"Two survivors were killed in the followup strike, after nine suspected Tren De Aragua narco-terrorists were killed in the first. If the U.S. military knew about survivors from that initial September 2 strike, and sought to strike again and kill everyone on board who survived, is that illegal? Is that a war crime? Blitzer asked. I dont think there's any question that that's a war crime, if it happened in that way, Panetta said."
"President Donald Trump, when asked about the report on Sunday, said Number one, I don't know that that happened. He continued, saying, I wouldn't have wanted that, a second strike. The first strike was very lethal but Pete said that [second strike] didn't happen. Hegseth also issued a statement, saying no illegal strike took place. Panetta said the conflicting stories require further investigation."
A Washington Post report alleges that current Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike to kill survivors of an early-September attack on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean. The first strike reportedly killed nine suspected Tren De Aragua narco-terrorists; a follow-up strike killed two survivors. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said such an order would be a war crime if true. President Donald Trump said he did not know whether the second strike occurred and said he would not have wanted it; Hegseth denied that any illegal strike took place. Two congressional committees are investigating and possible discipline could follow if the allegations are confirmed.
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