"In September, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela. That strike left two men clinging to a capsized boat. So a second strike was ordered-one that Hegseth says didn't come from him, and that President Trump says he wouldn't have ordered-that killed the surviving men. The legality of any of these strikes is hotly debated."
"On Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) had questions: "If they're armed, show us how they're armed. If they're not armed, explain to us why we kill people who are not armed." There have been no reports to this writer's knowledge that the men were armed. The Wall Street Journal reported that military official Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley, who purportedly gave the order, believed there were other "enemy" vessels nearby and the surviving men were suspected of communicating with them."
In September, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela. That initial strike left two men clinging to a capsized boat, and a second strike killed the surviving men. Hegseth says he did not order the second strike, and President Trump said he would not have ordered it. The legality of the strikes is under intense debate and has prompted questions about potential war crimes. Senators and officials disputed whether the men were armed or communicating with other vessels, and reports conflicted on whether survivors had radios.
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