US EditionNew York Times Debunks War Crime Story By the Washington Post
Conflicting reports dispute whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or Admiral Frank Bradley authorized the second strike, raising potential war crimes concerns over survivors of a drug-smuggling boat.
- On September 2, a follow‑up strike killed survivors off Trinidad and Tobago, sparking a dispute over authorization as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Adm. Frank Bradley made the final decision.
- Conflicting reporting from national newspapers prompted internal and public questions about the chain of command, with The Washington Post reporting Hegseth gave a spoken order justifying a second strike, while The New York Times published a contrasting account.
- Former military lawyers and scholars said the follow-up strike likely violates the U.S. Department of Defense Law of War Manual and is prosecutable under federal law or the UCMJ, Todd Huntley said.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Adm. Frank Bradley, prompting Pentagon backlash, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote 'I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made on the September 2 mission and all others since' before Bradley's Thursday briefing.
- The question of authorization matters because it determines potential war‑crimes liability and accountability, as nearly two dozen drug boats have been bombed without congressional approval and scant evidence of fentanyl claims, U.S. military leaders said.
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The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, blamed “the fog,” but, above all, laid down in a subordinate his responsibility in an action that could be counted as a war crime: a second bombing of a supposed narco-lanche coming from Venezuela in Caribbean waters to top off the survivors of a first attack. That subordinate is the senior officer of the army that was in charge of the operation, Admiral Frank Bradley, who is quoted on Thursday at the Capi…
New York Times Debunks War Crime Story By the Washington Post
The pattern is all too familiar. The Washington Post runs a story with a sensational claim: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of survivors of one of the first boat attacks back in September -- a coup de grace or finishing shot that would constitute a war crime. The Post appears to have…
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