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Admiral pushed out by #Hegseth meets privately with lawmakers
Adm. #AlvinHolsey, who oversees #military operations in #LatinAmerica, has voiced concern about the #Trump admin’s activities there.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/09/alvin-holsey-hegseth-boat-strikes/
The top #US #military officer overseeing ops in #LatinAmerica met privately with lawmakers Tues, days before he is due to step down from his position prematurely amid tension with the #Trump admin & its deadly “counternarcotics” campaign there.
Adm #AlvinHolsey, head of #SOUTHCOM, met in a #classified session with #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) & the cmte’s top Democrat, Sen Jack Reed (RI).
#Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress
Reed, speaking to reporters afterward, said that Holsey “described the command relationships” he experienced & was “forthcoming,” though there is “still more to be gleaned.”
#House #ArmedServices Cmte Chair Mike Rogers (AL) & Rep. Adam Smith (WA), the top Democrat on that cmte, scheduled a separate call with Holsey later in the day…
#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #military #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw
The #ArmedServices cmtes in both the #Senate & #House have opened fact-finding inquiries into a #US op Sept 2 that killed 11 alleged drug runners, including 2 men who survived the #military’s initial strike on their boat in waters off #Venezuela. Holsey’s interview was expected to cover a range of topics, including the controversial nature of his early retirement & scrutiny of the decision-making on Sept 2…. #LawOfWar experts have questioned if the killing of the 2 survivors was legal.
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