Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.The suggestion that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or his officials targeted shipwrecked survivors has been galvanizing because that would apparently be a war crime even if one accepts Trump officials’ broader argument for the strike campaign.
Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say
Scritto il 02/12/2025
da Charlie Savage, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and John Ismay