US EditionHegseth on latest boat strike: ‘Your wish is our command’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supports lethal strikes on narco boats, with at least 87 killed in 22 strikes since September amid war crimes investigations.
- Four people were killed in the latest U.S. strike on a suspected drug-running vessel, bringing the death toll from the series of operations to at least 87 since September 2022.
- Pentagon spokesperson Pete Hegseth responded to a call for sinking more narco-boats, saying 'Your wish is our command, Andrew. Just sunk another narco boat.'
- The Trump administration has faced scrutiny over the operations, with concerns raised about potential violations of international laws and the targeting of shipwrecked survivors.
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Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | Pete Hegseth is secretary on the defensive
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. missile strikes on Sept. 2. The first strike killed most of the 11 people on board. The Washington Post, citing multiple unnamed sources, reported two people survived, and the officer in charge of the operation called a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s order to “kill everybody.” These actions, along wi…
US strike kills four in latest lethal action in Carribean
American assets carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in international waters on 4 December under orders from U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Centcom said intelligence had confirmed the boat was carrying illicit narcotics along a recognised trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. The strike destroyed the vessel and killed four men described as narco-terrorists. The Pentagon offered no additional evidence to corroborate the designatio…
As part of the ongoing U.S. military anti-drug campaign in the Caribbean, the United States struck several ships, killing at least 87 people. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is now implicated in Congress.
Under Scrutiny: Hegseth Stands Firm While Experts Question Potential War-Crime Violations
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks during a War Department address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2025. Photo By Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko Bongolan, DOW By Joshua Scheer This is a breaking story, and more details should follow. However, needless to say, when people get accused of a war crime, I guess this is one way to go. At a speech this weekend at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, Pete He…
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