US EditionThe U.S. Attacked an Alleged Drug-Trafficking Ship in September; as There Were Survivors, It Attacked Again, Says Source News Channel 3-12
- Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu stated that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have committed a war crime if survivors of a drug vessel strike were killed in a second attack.
- Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer, claimed that the actions were equivalent to 'murder,' asserting that attacking defenseless survivors would be a war crime.
- Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell and Hegseth rejected the claims, arguing that their operations are lawful under U.S. and international law and aimed at dismantling narcoterrorism.
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Hegseth slams report on boat strike targeting attack survivors, denies war crimes
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has slammed a report alleging he ordered U.S. service members to launch a second strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel after an initial attack left two survivors, denying experts’ claims that he may be guilty of…
‘The Order Was to Kill Everybody’: Ted Lieu Warns Pete Hegseth Could Face War Crime Charges
Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have committed a war crime if a report claiming that survivors of a strike against an alleged drug vessels were finished off with a second attack. In a social media publication, Lieu told Hegseth that he read the DOJ memo exempting military members involved in the deployment in the […]
House and Senate committees launch inquiries into reported second strike on alleged drug boat
Both the House and Senate have started inquiries into a reported second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean last September which killed the survivors of an initial strike. According to reporting from The Washington Post, which cited "two people with direct knowledge of the operation,"…
Hegseth slams ‘fake news’ he ordered troops to ‘kill everybody’ in attack on boat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has slammed a report alleging he ordered U.S. service members to launch a second strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel after an initial attack left two survivors, denying experts’ claims that he may be guilty of war crimes.
US tactics in the Caribbean are drawing criticism.
The U.S. Secretary of Defense called "fake news" reports pointing to a second attack
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