US lawmakers call for inquiry into second US military strike on alleged Caribbean drug boat
Democratic representative Jim Himes, who saw footage of attack, called it ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public serviceUS politics live – latest updatesA Democratic congressman described an unedited video of an extrajudicial military strike that killed two survivors in...
<p>Democratic representative Jim Himes, who saw footage of attack, called it ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public service</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/04/us-politics-live-donald-trump-latest-news-updates-democrats-republicans">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A Democratic congressman described an unedited video of an extrajudicial military strike that killed two survivors in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/caribbean">Caribbean</a> as “one of the most troubling scenes” he’s seen in public service, as human rights advocates and policy experts are lining up to demand the video’s public release.</p><p>Congressman Jim Himes, the ranking member of the House intelligence committee, made the remarks on Thursday after viewing footage in a classified briefing of the 2 September follow-up attack that killed two men clinging to wreckage off the coast of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a>. His assessment came as experts called the operation murder under <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/international-law">international law</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/video-second-boat-strike-military-caribbean">Continue reading...</a>
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