US EditionCongressional lawmakers hear from Navy admiral overseeing boat strikes
Admiral Holsey briefed senators on a campaign that struck 22 boats, killing at least 87 people, amid concerns over possible legal violations in deadly force use.
- Congressional lawmakers questioned Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey in a classified call about President Trump's mission to destroy drug-smuggling vessels near Venezuela.
- Congress is demanding that the Pentagon provide unedited video of the strikes and the orders authorizing the attacks, scrutinizing a Sept. 2 strike that may have violated laws on the use of deadly force.
- Lawmakers learned the boat in the Sept. 2 strike was heading south, not toward the U.S., raising questions about the intelligence used to determine if the cargo was a threat.
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James Stavridis: Five reasons why the boat strike debate matters for the US
It has been a turbulent couple of weeks in national security, highlighted by continuing strikes on high-speed boats in the Caribbean that are, according to the Trump administration, carrying drugs headed to the U.S. Whether that doctrine of “shoot-to-kill,” carried…
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Winston-Salem JournalAdmiral talks to leaders about Caribbean strikes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy admiral who is retiring early from command of the campaign to destroy vessels allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela spoke to key lawmakers Tuesday as Congress seeks more answers on President Donald Trump's mission, which, in…
Admiral talks to officials
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy admiral who is retiring early from command of the campaign to destroy vessels allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela spoke to key lawmakers Tuesday as Congress seeks more answers on President Donald Trump’s mission, which, in…
GOP lawmakers wary of Trump escalating beyond boat strikes in Venezuela - The Boston Globe
Congressional Republicans have largely expressed public support for the Trump administration’s strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea that the Defense Department claims are carrying narcotics to the United States, even as the tactic has come under withering criticism from Democrats.
The Free Press
UpstractHow Trump’s Boat Strikes Could Lead to Full-Scale War
Accused by the U.S. of turning one of Washington’s former friends into a narco-state, a dictator of a Caribbean basin country clings to power. Sanctions cripple his economy and immiserate his people, but, defiantly, he amps up anti-imperialist rhetoric, jails, beats, or kills political opponents, and steals elections. Aided by Cuban intelligence, he bats aside coup attempts and mobilizes a new militia. And yet in back channels he talks with the …
Associated Press News
Congressional lawmakers hear from retiring Navy admiral overseeing boat strikes
The U.S. Navy admiral who is retiring early from command of the campaign to destroy vessels allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela is speaking to key lawmakers.
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