US Defense Chief and White House Justify Controversial Boat Strike Actions
TL;DR
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a controversial second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, claiming he did not see survivors and citing the 'fog of war,' amid calls for investigation into potential war crimes and extrajudicial killings.
- US defence chief says he did not see survivors before follow-up boat strike Al Jazeera
- Trump and Hegseth Comments on Boat Strike Leave Adm. Bradley Exposed The New York Times
- CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip CNN
- Experts explain what the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike AP News
- White House justifies strikes on boat survivors, but it's unclear where buck stops NPR
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