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USN Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley testified to Congress that US Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth ordered the US military on 2 Sep to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea.

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... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military on Sept. 2 to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea because they were on an internal list of narco-terrorists who U.S. intelligence and military officials determined could be lethally targeted, the commander overseeing the operation told lawmakers in briefings this past week, according to two U.S. officials and one person familiar with the congressional briefings.

Such a list includes individuals who are eligible for being targeted, including with lethal action, if given the opportunity. The commander who oversaw the Sept. 2 strikes, Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, told lawmakers that U.S. intelligence officials had confirmed the identities of the 11 people on the boat and validated them as legitimate targets, then the military launched airstrikes as part of President Donald Trump's military campaign against alleged drug-smuggling vessels, the U.S. officials and person familiar with the congressional briefings said. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 01:41 PM | Reply

USN Admiral Bradley testified to Congress behind closed doors the eleven victims were on an internal list of narco-terrorists who US intelligence and military officials determined could be lethally targeted. This detail was not previously made public. These XJKs are an intelligence "no-no," as interrogators can not debrief corpses. Moreover, these XJKs pervert the course of justice if these suspects were indeed suspected criminals and denied their day in court to fight the allegations.

The second strike on the boat was indisputably a clear violation of the laws of war and therefore a war crime, similar to Russian and Israeli military atrocities committed against Ukrainians and Palestinians.

Earlier this year Congress had an opportunity to impeach Dummkopf Trumpf for illegally attacking Iran, like these unlawful strikes, but House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) torpedoed the initiative.

Ironically, in 2016 second rate Faux News TV tumor Pete Hegseth repeatedly brayed about Dummkopf Trump issuing unlawful military orders. And last year Florida Attorney-General Pam Bondi sternly warned that US servicemembers should not follow unlawful orders, such as committing war crimes:

"Military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders. The military would not carry out a patently unlawful order from the president to kill nonmilitary targets. Indeed, service members are required not to do so."

Source: Hypocrisy Rules Wash DC

As Doc Sarvis sagely pointed out earlier today, Venezuela has more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia and Qatar combined.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-08 01:44 PM | Reply

All allegations against USSECDEF Pete Hegseth and USN ADM Frank "Mitch" Bradley are mere insinuations or suspicions. To ensure a fair trial, all defendants or suspects are to be presumed innocent until they are proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt at an international tribunal at the ICC, court-martial, or by congressional impeachment.


#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-08 02:07 PM | Reply

Lock Em' Up. ...

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-12-08 04:56 PM | Reply

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