Sen. Kelly says Hegseth’s double-tap boat strike “seems to” be a war crime
Sen Mark Kelly announced that a modern strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean seems to constitute a war crime Before he was a senator the Democratic congressman from Arizona served as a Navy pilot for over two decades During a stop by CNN s State of the Union he expressed concern over a Washington Post record that claimed a double-tap strike carried out on Sept was a direct aftermath of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth s order to kill them all If what has been disclosed is accurate I ve got serious concerns about anybody in that chain of command stepping over a line that they should never step over he announced I have so much respect for people in the United States Navy They should be revered and that s why I hope what I ve heard about this strike is not accurate Kelly not long ago ran afoul of the Trump administration for his part in a video reminding members of the military that they can disregard unlawful orders On Sunday he explained that he would have refused the order to circle back and strike survivors of the first attack I have sunk two ships he declared I never in that situation questioned whether those strikes were legal We were given an order to do this It was a time of war Going after survivors in the water that is clearly not lawful Mark Kelly says Pete Hegseth's broadcasted double tap strike on a boat seems to be a war crime and adds if what has been disclosed is accurate I've got serious concerns about anybody in that chain of command stepping over a line that they should never step over We are not pic twitter com YwkNxLIfSN Aaron Rupar atrupar November Related Trump s Animal House is floundering Hegseth called the Post s document fake news on Friday writing on X that the outlet was trying to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U S and international law with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers up and down the chain of command he wrote Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Lesson On CNN Kelly called Hegseth the least qualified person to ever hold his Cabinet position We have a president who doesn t understand the Constitution who installed an unqualified secretary of defense I cannot think of a secretary of defense in the history of our country who is less qualified than Pete Hegseth He should not be in this position he explained He should have been fired after Signalgate Now he should be fired for this Mark Kelly We have a president who doesn't understand the Constitution who installed an unqualified secretary of defense I cannot think of a secretary of defense in the history of our country that is less qualified than Pete Hegseth He should've been fired after pic twitter com ky o K lWF Aaron Rupar atrupar November Read more about Pete Hegseth Trump s threats against Dems show he is unfit to lead It won t work Kelly responds to Trump admin s court-martial threat No justification UN human rights chief condemns unacceptable strikes on alleged drug boats The post Sen Kelly says Hegseth s double-tap boat strike seems to be a war crime appeared first on Salon com
