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Senate Demands Release of Controversial Caribbean Strike Footage

12/16/2025

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Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) expects the unedited video of the Sept. 2 Caribbean strike to be released and urges the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to share it.
The footage shows multiple strikes on a drug-carrying boat, with nine killed initially and survivors later targeted.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says release could compromise operations, while Warner and fellow Democrats push for transparency before Congress's Christmas break.

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Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) expects the unedited video of the Sept. 2 Caribbean strike to be released and urges the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to share it.
The footage shows multiple strikes on a drug-carrying boat, with nine killed initially and survivors later targeted.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says release could compromise operations, while Warner and fellow Democrats push for transparency before Congress's Christmas break.