## Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say

Authored by theintercept.com

The Washington Post recently reported that Hegseth personally ordered the follow-up attack, giving a spoken order “to kill everybody.”

Multiple military legal experts, lawmakers, and now confidential sources within the government who spoke with The Intercept say Hegseth’s actions could result in the entire chain of command being investigated for a war crime or outright murder.

The military has carried out 21 known attacks, destroying 22 boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean since September, killing at least 83 civilians.

The double-tap strike on September 2 added a second layer of illegality to strikes that experts and lawmakers say are already tantamount to murder.

“Every single strike exposes those in the chain of command to the risk of criminal liability under murder statutes and international law prohibiting extrajudicial killings.”.

Later Monday, Hegseth suggested in a post on his personal X account that he wasn’t responsible decisions surrounding the Sept. 2 strike. »

### Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers carry out public execution in sports stadium in eastern city

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities carried out a public execution at a stadium in the eastern city of Khost on Tuesday, putting to death a man who the country’s Supreme Court said had killed 13 members of a family, including several children, earlier this year.

During their previous rule of Afghanistan in the late 1990s, the Taliban regularly carried out public executions, floggings and stonings. »

### Pavarotti statue frozen knee-deep in ice rink strikes wrong note in Italy

Authored by bbc.com

An Italian mayor has apologised to the family of opera star Luciano Pavarotti after the town of Pesaro encased a statue honouring the late singer within a Christmas ice rink.

The temporary ice rink was constructed in the centre of the town's piazza, leaving Pavrotti's statue knee-deep in ice and surrounded by perspex walls.

Pavarotti was an Italian tenor, and is widely known as one of the most successful opera stars of all time. »

### Fortnite players are accusing it of using AI-generated art: 'I'm done with this game'

Authored by pcgamer.com

What's got them up in arms now is that some of the new art for this chapter looks AI-generated.

The smoking gun is a poster of a yeti relaxing in a hammock, feet dangling over the edge, which clearly has nine toes.

"IIRC, the Marty McFly spray is part of the Battle Pass, so you're paying for that", says one forum user. »

### HR director arrested for allegedly drugging over 200 female applicants to make them urinate during interviews

Authored by wtfdetective.blog

A human resources director working for a government institution has been accused of drugging more than 200 women in an effort to make them need to urinate at difficult moments during their job interviews.

Sylvie Delezenne was among more than 240 women targeted by Christian Nègre, the HR director at the French Cultural Ministry, according to The Guardian.

The lawsuit states that after giving them the drugged drink, Nègre would propose taking the interview outside for a walk. »

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