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White House: Admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, attack was lawful - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on

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  1. MyNorthwest

    White House says admiral ordered follow-on strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists that a

  2. Forbes

    White House Says Admiral Ordered Second Strike On Caribbean Vessel—Not Hegseth (opens Forbes)

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    Leavitt said Admiral Frank Bradley directed a second strike to “ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat of narco-terrorists to the United States was completely eliminated.”

  3. NBC News

    White House confirms second Sept. 2 strike on alleged drug boat (opens NBC News)

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    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley ordered the subsequent strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

  4. WHDH Boston

    White House: Admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, attack was lawful - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on

  5. WSVN Miami

    White House says admiral ordered follow-on strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on

  6. WHEC Rochester

    White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The White House says a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists the September attack that has come under bipartisan scrutiny was lawful. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a justification for the strike Monday after lawmakers fro…

  7. Digital Journal

    White House confirms admiral ordered 2nd strike on alleged drug boat (opens Digital Journal)

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    A US admiral acting under the authority of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a "double-tap" military operation that targeted survivors of an initial

  8. The Week

    White House says admiral ordered potential war crime (opens The Week)

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    The Trump administration claims Navy Vice Adm. Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley ordered a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat, not Pete Hegseth

  9. New York Post

    White House says admiral ordered second strike on Venezuelan drug boat: ‘Right to take them out’ (opens New York Post)

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    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to order the follow-up strike on the suspected drug trafficking boat after two people survived the first attack.

  10. The Guardian

    White House distances Hegseth from second strike on alleged drug boat – US politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    Defence secretary gave order for strikes but did not say to ‘kill everybody’, according to White House spokesperson

  11. WHDH Boston

    White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on

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