Controversy Mounts Over U.S. Navy's Boat Strike Operations and Accountability
TL;DR
Trump officials defended a second strike on a drug boat, claiming it aimed to destroy the vessel and eliminate the threat, with legal backing from an internal memo that permits lethal force against vessels involved in drug trafficking, despite criticism and questions about the justification.
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- Trump officials say second strike aimed to destroy drug boat instead of crew The Guardian
- Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration The Washington Post
- Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny from Congress over boat strikes AP News
- GOP senator: Hegseth is either lying about second boat strike or incompetent CNN
- White House defends strikes on boat survivors, but it's unclear where the buck stops NPR
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