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Bill Keating: “Ultimately, the crew was released, given there was no…”

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

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Our US Forces then handcuffed the crew at gunpoint, placed black hoods over their heads, seized and scrubbed their devices, and then held them for days. Ultimately, the crew was released, given there was no evidence, no evidence to support any NACO activity or any charges that may be against them. So to recap, we struck a vessel, we struck it again, set fire to us as it was sinking, and as public reports, they even drank their beer. (00:09–00:19)

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Asserts that the crew was released due to lack of evidence for NACO activity.

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