US EditionSen. Tim Kaine says he'll reintroduce war powers resolutions after report of attack on drug boat survivors
Sen. Kaine aims to limit executive war powers after reports of U.S. strikes killing survivors of drug-smuggling boats, with nearly 20 attacks since Sept. 2, lawmakers say.
- Democratic Senator Tim Kaine stated that a reported U.S. follow-on strike on a drug boat that killed survivors could be viewed as a war crime if true, as reported by the Washington Post.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied the allegations, claiming operations in the Caribbean are lawful under U.S. and international law.
- Lawmakers from both parties expressed serious concerns regarding the legality of the follow-on strike and are calling for rigorous oversight, highlighted by House and Senate Armed Services committee leaders' pledge to investigate the claims.
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Secretary of War rejects reports pointing to him for having authorized a second blow against an alleged "narcolancha" to eliminate civilians who survived the first attack.
Democrat Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday that an alleged subsequent U.S. attack on an alleged drug-laden ship earlier this year "achieves the level of war crime if it is true." "If that report is true, it is a clear violation of the Department of Defense's own war laws, as well as international laws on how people in those circumstances are treated," Kaine said in "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Tim Kaine, Claims Drug Boat Strike Could Be a 'War Crime'
Sen. Tim Kaine (D‑VA) said Sunday that if a recent Washington Post report is accurate, a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean “rises to the level of a war crime.” Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, Kaine responded to allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered everyone aboard a suspected narco-boat to be killed — and that a second strike was launched to finish off survivors. Kaine said such an a…
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