US EditionHimes after seeing boat strike video: ‘We killed two people who were in deep distress’
Lawmakers saw footage of a U.S. strike killing two unarmed survivors clinging to a capsized boat amid a campaign that has killed 87 in 22 strikes, raising legal and ethical questions.
- Representative Jim Himes stated that video footage showed a US strike killing two survivors from a drug-trafficking boat, calling it 'one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service.'
- Representative Don Bacon mentioned that US rules of war would not permit killing survivors.
- The US military killed two survivors of the initial strike on September 2, despite the absence of weapons, communication, or means to escape.
- US military actions on September 2 raised concerns among lawmakers about potential war crimes regarding the treatment of defenseless survivors.
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Dem Who Called Trump Admin Boat Strike 'Illegal' Claims She Watched Video, Gets Called Out On It
Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth, 9:33 a.m. Sunday, Eastern Standard Time: “I have seen the video” of the “double-tap” attack on a trafficking boat, and it is “a war crime.” Democrat […] The post Dem Who Called Trump Admin Boat Strike 'Illegal' Claims She Watched Video, Gets Called Out On It appeared first on The Western Journal.
Hegseth-hating senator says boat strike was 'essentially murder’ then admits she's 'not seen the actual video' · American Wire News
Democrat Senator Tammy Duckworth accused Secretary of War Pete Hegseth of “essentially murder” as she contradicted her own claims about a video on the strike on a suspected drug boat. The Illinois lawmaker and combat veteran seethed with disgust for Hegseth, also a combat veteran with two Bronze Stars for his service, as she spoke on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, blasting the operation in the Caribbean in which a suspected drug-carrying ves…
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Key GOP senator says he has no objection to releasing video of strike that killed two survivors
The Republican who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee says a video of a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean that killed two survivors of the initial attack shows “nothing remarkable."
Duckworth accuses US of murder over 'double tap' on boat strike survivors
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said the Trump administration committed a “war crime” over the report of its “double tap” order to kill survivors of an alleged drug-carrying vessel. War Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon are the target of scrutiny over the strikes on boats suspected to be carrying narcotics from Venezuela, with a recent report saying the Trump administration ordered a follow-up strike targeting the two survivors of a destroyed …
Tammy Duckworth Calls Double-Tap Strike A ‘War Crime,’ Then Admits She Hasn’t Seen The Video
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said a second military strike on a damaged drug boat in September constituted a “war crime” before checking what video evidence or after-action reports show.Duckworth appeared on CNN on Sunday and accused the Trump administration, particularly War Secretary Pete Hegseth, of committing a war crime in the Caribbean over a report in The Washington Post last month. The senator made the strong accusation before admitti…
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