second strike
By jerra b
5 Jan 2026 1:53 pm in No Holds Barred Political Forum
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-------------Adm. Mitch Bradley, who oversaw the Sept. 2 military attack of a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, told lawmakers on Wednesday that it would be possible to release portions of a video showing the killing of two survivors without compromising classified information, according to three Democrats.
Bradley's comments, which were part of a classified briefing for members of the House and Senate armed services committees, came a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would not share the full unedited video publicly or with the broader Congress because doing so could expose sensitive military sources and methods.
"I would characterize Bradley's remarks as acknowledging the fact that you could, in fact, edit this in a way that would enable it to be released without any sensitive information being released," Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services --Committee, told ABC News in a phone call. ----------------------------------
Bradley's comments, which were part of a classified briefing for members of the House and Senate armed services committees, came a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would not share the full unedited video publicly or with the broader Congress because doing so could expose sensitive military sources and methods.
"I would characterize Bradley's remarks as acknowledging the fact that you could, in fact, edit this in a way that would enable it to be released without any sensitive information being released," Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services --Committee, told ABC News in a phone call. ----------------------------------
5 Jan 2026 2:01 pm
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5651 ... ike-video/
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not release the full, unedited video of the U.S. military’s September strike on an alleged drug boat, which killed 11 “narco-terrorists,” including two survivors in a follow-up strike. “In keeping with long-standing Department of War policy … Department of Defense policy, of course, we’re not going to release a top secret full unedited video of that to the general public,” Hegseth told reporters after briefing senators on the U.S. military’s ongoing, lethal strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. On Sept. 2, the U.S. military conducted four strikes on a vessel. The first strike killed nine people on board. The second strike, which was authorized by Adm. Frank Bradley, now the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, killed the two survivors — who, according to some lawmakers, were waving their hands. The third and fourth strikes ultimately sank the vessel, which was likely carrying cocaine. Bradley is set to brief lawmakers on the House Armed Services and Senate Armed Services committees about the operation on Wednesday, a congressional aide told The Hill on Monday. Hegseth said Tuesday that both panels will view the full, unedited video of the Sept. 2 strikes, which has prompted pushback from Democrats, while some law-of-war experts have argued the Pentagon’s actions potentially violate international law. Democrats have been calling on the Trump administration to release full footage from the strikes. President Trump initially expressed support for the clip to be shown to the public but has since deferred to the Defense secretary to make that call. Senators were not shown the video during the Tuesday closed-door briefing. “It is hard to square the widespread routine prompt posting of detailed videos of every strike with a concern that posting a portion of the video of the first strike would violate a variety of classification concerns,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who attended the briefing, told reporters on Capitol Hill. He added, “It is hard to square that.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not release the full, unedited video of the U.S. military’s September strike on an alleged drug boat, which killed 11 “narco-terrorists,” including two survivors in a follow-up strike. “In keeping with long-standing Department of War policy … Department of Defense policy, of course, we’re not going to release a top secret full unedited video of that to the general public,” Hegseth told reporters after briefing senators on the U.S. military’s ongoing, lethal strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. On Sept. 2, the U.S. military conducted four strikes on a vessel. The first strike killed nine people on board. The second strike, which was authorized by Adm. Frank Bradley, now the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, killed the two survivors — who, according to some lawmakers, were waving their hands. The third and fourth strikes ultimately sank the vessel, which was likely carrying cocaine. Bradley is set to brief lawmakers on the House Armed Services and Senate Armed Services committees about the operation on Wednesday, a congressional aide told The Hill on Monday. Hegseth said Tuesday that both panels will view the full, unedited video of the Sept. 2 strikes, which has prompted pushback from Democrats, while some law-of-war experts have argued the Pentagon’s actions potentially violate international law. Democrats have been calling on the Trump administration to release full footage from the strikes. President Trump initially expressed support for the clip to be shown to the public but has since deferred to the Defense secretary to make that call. Senators were not shown the video during the Tuesday closed-door briefing. “It is hard to square the widespread routine prompt posting of detailed videos of every strike with a concern that posting a portion of the video of the first strike would violate a variety of classification concerns,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who attended the briefing, told reporters on Capitol Hill. He added, “It is hard to square that.”
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release the video of the second strike or are they afraid hegseth is in violation and should not be head of the pentagon, and tried for war crimes??
5 Jan 2026 2:24 pm
5 Jan 2026 2:31 pm
I think we should bomb the villages of the dead drug smugglers.....what do think of that, Granny?jerrab » 05 Jan 2026, 3:21 pm » wrote: ↑ release the video of the second strike or are they afraid hegseth is in violation and should not be head of the pentagon, and tried for war crimes??
