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Bill Keating: “Our US forces then handcuffed the crew at gunpoint, placed…”

Featuring: Bill Keating, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District

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'Most convoluted bulls**t I have ever heard': Keating rips Hegseth on 'drug boat' strike rationale

Published | Video Starts at 01:39

It was hit once, then it was hit again. Not a warning shot, not an interdiction. Two drone strikes. Survivors described chaos and severe injuries. Our US forces then handcuffed the crew at gunpoint, placed black hoods over their heads, seized and scrubbed their devices. and and then held them for days. Ultimately the crew was released, given there was no evidence, no evidence to support any narco activity or any charges that may be against them. (01:39–01:47)

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Asserts that US forces detained the crew, hooded them, and seized their devices.

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