US EditionSalute or Push Back? When a Military Order’s Legality Is in Question.
Adm. Frank Bradley ordered the strike believing survivors and cocaine aboard posed threats; critics dispute the legality and argue the men signaled for help, not hostility.
- On September 2, Adm. Frank M. Bradley ordered a follow-up strike that killed the two survivors and sank the vessel in the Caribbean Sea after roughly 45 minutes.
- The Trump administration argues, citing a classified OLC opinion, that drug boat crews are combatants and justifies strikes authorized by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Adm. Bradley.
- A clearer, zoomed-in video shown to lawmakers captured the two shipwrecked men waving toward U.S. aircraft after climbing atop the capsized hull, with extended coverage lasting about 48 minutes and no other boats or aircraft in visual range.
- Congress opened oversight as some legal experts warn the September 2 strike could constitute a war crime under the Defense Department's Law of War Manual, amid bipartisan disagreement.
- Military leaders warn U.S. service members face tension between obeying orders and risking prosecution, while senior officers must attend the five-week workshop for new generals and troops are trained to seek clarification or `slow roll` questionable orders.
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Breaking OneHegseth Skirts Questions About Releasing Video of Sept. 2 Boat Attack
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday was noncommittal about releasing the full video of the U.S. military’s Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean, after President Trump said he would release whatever footage his administration had. During an appearance at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif., Mr. Hegseth skirted questions about a public release of the video. Lawmakers have been debating whether a second strike in th…
'Good grief': Bombshell doc leak exposes military 'cover up' of boat strike survivors
A new report about a military cover up had one former GOP lawmaker calling the debacle "absolutely incredible and wrong."Melissa Corrigan and David Shuster, the latter having previously exposed GOP corruption as an Emmy-winning anchor at MSNBC and CNN, reported in an article called "EXCLUSIVE: US Na...
Three Cheers for the Pentagon’s Two-Step Boat Attack
All week long, I have tried to cry for the narco-terrorists who survived a U.S. military strike on their drug-laden boat, only to be snuffed in a second attack. Somehow, my eyes have stayed totally dry. The only thing wrong with the Venezuelan Two-Step is that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not hold a press conference and take full credit for this operation. Critics from left to right have clutched their pearls so hard over this episode that …
The two survivors of the first U.S. military nautical attack on September 2 went up to the overturned hull and greeted something on their heads, according to several people who saw the video of the attack. The survivors’ signals have been interpreted in various ways. Some people who saw the video thought that their gestures might have been an attempt to surrender, which might raise doubts as to whether the military had violated the rules of arme…
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