Admiral: Survivors of US military strike in Caribbean were legitimate targets for second attack

Admiral Frank M Bradley, who was the head of Joint Special Operations Command at the time, will tell lawmakers in a classified briefing on Thursday that the two survivors were legitimate military targets because they were perceived as capable of continuing drug trafficking, the official said.

Bradley, who now leads US Special Operations Command, will be joined by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, General Dan Caine, during the closed-door hearing, the official added.