US EditionU.S. admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
Admiral Frank Bradley denied a kill order amid a campaign that killed 87 in 22 strikes targeting drug-trafficking boats, prompting lawmakers to call for video transparency.
- On Thursday, a select group of lawmakers viewed classified video after briefings by Adm. Frank Mitch Bradley, showing a follow-up strike that killed two survivors of the Sept. 2 military strike on an alleged cocaine-trafficking boat.
- Bradley ordered the second strike after observers saw two survivors try to flip the drug-loaded boat bound for the United States, while military officials who deliberated for 41 minutes watched.
- A related announcement Thursday evening reported the 22nd boat strike killed four more, raising the total death toll to 87, while survivors reportedly did not radio for help, contradicting defense officials' earlier claim.
- Democrats in the briefings called the footage `disturbing` and urged public release, while some Republican defenders of the strikes supported President Donald Trump’s campaign against traffickers.
- The classified briefings prompted calls for greater transparency from lawmakers as Rep. Jim Himes called it `one of the most troubling things` and Sen. Jack Reed said he was `deeply disturbed`.
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Admiral admits boat targeted in controversial strike was not headed toward US: report
The alleged drug boat at the center of a developing controversy was not on a course toward the United States, according to a new report.CNN reported Friday that during his recent closed-door session with lawmakers about the September 2 boat strike, Admiral Frank M. Bradley — who was the commander overseeing the mission – said the boat in question was actually headed toward Suriname, on the northern coast of South America. Two of CNN's unnamed so…
A video shown to deputies and senators at the Capitol shows that two survivors of the first U.S. attack in the Caribbean were trying to flip their overturned vessel when a second attack hit them and finished them off. Admiral Frank M. Bradley, responsible for the operation, spent a whole day in closed-door meetings to explain the operation of September 2, which included four specific attacks and left 11 dead. That operation is part of a military…
Boat strike footage rattles some lawmakers
What happenedA select group of lawmakers Thursday viewed video of the Sept. 2 military strike on an alleged cocaine-trafficking boat, including the follow-up strike that killed two survivors clinging to portions of the destroyed vessel.Following a series of classified briefings by Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, who ordered the second strike, Democrats called the footage “disturbing” and urged its public release, while some Republicans defended both…
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