Hegseth orders new strike that kills 4 on alleged drug boat
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Democratic Congressman Jason Crow of the Armed Services and Intel committees talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about a new strike on an alleged drug boat from Venezuela. This as the administration has yet to release video of the controversial second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military opened fire on two people clinging to the wreckage of a boat allegedly carrying drugs, congressional lawmakers learned this week as they seek more answers about the attack and the legal underpinnings of President Donald Trump’s military campaign in international waters near Venezuela.
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New details emerge about controversial Sept. 2 strike on alleged drug boat that killed survivors
New details emerged Wednesday about the second strike by the U.S. military on an alleged boat on Sept. 2 that killed two survivors, according to a source familiar with the incident. The two survivors climbed back onto the boat after the initial strike, the source said.
Scrutiny grows over the legality of continued US strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Meanwhile, Trump is expected to meet on the sidelines of the World Cup draw with the leaders of Canada and Mexico.
“On Dec. 4, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization,” U.S. Southern Command wrote on X.
The alleged drug boat hit with two American airstrikes in September was reportedly not bound for the United States. Admiral Frank Bradley, who oversaw the controversial double-tap bombing, told lawmakers on Thursday that the boat was set to meet and transfer drugs to a larger vessel,
The Coast Guard cutter Munro seized more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine in a single drug interdiction mission Tuesday, the largest seizure a national security cutter had completed involving a
The new detail further complicates the military’s explanations for its actions during the Sept. 2 strike in the Caribbean Sea.
Under the new rules, operators would be required to have £5m public liability insurance, safety plans for skippered boats, and named skippers who each hold a council-issued boatperson licence.
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