98 m. ago Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

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11 h. ago Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video, distances himself from controversy

President Trump, after initially saying he had "no problem" with releasing the video of the Sept. 2 boat strike that killed two survivors, is now reversing course.

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28 h. ago Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired  Live 5 News

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32 h. ago Angus King: We Need to See Full Tape, Killing Shipwreck Survivors Is a War Crime

Monday on MS NOW's "Morning Joe," Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said everyone needs to see the full tape of the first boat strike in the Caribbean Sea because he said killing shipwreck survivors was the textbook definition of a war crime. The post Angus King: We Need to See Full Tape, Killing Shipwreck Survivors Is a War Crime appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago Video shows second strike hit before survivors could flip boat, lawmakers say

Video shows second strike hit before survivors could flip boat, lawmakers say  The Washington Post

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5 d. ago Democratic congressman: ‘Troubling’ boat strike video shows survivors in ‘distress’

Democratic congressman: ‘Troubling’ boat strike video shows survivors in ‘distress’  The Washington Post

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5 d. ago GOP Rep. Bacon 'Relieved' Hegseth Did Not Give 'Kill Everybody' Order, Says 'Very Questionable' if Survivors Were Still in the Fight

Thursday on CNN's "News Central," Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said while he was relieved to hear Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not give an order to "kill everybody," he said it was "very questionable" that the survivors of the September boat strike in the Caribbean could have been considered to still be in the fight. The post GOP Rep. Bacon ‘Relieved’ Hegseth Did Not Give ‘Kill Everybody’ Order, Says ‘Very Questionable’ if Survivors Were Still in the Fight appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago Rep. Shri Thanedar Moves to Impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Alleged War Crimes in Caribbean Strike

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) announced Wednesday that he plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, referencing a resurfaced 2016 remark on war crimes as questions mount over a U.S. military strike that killed survivors of a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean. The post Rep. Shri Thanedar Moves to Impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Alleged War Crimes in Caribbean Strike appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago Top admiral briefs lawmakers on boat strike as watchdog faults Hegseth for Signal use

The Defense Secretary faced scrutiny on two fronts Thursday: over a strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean and his use of Signal to discuss U.S. attack plans on Yemen.

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6 d. ago New details emerge about controversial Sept. 2 strike on alleged drug boat that killed survivors

New details emerge about controversial Sept. 2 strike on alleged drug boat that killed survivors  ABC News

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6 d. ago Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched follow

Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched follow-up strike, AP sources say  PBS

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6 d. ago New details emerge about 2nd strike on alleged drug boat that killed survivors

A source gave ABC News more information about the circumstances and the policy.

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7 d. ago Trump admin live updates: Hegseth says he did not see 2nd boat strike, survivors

Trump admin live updates: Hegseth says he did not see 2nd boat strike, survivors  ABC News

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7 d. ago Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage

The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs.

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7 d. ago Trump admin updates: Hegseth says he did not see 2nd boat strike, survivors

Hegseth said he saw the first attack, but didn't "stick around" for the second.

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7 d. ago 3 key questions about the US boat strikes that killed survivors

Hegseth and a top military commander are facing serious questions about why the U.S. on Sept. 2 killed survivors of a military strike against a suspected drug boat.

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8 d. ago Markey calls Pete Hegseth a ‘war criminal,’ joining bipartisan reproach after report that U.S. forces killed boat strike survivors in Carribean

Hegseth reportedly gave an order to "kill everybody" on an alleged drug vessel, leading to a potentially illegal second strike to kill survivors. The post Markey calls Pete Hegseth a ‘war criminal,’ joining bipartisan reproach after report that U.S. forces killed boat strike survivors in Carribean appeared first on Boston.com.

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8 d. ago Markey calls Pete Hegseth a ‘war criminal,’ joining bipartisan reproach after report that U.S. forces killed boat strike survivors in Caribbean

Hegseth reportedly gave an order to "kill everybody" on an alleged drug vessel, leading to a potentially illegal second strike to kill survivors. The post Markey calls Pete Hegseth a ‘war criminal,’ joining bipartisan reproach after report that U.S. forces killed boat strike survivors in Caribbean appeared first on Boston.com.

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8 d. ago Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say

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.

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8 d. ago What the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike, according to experts

What the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike, according to experts  PBS

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