Senators Probe New Allegations of “No Survivors” Orders in Caribbean Airstrikes

Senators from both parties have launched a joint investigation into allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. forces to leave “no survivors” during airstrikes on suspected drug-running boats in the Caribbean.

GOP senators to join Democrats in investigating 

Pete Hegseth ‘kill everybody’ allegations

 The move came after a Washington Post report claimed Hegseth directed commanders to “kill everybody” aboard a vessel targeted on September 2, an attack that allegedly led to a second missile strike after two men survived the first blast. Lawmakers Roger Wicker and Jack Reed said the Senate Armed Services Committee will conduct aggressive oversight, signaling that the political establishment is no longer willing to ignore the mounting controversy surrounding these operations.

The allegations land in the middle of an escalating campaign the administration has described as a war on “narco-terrorists,” a campaign that has now resulted in more than a dozen strikes and more than 80 deaths over three months. Critics say this goes far beyond interdiction, pointing to claims of intentional targeting of survivors as evidence of extrajudicial killings. International observers and several members of Congress have questioned whether these operations violate the law of armed conflict, especially since none of the targeted boats were confirmed to be engaged in combat or posing an imminent threat. Some analysts argue that if the claims are true, these actions could meet the definition of war crimes under international statutes. Supporters counter that traffickers aligned with designated terrorist groups are lawful targets under existing U.S. counterterrorism authority.

Hegseth has denied the accusations entirely, calling the initial reporting “fabricated” and insisting that all strikes were conducted legally, with full review by military and civilian lawyers. He argues the mission is aimed at destroying vessels transporting lethal narcotics and eliminating the networks that profit from them, portraying the campaign as a necessary escalation to protect Americans from drug-related deaths. His public posture suggests that he sees the criticism not as a legal threat, but as an intentional political attack on the administration’s national-security agenda. Still, the decision by the Senate to formally investigate marks a turning point: the matter is no longer confined to the media or anonymous sources. It is now a bipartisan inquiry into whether lethal force was used beyond lawful limits—and whether one of the nation’s top defense officials directly ordered it.

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