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00:00Trump admin called out for war crimes.
00:03Donald Trump's administration has been accused of committing war crimes following reports
00:07that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on survivors of a September
00:122 maritime attack in the Caribbean.
00:14The report suggests that after an initial strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat,
00:19at least two survivors remained clinging to wreckage.
00:22Speaking to anchor Sean Kreisman, Napolitano said,
00:25this is an act of a war crime, ordering survivors who the law requires be rescued instead to be
00:30murdered.
00:31Congressional reaction.
00:33Members of Congress from both parties have raised concerns about the legality of the strike.
00:38Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska stated that if reports of the second strike are accurate,
00:43the action would be a clear violation of the law of war.
00:47Administration's defense.
00:49The White House defended the operation.
00:51The White House has emphasized that the September 2 strike was carried out in
00:55self-defense.
00:58Legal analysis.
00:59Ryan Goodman, the professor of law at New York University and co-editor-in-chief of Just Security,
01:05explained that under the Geneva Conventions,
01:07killing survivors who are incapable of fighting constitutes a war crime.
01:11What's at stake?
01:12The controversy has already produced rare bipartisan unity,
01:17with both Republicans and Democrats demanding accountability.
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