US Congress Launches Investigation: Situation is Very Serious, Hedges May Have Committed War Crimes
On November 28 local time, The Washington Post reported exclusively that during the US military's so-called "anti-drug" military operation in Venezuela, Defense Secretary Hedges had ordered "no survivors." The news immediately caused a public uproar.
According to The New York Times and other US media outlets, on November 30 local time, many Democrats as well as some Republicans have called on the Trump administration to explain its continuously escalating military actions under the pretext of "combating drug smuggling." Both party legislators warned that if the previous reports about Hedges ordering the killing of survivors from the ship attack were true, the situation would be very serious. His orders not only might be illegal but could also constitute war crimes.
The report stated that the military committees of the US Senate and House of Representatives are responsible for overseeing the Pentagon. High-ranking members of both parties in the committee have pledged to strengthen the review of the US's ship strikes in the Caribbean Sea and to investigate this matter.
The New York Times pointed out that the investigation by the military committees of the Senate and House of Representatives is the most severe scrutiny the US Congress has conducted so far regarding President Trump's continuously escalating military actions.
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