Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that the body will put military officials “under oath” regarding reported follow-up strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
“We’re going to have an investigation,” Kelly told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We’re going to have a public hearing. We’re going to put these folks under oath. And we’re going to find out what happened. And then, there needs to be accountability.”
CNN and The Washington Post reported Friday that the U.S. carried out a second strike on an accused drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela on Sept. 2, killing the remaining survivors of its initial attack.
They’ll happily lie under oath. Even bold-faced, immediately apparent lies. Because the perjury charge will come with an immediate pardon from Trump. They’ve allowed autocracy to overwhelm all checks and balances and refuse to use their power to overrule it. This is the cost.
We very nicely ask notorious liars not to lie this time. Surely, that will help
Go Kelly, go. Especially on the accountability.
Lol oath
Unjustifiably murdering everybody on the boat with one shot is just fine, but having to use two is going too far for these senators or what??? America is clearly never going to recover it’s reputation ^(citation needed)^ or influence after this administration. Perhaps it’s best for countries that were dependant on the U.S. for certain purposes to cut ties with such a deranged country and band together to soften the blow. You don’t need the liability.
Unjustifiably murdering everybody on the boat with one shot is just fine
I’ll preface my comment by saying I don’t believe shit the administration is saying.
With that said, the stated purpose of the attack is to stop a drug smuggling boat. Now, if you believe what they say, the first attack did exactly this. Any further attack is just for murder and coverups.
They’re allowed to destroy a drug smuggling boat. The are not allowed to murder and cover up.
To me, the only reason you murder the survivors is to ensure their true purpose (fisherman) doesn’t get exposed.
America is clearly never going to recover it’s reputation ^(citation needed)^ or influence after this administration.
America has been doing awful shit for much longer than Trump unfortunately.
It is illegal to drone strike anyone who is only suspected of a crime. Especially in international or Venezuelan waters. Drug smuggling is not a crime that carries the death sentence in the US either.
Yeah, 100% agree. Honestly, I’m glad that there’s movement at all on this.
Surely the orange man will never wriggle out of this one.
“I do not recall…”
what will actually happen: they wont show up, then nothing
Well now I just have to disagree there. I think some of them will show up… and then nothing will happen.
Spoiler alert…. They don’t give a fuck.
Trump: “Execute Mark Kelly!”
Kelly: “Try me.”
How many Republicans have probably lied to
confesscongress in the past two years or so? The number is larger than a dozen. Zero consequences means it doesn’t matter.I’m assuming you meant congress and not confess?
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