A bipartisan pair of senators demand Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth provide military orders for the Caribbean boat strikes targeting alleged narco-terrorists.
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AbipartisanpairofsenatorsarecallingonPentagonchiefPeteHegsethtohandovercopiesoftheordersissuedtostrikeboatsintheCaribbeanallegedlycarryingnarco-terrorists.
Sens.JackReed,D-R.I.,andRogerWicker,R-Miss.,releasedtwoletterstheysenttoHegsethinrecentweeksinresponsetotherepeatedstrikesonsuspecteddrugboats.
Thefirstletter,whichwasissuedonSept.23,explainedthelegalrequirementsforcongressionaloversightoverthemilitary’sexecutedorders,includingthatcongressionaldefensecommitteesmustbeprovidedcopiesoftheorderswithin15daysofbeingissued.
“Unfortunately,theDepartmenthasnotcompliedwiththisrequirement,”theletterreads.
HEGSETHSAYSMILITARYCONDUCTEDANOTHERSTRIKEONBOATCARRYINGALLEGEDNARCO-TERRORISTS
Thesecondletter,issuedonOct.6,seeksawrittenopinionfromtheDepartmentofJustice’sOfficeofLegalCounsel(OLC)onthedomesticorinternationallegalbasisforconducting
