Congressman After Seeing Video Of Drug Boat Strikes: ‘We Killed 2 People In Distress’

Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Thursday that he is “deeply” troubled by the Pentagon’s double-tap strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean.

Having viewed video from the attack, Himes said it’s clear U.S. forces targeted survivors who posed no threat to American security. Continue reading “Congressman After Seeing Video Of Drug Boat Strikes: ‘We Killed 2 People In Distress’”

Admiral To Brief Congress On ‘Drug Boat’ Strikes

Navy Adm. Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley, who directed a second strike on an alleged “drug boat” operation in September, will deliver a classified briefing to senior members of the Senate and House Armed Services committees Thursday about the controversial strikes. Continue reading “Admiral To Brief Congress On ‘Drug Boat’ Strikes”