US EditionHegseth says he did not personally see survivors before second deadly Venezuela boat strike
Hegseth denied seeing survivors before the second strike that killed two on a drug-smuggling boat; over 20 strikes have killed 80+ people, officials said.
- On Dec 2, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he watched the September 2 strike live but did not personally see survivors before the second attack in the fog of war.
- The operation formed part of a counternarcotics campaign that targeted alleged drug-carrying vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific on September 2, when US forces bombed the vessel off Trinidad.
- The Washington Post reported Hegseth ordered `kill everybody`; an initial strike left two survivors, and a Navy follow-up strike killed them after Adm. Frank `Mitch` Bradley deemed them valid targets.
- Lawmakers opened investigations after the reporting, while legal experts and the Pentagon manual said firing on survivors could violate laws of armed conflict and Britain ceased sharing intelligence last month, raising US credibility concerns.
- After the reporting, the White House said on Dec 1 that Adm. Frank `Mitch` Bradley authorised the second strike, Hegseth gave him `100% support`, and President Donald Trump said he did not know about it.
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Hegseth says he did not see survivors after first boat strike, defends second strike
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the follow-up strike that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny from Congress and concerns about the legality of the administration's moves.
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