Hegseth warns war-crimes claims could unsettle US counter-cartel allies
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November 11, 2026
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Akash Samaroo
United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has expressed concern that accusations of war crimes against American military personnel could discourage countries in the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition (ACCC) from undertaking similar operations against suspected drug traffickers.
Trinidad and Tobago is among the countries that joined the US-led coalition on March 7, when Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar attended the Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Florida.
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