US EditionLawmakers to hear from Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors
Adm. Frank Bradley is briefing Congress on whether U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats near Venezuela, resulting in over 80 deaths, complied with laws of war.
- On Thursday, Adm. Frank 'Mitch' Bradley told lawmakers he received no order to `give no quarter` or `kill them all` from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as Congress scrutinizes a follow-on strike that killed two survivors in international waters near Venezuela.
- The Washington Post reported that on Sept. 2 Bradley ordered a strike on survivors to follow a reported Hegseth directive to `kill everybody`, prompting lawmakers to seek clarity on the chain of command.
- An initial strike hit an alleged drug boat, leaving survivors in the water, and the follow-on strike then killed two survivors as military officials said it aimed to sink the vessel.
- Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees were briefed, and Sen. Jack Reed and Sen. Roger Wicker have formally requested executive orders and strike videos.
- Legal experts warn the strike could be a crime if survivors were targeted, more than 80 people have died since September, and pressure builds on Pete Hegseth despite President Donald Trump's defense.
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Admiral Tells Congress He Had a Good Reason for Ordering Second Strike on Drug Boat
Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley reportedly told members of Congress during a closed-door briefing Thursday that the second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug-running boat in September was justified. Ahead of […] The post Admiral Tells Congress He Had a Good Reason for Ordering Second Strike on Drug Boat appeared first on The Western Journal.
WASHINGTON.- The growing scandal in the United States over the alleged order to launch a second attack against a “narcolancha” in the Caribbean, with the aim of eliminating two survivors of a first military action, arrived on Thursday at the Capitol. There, the high naval command in charge of the operation, Admiral Frank Bradley, tried to take responsibility for the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, although serious questions remain among the legi…
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Admiral tells lawmakers there was no 'kill them all' order in attack that killed drug boat survivors
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny over boat strikes
WASHINGTON (KYMA/ CBS) - Top military officials briefed with lawmakers Thursday to review recent boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced questioning over strikes on alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. Rep. Jim Hines (D-CT) said, "The admiral confirmed there had not been a kill them all order." A source tells CBS News
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readingeagleWASHINGTON (AP) — Admiral tells lawmakers Hegseth did not give orders to kill boat survivors.
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