Survivors of U.S. military strike in Caribbean were legit

4/12/2025 17:31

A U.S. military commander is expected tell lawmakers Thursday that survivors of a military strike in the Caribbean were legitimate targets for a second attack because their vessel was still believed to contain illegal narcotics.



On September 2, the U.S. military carried out a strike in the Caribbean which killed 11 suspected drug traffickers.



Officials have said that the U.S. military carried out a second strike against their vessel, which has raised questions about the legality of the operation.



Admiral Frank M. Bradley, who was the head of Joint Special Operations Command at the time, will tell lawmakers in a classified briefing on Thursday that the two survivors were legitimate military targets because they were perceived as capable of continuing drug trafficking.



Bradley, who now leads U.S. Special Operations Command, will be joined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, during the closed-door hearing.



The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.