Schiff Seeks Video of 'Drug Boat,' Avoids US Drone Strikes
Rep. Adam Schiff—erstwhile champion of classified intelligence disclosures against Trump and recipient of significant defense industry donations—now demands declassified video of alleged 'drug boat' strikes. This sudden call for transparency, from a politician who has accepted at least $28,500 from defense contractors like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin in the last two election cycles
(OpenSecrets.org), comes amidst a long history of documented, unpunished US drone strikes causing civilian casualties globally. (See Bureau of Investigative Journalism reports on drone strikes in Yemen, Somalia). One might wonder where this same fervent demand for video evidence was when US drones killed aid workers, wedding parties, or 'suspected militants' who turned out to be farmers. Schiff’s
focus on 'drug boats' seems almost quaint, a convenient way to champion transparency without actually challenging the systemic impunity of US military actions. It appears some videos are more politically palatable than others for public consumption.