"This all started in September, when Secretary Hegseth ordered the military to strike a boat to strike a boat that he said was carrying drugs to the United States. Ever since, he's been ordering more and more and more strikes, proudly announcing at least 20 strikes that have killed more than 80 people at sea. We could stop there and have plenty to talk about, but the picture has gotten a lot worse."
"Last week, The Washington Post reported that in the first attack, back in September, two survivors were seen clinging to the side of the boat. But at the beginning of the attack, Secretary Hegseth had reportedly given an order to kill everybody, which led the commander of the operation, Admiral Frank Mitchell Bradley, to order a second strike that killed those survivors. If that is true, it is almost certainly a war crime."
In September, Secretary Hegseth ordered strikes on boats purportedly carrying drugs to the United States. He announced at least 20 strikes that killed more than 80 people at sea. Survivors were seen clinging to a vessel, and an alleged order to "kill everybody" prompted a second strike that killed those survivors. Military law prohibits killing people who no longer pose a threat, making such orders potentially war crimes. The broader legal question concerns using military force to punish suspected criminals at sea without due process, raising serious rule-of-law and accountability concerns.
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