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US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane

Experts say obscuring plane’s military identity would constitute a war crime

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13

U.S. Military's Reported Use Of Plane That Looked Like a Civilian Aircraft To Strike Alleged Drug Vessels Could Be a War Crime

The U.S. military used a secret plane painted to look like a civilian aircraft to conduct its first attack against an alleged drug vessel last September, according to a new report.

Latin Times · Jan 13

UK, Germany and France call Russia’s Oreshnik attack on Ukraine ‘unacceptable’

Ukraine is investigating Russia’s use of the Oreshnik hypersonic missile against civilian infrastructure as a war crime, as the UK, Germany and France called the attack “unacceptable”.

Euronews · Jan 9

Democratic Rep. Urges DOJ To Open a War Crimes Investigation On Double-Tap Attack Against Alleged Drug Vessel: 'No Statute Of Limitations'

Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu urged the Department of Justice to open a war crimes investigation regarding the double-tap attack against an alleged drug vessel in September, noting that "if the Trump DOJ does not investigate, a future Administration will because there is no statute of limitations" for such crimes.

Latin Times · Dec 4, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel on Pete Hegseth, ‘our secretary of war crimes’

Late-night hosts discussed outrage over Hegseth’s authorization of extrajudicial killings near Venezuela and Trump’s cabinet meeting naps

The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2025

Pete Hegseth tried to turn his alleged war crimes into a meme and it’s only landing him in more trouble

New reports have alleged that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth committed war crimes while carrying out Caribbean boat strikes. His response? Turn it into a meme.

The Mary Sue · Dec 3, 2025

MAGA Loyalist Megyn Kelly Defends War Crimes, Says She Wants To See Victims 'Suffer'

Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly has publicly welcomed gruesome violence against alleged drug boat traffickers following a controversial US military strike.

International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025

‘War criminal’ Pete Hegseth faces growing criticism from conservatives over ‘kill everybody’ strike

‘This is an act of a war crime, ordering survivors who the law requires be rescued instead to be murdered,’ Andrew Napolitano, a former Fox News colleague of Hegseth’s, said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025

'SSecretary Of War': Typo at Trump Meeting Spurs 'Nazi Connection' Accusations

Pete Hegseth faces backlash after an 'SS' typo on his placard sparks Nazi comparisons, while simultaneously defending controversial airstrikes amid war crime accusations.

International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025

Russia's push for war crimes immunity 'cannot be accepted,’ freed Ukrainian POW tells Euronews

Ukrainian journalist and one of the country's most prominent human rights activists, Maksym Butkevych, spent more than two years in Russian captivity. He told Euronews Moscow is deliberately trying to avoid inevitable responsibility.

Euronews · Dec 3, 2025