Navy Admiral to Congress: No “kill them all” order in boat strike

A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order in a military strike against a boat off the waters of Venezuela. During a classified briefing on Capitol Hill, Admiral Mitch Bradley said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave no such order to kill any survivors after an initial attack against a suspected drug boat. GOP Senator Tom Cotton, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, defended the military strikes. But Congressman Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, watched a video of the attack on survivors, calling it “deeply, deeply concerning.” He’s demanding further investigation.”