspiracy” against the government.

The report of the Joint General Staff did not directly allude to the question of the participation of the army.

“We saw actions inside the Capitol building that were inconsistent with the law,” the memo says. “The rights to freedom of expression and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, revolt and insurrection.”

“As members of the army, we must be an example of the values ​​and ideals of the nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to alter the constitutional process not only goes against our traditions, values ​​and oath; it goes against the law. “

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    On Wednesday afternoon, protesters loyal to President Donald Trump responded to his call to go to the Capitol, where they soon became violent. (Jose Luis Magana)

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