“Kill Them All”: That was the order Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave during the first US strike on a boat in the Caribbean, two sources with direct knowledge of the operation told the Washington Post. To comply with that order, the Special Operations commander ordered a second strike to kill the two survivors.

The White House is Trying to Save Hegseth’s Skin. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Hegseth authorized Admiral Mitch Bradley to carry out the strikes, but did not give an order to “kill everybody.” When a journalist asked Leavitt to explain why the strike wasn’t a war crime, she said it was “conducted in international waters and in accordance with the law of armed conflict,” which is not an explanation. The Trump Administration has provided no evidence that backs up the alleg

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