The United States military is facing one of its most serious legal and political crises of the year after explosive reporting alleged that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a 'kill everybody' directive during a deadly maritime strike in the Caribbean.
The Washington Post investigative reporting that revealed this claim has put the government in a situation where it has to do damage control quickly. This, as the operation is being questioned by, among others, lawmakers, legal experts and international observers, as to whether it did violate the basic laws of war or not.
