Ordering a lethal strike on suspected drug smuggler is unlawful, but even if the targets were enemy combatants and the strike not a war crime, ordering a second strike to kill the survivors would be.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) November 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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