A new report from CNN says that an alleged drug boat the U.S. military executed lethal strikes against in September was headed to link up with a larger vessel bound for Suriname, Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley told lawmakers this week, according to the network's sources.
Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon via email Friday night for comment.
Why It Matters
Recent reports indicate that a boat targeted in a deadly U.S. military double-strike in the Caribbean on September 2 was not immediately en route to the United States—as initially stated by the Trump administration—but was meeting another vessel headed for Suriname. Newly reported details about the U.S. missile attack are fueling legal and political scrutiny, raising questions about justification for the strike and adherence to both

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