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Former Air Force Secretary Calls Naval Strike a War Crime

12/3/2025

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Kendall Critiques Navy

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall calls Navy Admiral Frank Bradley's justification for a second strike on a Caribbean vessel a potential war crime.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly ordered to "kill everybody" onboard.
He denied ordering the second strike.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Bradley's actions as lawful, citing narcotrafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations.
Legal experts say the attack violates peacetime laws and armed conflict regulations.

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Trump Condemns Navy Strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed discomfort with the Navy's strike on survivors and said he would not have supported it.
Six Democratic lawmakers released a video urging military personnel to disobey unlawful orders, and Trump labeled it "seditious behavior."
The Pentagon investigates Senator Mark Kelly for alleged misconduct related to the video.
Legal experts condemned the strikes as war crimes, noting that attacking incapacitated individuals violates the law of war.

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Kendall Critiques Navy

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall calls Navy Admiral Frank Bradley's justification for a second strike on a Caribbean vessel a potential war crime.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly ordered to "kill everybody" onboard.
He denied ordering the second strike.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Bradley's actions as lawful, citing narcotrafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations.
Legal experts say the attack violates peacetime laws and armed conflict regulations.

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