The US House of Representatives will close the investigation into the first in a series of US attacks on ships in Latin America that called into question the credibility of the operation ordered by Donald Trump over accusations of alleged war crimes. The information was confirmed this Wednesday (12/10) by Republican MP Mike Rogers.
Rogers, who chairs the US House Armed Services Committee, said he had received all the necessary information on the matter. However, the parliamentarian did not give a specific deadline for ending the investigation.
The Republican Party politician, like President Donald Trump, was among the parliamentarians who heard Admiral Frank Bradley speak about the American bombing of a ship in the Caribbean, carried out on September 2.
According to an article in the Washington Post, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth ordered a second attack on the boat, after it had already been targeted by American forces. The objective, reports the North American newspaper, would be to “leave no survivors”. Which, under international law, can be considered a war crime.
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The Pentagon initially denied the accusation. However, faced with the fallout from the affair, the White House confirmed that the boat, which was traveling through the Caribbean, had been hit twice – but attempted to disconnect Hegseth from the affair.
According to the US War Department, Admiral Bradley did not receive the order for Hegseth’s second attack. The US administration further defended the legality of this action.
Despite official explanations from the White House, the House of Representatives and the US Senate have opened an investigation into this matter.
To date, the Trump administration has announced that 23 ships have been bombed in the waters of the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. These attacks are part of the North American military Operation South Spear, whose stated objective is to target drug cartels in Latin America.
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