Rand Paul: Hegseth is either ‘lying to us’ about boat strike or ‘he’s incompetent’

Precedent Points to a US War Crime in the Caribbean

During World War II, an Allied tribunal convicted German submariners of murdering shipwrecked survivors. In doing so, it set two clear precedents that the Trump administration seems to have overlooked in defending a "second strike" that killed alleged drug smugglers clinging to their capsized boat.

Demands to Release Full Video of Deadly US Boat Strike Grow After Congressional Briefing - Antiwar.com Blog

Calls mounted Thursday for the Trump administration to release the full video of a September US airstrike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs in the Caribbean Sea following a briefing between Pentagon officials and select lawmakers that left some Democrats with more questions than answers. “I am deeply disturbed by…

Missouri Sen. Tom Cotton: 'We Were Right To Kill Them,' Defends Deadly 'Double-Tap' Strike On Drug Boat

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) delivered a fiery defense of a controversial U.S. military strike against alleged drug runners, dismissing accusations of a potential war crime and insisting the commanders on the ground were “totally justified.” The heated exchange on CNN News Central comes the day after lawmakers received classified briefings on the September 2 incident […] Missouri Sen. Tom Cotton: ‘We Were Right To Kill Them,’ Defends Deadly ‘Double…

Military archbishop urges respect for rule of law after follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

"No one can ever be ordered to commit an immoral act, and even those suspected of committing a crime are entitled to due process under the law."

NEW: ABC News Vindicates Pete Hegseth With Huge Update On Drug Boat Probe

Two men who lived through the U.S. military’s early-September hit on an alleged drug boat were trying to haul themselves back aboard and salvage drugs before a second strike wiped them out, a source familiar with the operation told ABC News on Wednesday. The pair allegedly scrambled to retrieve part of the drug load, the source said. They also appeared to be communicating with others as additional boats circled nearby, a point Special Operations…

'We have started to see cracks': Dem senator spills about GOP's Hegseth 'nervousness'

A Democratic lawmaker said Thursday that Republican lawmakers have begun to separate themselves from President Donald Trump. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) told CNN anchors Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown that Republicans have voiced their concerns over the president's recent moves and have questions about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's most recent comments on the Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. Mer…