"Eleven people died in the 2 September attack, including two men killed in a follow-up strike as they reportedly clung to wreckage for an hour. That killing has been met with intense scrutiny and accusations of war crimes after the Washington Post reported defense secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to kill them all. Adm Frank Bradley of the US navy, who oversaw the attack, told lawmakers on Thursday there was no such order and the Pentagon has defended the legality of the attack. Experts have said the defense is legally shaky."
"If the Pentagon and our defense secretary are so proud of what they're doing, let the American people see that video, Adam Schiff, a Democratic senator from California, said during an interview on Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press. Let the American people see two people standing on a capsized boat, or sitting on a capsized boat, and deliberately killed and decide for themselves whether they're proud of what the country is doing. I can't imagine people would be proud of that."
Democrats demanded release of video from a 2 September Caribbean strike that killed 11 people, focusing on two men reportedly clinging to wreckage who were later killed. The Washington Post reported that defense secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the men killed, a claim Admiral Frank Bradley denies, and the Pentagon has defended the operation's legality despite experts calling the legal defense weak. President Trump signaled no objection to releasing the video, but Hegseth did not commit and the Pentagon cited review processes and concerns about sensitive information. Democrats described the footage as deeply troubling and urged public scrutiny.
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