US EditionAdmiral tells lawmakers there was no ‘kill them all’ order in attack that killed drug boat survivors
Adm. Bradley briefed lawmakers on strikes near Venezuela that killed over 80 people after orders reportedly directed to 'kill everybody,' raising legal and accountability concerns.
- US Navy Adm. Frank Bradley briefed top congressional lawmakers in a classified session on a controversial American double-strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
- Adm. Bradley told lawmakers that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth never issued a “kill them all” order, according to Sen. Tom Cotton, who said the strike order was detailed and documented.
- Sen. Cotton defended the second strike, while confirming Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley received no directive to give “no quarter” during the operation near Venezuela.
- Democratic Rep. Jim Himes expressed deep concern, saying classified video showed two distressed survivors with no ability to move or escape who were killed in the follow-up U.S. strike.
- The Trump administration has portrayed its operations in the Caribbean as a non-international armed conflict with alleged drug traffickers, but there are mounting questions over whether the strike violated the law.
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