Release Boat Attack Video - Hands Off Venezuela!

I write as a concerned citizen to demand full transparency and public accountability regarding the September 2, 2025 U.S. military strike on a boat suspected of drug smuggling — especially the follow-up strike that reportedly targeted survivors of the first attack. Recent reporting indicates that survivors who were clinging to the wreckage after the initial strike were nevertheless killed by a second missile strike. Such an action — particularly in a context where the United States is not formally at war — raises grave questions under both U.S. and international law. The public, whose tax dollars fund these operations, and whose democratic values demand accountability, deserves to see the unedited video of what transpired. As noted by the advocacy group Win Without War, the evidence “the public deserves to see” is being withheld because Pentagon leadership “knows support for their lawless campaign is already on the rocks.” Transparency is not an optional virtue; it is a foundational requirement for a democracy that holds power to account. Releasing the full, unredacted video — along with the orders authorizing the strikes — will allow the American people to judge for themselves whether lawful force was used, or whether this constitutes an extrajudicial killing that utterly violates U.S. values and international norms. I therefore urge you to: 1. Immediately release the full, unedited video footage of the strike and follow-up strike. 2. Provide to Congress, and make public, the authorizing orders, legal justification, documentation of target identity, and any assessments made before and after the strike. 3. Commit to reviewing the rules and oversight regarding military strikes on vessels, especially when U.S. forces act outside a formally declared war, to ensure compliance with the law of armed conflict and human rights standards. If U.S. leaders expect the American people to trust that our government only uses lethal force when absolutely necessary, this trust must be earned with candor — not secrecy.