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Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges

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Growing Doubts Over Trump’s Caribbean Strikes

Over 80 killed in disputed boat bombings; Congress seeks classified memo and military testimony on legality.

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A second strike targeting survivors clinging to a wrecked boat raises serious legal and moral concerns.

Republican leaders of defense committees are now pledging increased oversight of the operations.

A classified Justice Department memo justifying the strikes is sought for public release and scrutiny.

Questions about the strikes’ legality intensify amid lack of evidence and conflicting accounts.

This should be public. The public ought to know what the legal justification is for this.
— Representative Adam Smith on the necessity of releasing a Justice Department memo detailing the legal justification for the bombings.

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