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Initial survivors of double-tap strike didn’t have radio backup: report
Two men killed in a controversial "double-tap" U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in September did not appear to have a radio or any other means of communication, the senior c...

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Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers
Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors briefs lawmakers
What to Know as Lawmakers Disclose Vivid New Details of US Boat Strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military opened fire on two people clinging to the wreckage of a boat allegedly carrying drugs, congressional lawmakers learned this week as they seek more answers about the...

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The Latest: Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors briefs lawmakers
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers
Here's What To Know As Lawmakers Reveal New Details On U.S. Boat Strikes
The Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug boat were the first foray by the U.S. military into blowing up vessels allegedly carrying drugs.

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Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
On Capitol Hill: Pentagon under fire over boat strikes

Sen. Duckworth: New CNN reporting on boat strike 'tells you the Defense Department has been lying to everybody'

Sen Duckworth, a retired U.S. Army pilot, says new CNN reporting that the admiral overseeing the secondary strike on a boat on September 2 briefed lawmakers that the survivors did not radio for backup “tells you the Defense Department has been lying to everybody” for months.
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CNN host grills GOP Senate intel chair for evidence on boat strike justification

Thursday, December 4 on Capitol Hill, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arizona) — chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Republican Conference — aggressively defended the Trump Administration's Venezuela policy,
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