US EditionHegseth defends strikes after WaPo ‘kill everybody’ story: ‘Fake news’
Hegseth asserts strikes comply with U.S. and international law, targeting narco-terrorists linked to designated terrorist groups; over 80 killed in 21 operations since September.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended U.S. operations in the Caribbean as lawful after a report that he ordered killing all on suspected drug vessels.
- The Pentagon rejected the reporting as false and said the operations comply with laws of armed conflict.
- The Trump administration has faced criticism from lawmakers and questions about the legality of the military operations against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean.
- A group of senators called for transparency and the release of the legal justification for the strikes that have killed at least 83 people since September.
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"Kill them all": Hegseth ordered strike on survivors of US attack
A bombshell Washington Post investigation revealed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth personally ordered U.S. forces to “kill them all” during a September 2 maritime strike off the coast of Trinidad, an unprecedented escalation in America’s counter-drug operations and one that legal experts say may violate international law. According to officials with direct knowledge of the mission, U.S. special operations forces targeted a small vessel suspe…
"Killing Helpless Men Is Murder"
The Washington Post reported yesterday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not merely order the initial strike on a boat off of believed to be transporting drugs, but gave the specific order to kill those on the boat. After the first strike hit the boat, a second strike was ordered to take out two survivors "clinging to the smoldering wreck" caused by the first. Jack Goldsmith posted on this report yesterday at Executive Function. His ess…
Hegseth defends lethal strikes against alleged drug traffickers: 'Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them'
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth pushes back on "fake news" surrounding U.S. military strikes on suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean Sea, calling reports "fabricated" and "inflammatory."
Hegseth slams ‘fake news’ reports on Caribbean strikes, accuses Biden of ‘coddling terrorists’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has defended US strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean after reports claimed American troops killed survivors of one attack, sparking fresh concerns about Washington’s expanding operations and the prospect of a land push into Venezuela.
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