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As bipartisan criticism intensifies over U.S. attacks on alleged "drug boats" in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, the White House is defending a September 2 operation that killed 11 people. The Washington Post reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second attack to kill two survivors of an initial strike, an order that legal experts say would constitute a war crime. The White House on Monday confirmed the second strike but said the authorization came not from Hegseth, but from Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley, then head of Joint Special Operations Command.
This comes as Hegseth threatens to court-martial Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a former naval officer, after Kelly and five other Democratic veterans urged service members to refuse unlawful commands.
"Killing civilians who are not engaged in armed conflict against us is a war crime," says law professor David Cole of Georgetown University.
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WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today congratulated the 27 members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workforce who received the 2021 Presidential Rank Award (PRA).
"Congratulations to the DHS recipients of the prestigious 2021 Presidential Rank Award, the Nation's highest civil service recognition, for their exceptional displays of leadership and service," "Every single recipient of this award has made a lasting impact on our Department and the Federal government through their talent, integrity, and dedication to our critical mission. In recognizing these incredible public servants for their transformative work, we also celebrate the colleagues who support them. The accomplishments of one are made possible by the contributions of all."
DHS employees selected by President Biden to receive the prestigious awards include:
Distinguished Senior Executive Service (SES) Rank Awards
The Distinguished Rank Award is presented to leaders who achieve sustained extraordinary accomplishments and is given to only one percent of career SES members.
Angela S. Bailey, Management Directorate Stacey Fitzmaurice, Transportation Security Administration David M. Kohl, Transportation Security Administration Joseph Maher, Office of the General Counsel Gary C. Rasicot, U.S. Coast Guard Keith Turi, Federal Emergency Management Agency Meritorious Senior Executive Service (SES) Rank Awards
The Meritorious Rank Award is presented to leaders for sustained accomplishments and is awarded to only 5 percent of career SES members and SL/ST employees.
Jerry W. Agnew, Transportation Security Administration Alexis Amparo, Federal Emergency Management Agency David F. Bassett, Transportation Security Administration Robert P. Burns, Science and Technology Directorate K
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