Lawmakers and Experts Question U.S. Military and Political Responses to Controversial Boat Strike
TL;DR
The U.S. military conducted a second strike on boat survivors in the Caribbean, with officials denying it was a 'double-tap' attack, but critics argue the strikes, which have killed at least 83 civilians, are illegal extrajudicial killings violating the law of war.
- Department of War Disputes Second Attack on Boat Strike Survivors Was a “Double-Tap” The Intercept
- Trump and Hegseth insist they didn’t know of follow-up strike that killed survivors on suspected drug boat CNN
- Experts explain what the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike AP News
- Lawmakers demand answers about Pete Hegseth’s boat-bombing campaign The Economist
- Trump and Hegseth Comments on Boat Strike Leave Adm. Bradley Exposed The New York Times
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