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Normale Ansicht

Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say

Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.

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The suggestion that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or his officials targeted shipwrecked survivors has been galvanizing because that would apparently be a war crime even if one accepts Trump officials’ broader argument for the strike campaign.

Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime

01. Dezember 2025 um 02:34
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.

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Representative Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, raised concerns about the recent operations in the Caribbean.
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