US EditionUS Congress Investigates Reported Follow-up Attack on Venezuelan Ship
Congress pursues oversight into a September strike allegedly targeting survivors on a Venezuelan vessel amid legal and political debates over U.S. lethal force in the Caribbean.
- This past week, U.S. Congress opened an investigation after The Washington Post alleged the Pentagon ordered a second strike on two survivors of an obliterated boat in Caribbean waters.
- Amid debate over narco-boat strikes, strikes on alleged `narco` boats have been legally contentious under the Trump administration, while Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro condemned a U.S. airspace declaration described as `closed` and accused the U.S. of trying to force him from power.
- Columnist Jed Rubenfeld, Free Press columnist, warned a senior Pentagon official could be guilty of murder if reports are accurate, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called the allegations `fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory` and defended U.S. armed forces in the Caribbean.
- Capitol Hill lawmakers, including senior Republicans, are promising vigorous oversight to investigate while Venezuela condemned a U.S. airspace declaration described as closed, calling it a colonialist threat, and President Nicolás Maduro accused the U.S. of trying to force him from power.
- The episode sharpens debate over U.S. policy on targeting drug traffickers with lethal force and raises war-crimes and legal questions, prompting calls for expanded congressional oversight mechanisms and review of Caribbean narco-boat strike policy.
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The first attack on a ship accused of carrying drugs, on 2 September in the Caribbean, has been the focus of all attention since the revelation of a strike in two stages, the first to touch the boat, the second to kill two survivors.
'Get the hell out': GOP senator has harsh words after bombshell report on Pentagon strike
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a sharp rebuke on Monday following reports on the Pentagon's controversial boat strike, in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was reported to have authorized a second attack on survivors of an initial strike. If the allegations prove true, Tillis told reporters th...
Total War! Trump Prepares MASSIVE Attack on Venezuela, Tells Maduro 'Get Out Now' - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
RPI Director Daniel McAdams joins the Redacted podcast to discuss President Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth’s “kill ’em all” policy toward any survivors of US airstrikes on ships in the Caribbean. Will the extra-judicial killings pose legal problems for Trump and his deputies?
The opening episode of Donald Trump's controversial military campaign against narco-lanches is shaking the White House and has sparked an investigation by the U.S. Congress.The issue has to do with the circumstances of the first of those attacks, which took place on September 2, and in which the eleven people who were on board a ship that, according to the Trump administration, was transporting drugs to the U.S. in international waters of the Ca…
Lawmakers Demand Answers On Reported Follow-Up Strike In Caribbean Operation
Lawmakers from both parties say Congress must review U.S. military strikes on boats suspected of drug smuggling after a Washington Post report alleged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of all crew members during a Sept. 2 operation in the Caribbean. Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have opened investigations, warning that a follow-on strike against incapacitated survivors would raise serious legal issues…
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