Hegseth reportedly told the admiral: “When you get an order … don’t ask questions.”
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This is the first known filing of its kind, and comes amid increasing scrutiny over the military’s boat strike campaign.
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The Secretary of Defense vehemently defended the second strike, citing “fog of war.”
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Hegseth has faced mounting criticism by range of figures, from the publisher to a UN human rights expert.
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“Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder,” one lawmaker said.
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The Trump administration is reviving the visual language of manifest destiny and weaponizing the US’s founding myths.
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The new policy also prevents Coast Guard officers from immediately removing white supremacist symbols upon discovery.
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The move prioritizes “political theater over responsible governance,” a group of Democrats said in a statement.
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The forthcoming strategy’s focus on the “homeland” is expected to exceed even post-9/11 policies, sources say.
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The US now has about 15,000 troops in the area where tensions have escalated since the boat strikes began in September.
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Amnesty International USA said the strikes are nothing more than a “murder spree.”
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The Trump administration has now killed at least 43 people in 10 boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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