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Rep. Lieu Demands War Crimes Probe After Survivor Killings
12/6/2025
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Story summary
- Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) calls for a war crimes investigation into a U.S. operation that killed two shipwrecked survivors.
- Lieu, a former Air Force lawyer, says such killings constitute a war crime under the Pentagon's laws.
- The White House defends the operation as lawful under the war on narcotics.
- House Democrats accuse the Trump administration of scapegoating Navy Adm. Frank Bradley to deflect blame, with bipartisan inquiries underway.