5 Jan 2026 3:01 pm
RebelGator » 05 Jan 2026, 3:31 pm » wrote: ↑ I think we should bomb the villages of the dead drug smugglers.....what do think of that, Granny?
I think hegsmith should be court martialed for war crimes, removed from the pertagon, and kelly wins 50 millions dollars in a lawsuit against hegsmith.
5 Jan 2026 3:08 pm
Shoulda used a bigger missile or sent in a second missile 5 seconds after the first.jerrab » 05 Jan 2026, 3:21 pm » wrote: ↑ release the video of the second strike or are they afraid hegseth is in violation and should not be head of the pentagon, and tried for war crimes??
Then you wouldn't be having kittens over this.
Result would be exactly the same though...
Please seat yourself.
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5 Jan 2026 3:12 pm
DeezerShoove » 05 Jan 2026, 4:08 pm » wrote: ↑ Shoulda used a bigger missile or sent in a second missile 5 seconds after the first.
Then you wouldn't be having kittens over this.
Result would be exactly the same though...
you find it just fine that they don't release the video that proves their war crimes.
and you expect everyone else to be fine with it.
sorry, people are not going to sit still for this bs.
5 Jan 2026 3:18 pm
I look at this (your post) as another grasp at anything to make the opposition squirm a little.jerrab » 05 Jan 2026, 4:12 pm » wrote: ↑ you find it just fine that they don't release the video that proves their war crimes.
and you expect everyone else to be fine with it.
sorry, people are not going to sit still for this bs.
Do you actually give a **** about the pieces of **** being put down? Of course not.
I openly admit I don't give a **** about "what it took" to destroy the target.
"What it took" was two not one... Keep having kittens.
Please seat yourself.
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5 Jan 2026 3:31 pm
DeezerShoove » 05 Jan 2026, 4:18 pm » wrote: ↑ I look at this (your post) as another grasp at anything to make the opposition squirm a little.
Do you actually give a **** about the pieces of **** being put down? Of course not.
I openly admit I don't give a **** about "what it took" to destroy the target.
"What it took" was two not one... Keep having kittens.
you obviously don't give a **** about war crimes. whatever it took was the first strike dumb ***.
5 Jan 2026 6:51 pm
jerrab » 05 Jan 2026, 4:31 pm » wrote: ↑ you obviously don't give a **** about war crimes. whatever it took was the first strike dumb ***.
Wrong. The TARGET is the objective. Not how many times you pull the trigger.
You are acting like a hand-wringing idiot about this. I'm personally sick of decades of druggies and the fallout they leave in their wake. Weak "negotiations" have yielded nothing in the way of progress. These assholes are rich beyond belief off of the backs of my fellow stupid Americans. Harsh action is needed. Your heart bleeding for years is merely enabling at this point.
Please seat yourself.
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I like the very things you hate.
5 Jan 2026 6:58 pm
jerrab » 05 Jan 2026, 4:01 pm » wrote: ↑ I think hegsmith should be court martialed for war crimes, removed from the pertagon, and kelly wins 50 millions dollars in a lawsuit against hegsmith.
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5 Jan 2026 8:42 pm
DeezerShoove » 05 Jan 2026, 7:51 pm » wrote: ↑ Wrong. The TARGET is the objective. Not how many times you pull the trigger.
You are acting like a hand-wringing idiot about this. I'm personally sick of decades of druggies and the fallout they leave in their wake. Weak "negotiations" have yielded nothing in the way of progress. These assholes are rich beyond belief off of the backs of my fellow stupid Americans. Harsh action is needed. Your heart bleeding for years is merely enabling at this point.
you must think the US has substandard equipment that needs 2 strikes to take out a 15 foot motor boat.
5 Jan 2026 9:16 pm
jerrab » 05 Jan 2026, 9:42 pm » wrote: ↑ you must think the US has substandard equipment that needs 2 strikes to take out a 15 foot motor boat.
Perhaps if your political party didn't pander to degenerate ***, 24/7/365... you'd get more support and more votes. That ever cross your mind?
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5 Jan 2026 9:19 pm
jerrab » 05 Jan 2026, 9:42 pm » wrote: ↑ you must think the US has substandard equipment that needs 2 strikes to take out a 15 foot motor boat.
Apparently that particular strike, that was the case.
You don't shoot much, do you?
Please seat yourself.
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5 Jan 2026 9:24 pm
DeezerShoove » 05 Jan 2026, 10:19 pm » wrote: ↑ Apparently that particular strike, that was the case.
You don't shoot much, do you?
neither did the inept soldiers apparently.
lol
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