US military strike on alleged drug boats kills 8
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would not release the "full, unedited video" of the controversial September strike on an alleged drug boat.
The sprawling legislation includes a provision seeking video and other materials detailing the Trump administration’s military activities in Latin America.
Adm. Mitch Bradley told lawmakers it's possible to release portions of video showing the killing of two survivors of boat strike without compromising classified info.
Republican senators call for Pentagon to release full video of controversial September drug boat strike despite Secretary Hegseth citing policy against making footage public.
Lawmakers are using the sprawling policy bill to demand the Pentagon hand over unedited videos of strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Latin America. The bill restricts a quarter of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until Congress receives the footage.
There are laws and rules governing war, and when we appear to violate them, we need to investigate and determine whether we did the right thing — or not.