"After the initial blast, two survivors were still alive and clinging to the wreck. According to the newspaper, "The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack-the opening salvo in the Trump administration's war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere-ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth's instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.""
"A strong case can be made that everything about this attack was criminal. It was an act of war that required congressional authorization that Trump did not have. Further, even if the boat was smuggling drugs, that still doesn't justify indiscriminate slaughter. But the killing of struggling survivors is the most clear-cut case of a war crime. It is murder, pure and simple."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order "to kill everybody" aboard a boat off the coast of Trinidad allegedly smuggling drugs. After an initial strike, two survivors clung to the wreck and a Special Operations commander ordered a second strike; the two men were blown apart in the water. The attack appears criminal: it was an act of war lacking congressional authorization, indiscriminate even if the boat smuggled drugs, and the killing of struggling survivors constitutes a clear war crime and murder. Some Republicans acknowledged potential illegality, while others praised lethal policies against perceived enemies.
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