Pete Hegseth, the fog of war

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Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike on alleged drug boat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September. During a Cabinet meeting at the White House,

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Pete Hegseth says he didn't see survivors in the September boat strike because of 'the fog of war'
Hegseth, citing ‘fog of war,’ says he learned of survivors hours after strike
White House: Admiral Approved Second Strike on Boat From Venezuela, Was Well Within Legal Right to Do So
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized an admiral to conduct the strikes that killed 11 people on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly...

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Hegseth erupts over WaPo ‘fake stories’, vows to stop ‘poisoning of the American people’
US defence secretary says he did not see survivors before second deadly Venezuela boat strike
White House defends US attack on boat from Venezuela as lawful
The Washington Post had reported that a second strike was ordered to take out two survivors from the initial strike and to comply with an order by Hegseth that everyone be killed.

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Hegseth doubles down on Caribbean boat strike operations in wake of controversial report
Reporters on alleged drug boat strikes, Tennessee special election and more

House Dems say Trump administration is scapegoating an admiral

Top House Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of scapegoating a Navy admiral to deflect blame for potential war crimes. The Democrats contend the White House decision to single out

White House justifies strikes on boat survivors, but it's unclear where buck stops

In the face of charges that these strikes amount to execution without trial, the White House is sending a confusing message about who exactly gave each order to use deadly force.
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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Hits Trump Boat Strikes With ‘Law of War’ Receipt: ‘It Is Forbidden—’

Kaitlan Collins hit Trump and his Defense Department with a receipt from the Law of War Manual in response to the deadly strikes on alleged drug boats.

Hegseth cites ‘fog of war’ in defending follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

Hegseth said he did not see any survivors in the water, saying the vessel “exploded in fire, smoke, you can’t see anything. ... This is called the fog of war.”
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