A live drone feed showed 2 survivors from the original crew of 11 clinging to the wreckage of their boat after the initial missile attack Sept 2, WaPo reported Friday. The Special Ops commander overseeing the operation then ordered a 2nd strike to comply with #Hegseth’s directive, acc/to 2 people with direct knowledge of the operation, killing both survivors. Those people, along with 5 others in the original report, spoke on the condition of anonymity….
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Late Friday, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the chairman of the #Senate Armed Services Cmte, & Sen. Jack Reed (RI), the cmte’s top Democrat, issued a statement saying that the cmte “is aware of recent news reports — & the Department of Defense’s initial response — regarding alleged follow-on strikes on suspected narcotics vessels.” The cmte, they said, “has directed inquiries to the Department, & we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances.”
The leaders of the #House Armed Services Cmte, Rep. Mike D. Rogers (R-AL) and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), followed suit late Saturday. In a brief joint statement, the pair said they are “taking bipartisan action to gather a full accounting of the operation in question.” The committee, they noted, is “committed to providing rigorous oversight of the Department of Defense’s military operations in the Caribbean.”
#Hegseth #Trump #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers
The development is significant. Since #Trump’s return to the White House, the #Republican majorities in #Congress have shown considerable deference to his admin.
After the publication of WaPo’s report Friday, #Hegseth wrote on X that “these highly effective strikes are designed to be ‘lethal, kinetic strikes,’” adding: “Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization.”
“Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. & international law [nope], with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict [nope] — & approved by the best military & civilian lawyers, up & down the chain of command [nope],” he said.
#Hegseth opened his post with a swipe at “the fake news,” which he said “is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, & derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland.”
#Trump #law #murder
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