US House and Senate lawmakers to meet with top admiral on Thursday about double strike on boats from Venezuela As the Trump administration continues military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean, several Republican lawmakers are ramping up scrutiny on the administration over a double strike in early September. The strikes on suspected drug boats from Venezuela have drawn pushback from both parties – in particular, the second strike on a single boat to kill remaining survivors. The Washington Post reported that the order for a second strike came from defense secretary Pete Hegseth, which Hegseth has denied. Continue reading...

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Committee will examine value for money to taxpayers of leases of properties to members of royal family The public accounts committee is to launch an inquiry into the crown estate and its leases on properties to members of the royal family after questions over the lease of Royal Lodge to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Publishing responses from the crown estate and the Treasury to detailed questions over the lease arrangements, the committee’s chair, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, said: “Having reflected on what we have received, the information provided clearly forms the basis for an inquiry.” He said this would take place in the new year. Continue reading...

Condemnation of system that ‘allows officers to simply walk away, retiring without consequence’ * Full report: 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases * Timeline: decades seeking justice and change Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son James was one of the 97 people unlawfully killed, has criticised the lack of accountability. I cannot accept or understand how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable,” she says. “I recognise that the IOPC and Operation Resolve have worked hard and some of these findings are strong. But it’s absolutely ridiculous that so few people have been accused of gross misconduct for the lies and cover-up we’ve had to fight for 36 years.” Continue reading...

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