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Posted on 12/01/2025 4:38:42 AM PST by RandFan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing bipartisan scrutiny over his reported order to strike a boat in the Caribbean a second time, killing two survivors who were clinging to the ship’s wreckage on Sept. 2.
The Washington Post reported Friday that Hegseth issued an order to “kill everybody” after the initial strike, the first of what is now more than 20 such attacks, did not immediately kill all 11 of the people on board the vessel, leading the Special Operations commander overseeing the attack to order a second strike.
Some Democrats and a senior Republican said Sunday the strike was a possible war crime. The GOP chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees are promising “vigorous oversight” of the incident.
“We take seriously the reports of follow-on strikes on boats alleged to be ferrying narcotics in the SOUTHCOM region and are taking bipartisan action to gather a full accounting of the operation in question,” Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the chair of the House committee, and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in their statement.
“The Committee has directed inquiries to the Department, and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to the circumstances,” said Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the Senate committee chair, and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said.
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, agreed with Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Mark Kelly (Ariz.), who said the strike against defenseless individuals appeared illegal.
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“Yeah, but it does. “
The you won’t complain when the next Democratic President uses A.I. to filter pictures and videos and identify anyone who as ever worn a red hat and being potentially part of the MAGA terrorist group. Why are they terrorists? well the President said so and that makes it true and puts them on the fast track for drone strikes.
Who's "we"? You're not a Conservative. A liberdopian perhaps.
No I won’t complain, I’m a citizen, I actually have rights.
> Buried at the bottom of the article is Hegseth’s denial that he issued such an order, calling it fake news. <
Your post is the most important one on this thread. This “second strike” story looks like a smear job.
“I’m a citizen, I actually have rights.”
You have the right to spend as much as you can afford on a lawyer to try to say your rights were violated, years after the fact.
Maybe we should have given them sanitary napkins and cookies.
Unfortunately, yes. Believe me, when I was giving the law of armed conflict briefings as a young JAG I got that question all the time. And I hated the answer. I also hated briefing the ROEs, because they tied one hand behind the backs of the operators.
Colonel, USAF JAGC (Ret)
"We?"
Don't make me laugh. You're pathetic.
This entire controversy is fake
The arguable legal requirents for rescuing pirates are in 46 U.S.C. § 2304 and the SOLAS treaty. Both exempt ships of war. Period.
And under customary, ancient maritime law going back centuries, pirates (and therefore narco-terrorists...) are the common enemies of mankind to whom no duty is owed. They can legally be killed at will.
“Geneva rights as POWs”
This would require an actual declaration of war
That may be your way, probably explains why you support these floating turds.
From the Hill…’nuff said!
“That may be your way, probably explains why you support these floating turds.”
What concerns me is this haphazard, unlawful, effort is guaranteed to come back and bite the USA in the ass. There’s a good reason to keep international sea areas neutral. But a bunch of short term thinkers are hard at work and we will all pay the price for it in the end.
Really, so the US didn't treat Koreans, Vietnamese, Iraqis Taliban, etc as POWs? No declaration then. Read LOAC first, short and will answer your questions.
I’d love to see some missiles taking out the cartel centers and the cartel leaders homes. ...and some high definition vid close ups.
Lol
What’s this we $#!+, white man!
I wonder what Hegseth’s perspective on “The Hill” is?
If they survive, dump them unceremoniously back on shore and forget we ever encountered them.
Meanwhile, get back to the main mission: Sinking drug-laden speedboats.
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