House committee seeks ‘full accounting’ of boat strike after WaPo ‘kill everybody’ report, and it’s about time someone demanded it. The revelation that a House committee is launching a probe into the boat strike, following the Washington Post’s report that included the chilling phrase “kill everybody,” is frankly, a bit astonishing. Considering the nature of the allegations – potential violations of the Geneva Conventions and a blatant disregard for human life – a “full accounting” should have been demanded the moment the first report surfaced. It’s almost unbelievable that this only gained traction after the press dropped the bombshell, as if they were hoping the incident would simply fade away.… Continue reading
Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu has accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of potentially committing a war crime, citing reports that a second strike was ordered to kill survivors of an initial attack on a drug vessel. Lieu stated that a classified DOJ memo and military law do not authorize a second strike against defenseless survivors. The allegations stem from a Washington Post report claiming Hegseth ordered all individuals on the vessel to be killed, leading to a second strike after the first killed nine and destroyed the vessel. While the Pentagon spokesman and Hegseth have denied the report, the accusations raise serious concerns about the legality of the military operation.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed reports of potentially illegal orders regarding military strikes in the Caribbean as “fake news,” maintaining that the attacks were lawful. These remarks followed a Washington Post report alleging Hegseth ordered the killing of everyone on targeted boats, with over 80 people killed in the strikes so far. In response to the reports, a Senate committee announced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the military operations. The administration justifies the strikes by claiming those on the boats are drug traffickers, primarily members of Tren de Aragua, though the administration’s claims about the nature of those killed, along with the legality of the attacks, are being questioned.
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