Morning Joe vs. Pete Hegseth: War Crime Debate
Summary of the “Morning Joe” segment on a Boat Attack
This article details a segment from “Morning Joe” where Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski strongly criticized a recent boat attack, suggesting it may have been a war crime. Here’s a breakdown of the key points:
* Alleged War Crime: scarborough argues the attack on a boat,allegedly carrying drug runners,violated the laws of war established as WWII. Specifically, he cites the Department of Defense manual which prohibits attacking helpless, shipwrecked individuals and declaring ”no quarter will be given.”
* DoD Manual as Evidence: Scarborough emphasized that the source of this information isn’t a liberal outlet, but the DoD’s own manual, dismissing potential accusations of bias.
* Potential Misidentification: The segment highlighted the possibility that the boat wasn’t carrying drug runners, citing a statistic that the Coast Guard incorrectly identifies such boats 25% of the time.
* Speculation on Passengers: Scarborough speculated the passengers may have been forced onto the boat by drug cartels who kidnapped their families, suggesting they weren’t willing participants in any illegal activity.
* Targeted Killing Concerns: The hosts implied there may have been orders to kill anyone on the boat after it was struck, potentially to cover up a mistake (killing fishermen or innocent civilians).
The article includes a link to the full “Morning Joe” segment.