Pentagon Pete had made a fool of himself again. Of course, he makes a fool of himself most days, on account of the fact that he is a fool. What’s new—and news—is his explicit denial of reports (and indeed, his own past confirmations) that he, this past September, ordered or witnessed a fatal “double tap” strike on a speedboat which he and the Trump administration insist was engaged in narcoterrorism.
After first blowing up the boat, somebody—most likely Hegseth, although he seems more than willing to throw the operation’s commanding officer, Admiral Frank M. Bradley, overboard—ordered a second hit on two men who were sighted floating among the debris, in direct contravention of the law.
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