US EditionHegseth says he won’t publicly release video of boat that killed survivors in the Caribbean
Pentagon cites longstanding policy and classified information to withhold unedited video of Sept. 2 strike that killed survivors amid ongoing U.S. counter-drug campaign.
- On Tuesday, Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, said the Department of Defense will not publicly release the full unedited strike video, but the House and Senate Armed Services committees will view it in classified settings.
- On September 2, an initial strike produced two survivors who were later killed in a follow-up strike, and the wider campaign across the Pacific and Caribbean has killed at least 95 people.
- After the closed-door briefing, Senate Democrats demanded classified access for all senators, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying officials came `empty handed`; California Sen. Adam Schiff plans a resolution to compel release, and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal called for a congressional subpoena.
- Some Republicans called for public release, with Republican Sen. Rand Paul urging the American public should see the video and noting no evidence was provided that the boats had weapons.
- President Donald Trump left the release decision to Hegseth earlier this month after reporting said the commander ordered follow-up fire following an alleged `kill everybody` instruction, intensifying legal scrutiny.
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diarioestrategia.clThe U.S. Congress approved on Wednesday the annual defense budget, which includes a provision that requires the Pentagon to share with congressmen images of the attacks against alleged narco-lanches in the Caribbean Sea, near the coast of Venezuela.The so-called National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was passed during this day in the Senate by 77 votes in favour and 20 against, after obtaining approval in the House of Representatives last wee…
That's PETE HEGSETH'S Boat Murder Jerkoff Porno Movie, YOU CAN'T WATCH IT
Yesterday, the least qualified Defense secretary in human history, AKA Secretary Shitfaced J. McGee, announced that he had killed some more people in the middle of the ocean, and demanded we just trust that they were super bad guys come to kill us all with fentanyl, despite how all the available evidence shows that none of the random people they’re dismembering at sea fit that description, and haven’t even been headed for the United States. Also…
Senate approves plan requiring Pentagon to provide footage of boat strikes
The inclusion of the measure follows Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declining to provide lawmakers with footage of a Sept. 2 strike that has attracted scrutiny over the use of a second strike to kill the survivors of the first.
Hartford Courant
Blumenthal wants Venezuela boat video released; Hegseth says no
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, CT's U.S. Sen. Blumenthal expects to view the video this week.
Since the end of the summer, Donald Trump's United States has increased the number of strikes on boats suspected of participating in drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela. The one on 2 September, which killed 11 people, has caused indignation, even in the Republican camp.
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