EXCLUSIVE: DoW Legal Advisor: 'Boat With Cocaine, Terrorists Heading to Poison Americans Is Legit Target'
By RC Maxwell | 8:10 PM on December 05, 2025
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RedState Exclusive December 5, 2025
WASHINGTON – As Democrats escalate their attacks in the wake of Capitol Hill briefings by U.S. Special Operations Command commander Admiral Frank M. Bradley, prominent military defense attorney and former Trump Navy lawyer Tim Parlatore told RedState that politicians are deliberately mischaracterizing lawful combat actions. In an exclusive interview, Parlatore laid out the legal distinction at the heart of the controversy:
“You have a boat full of cocaine and terrorists heading to this country to poison and kill Americans. That’s a legitimate target.” Parlatore said. “You then do battle damage assessment. The boat and the cargo remain legitimate military targets that SOUTHCOM has been ordered to put on the bottom of the ocean.” Parlatore referred to the death of drug traffickers resulting from the second strike as “collateral damage.” The comments contrast statements made on Wednesday by top Democrats immediately after viewing classified drone footage. Democrat Rep. Jim Himes (CT-4) called the video “one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.”
Democrat Rep. Adam Smith (WA-9) described U.S. forces firing on “two shirtless people clinging to the bow of a capsized and inoperable boat” and declared Adm. Bradley bears “ultimate responsibility” for a possible war crime. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) said he was “deeply disturbed” and demanded the immediate release of the unedited footage.
Undeterred by such criticism, SOUTHCOM announced a successful lethal kinetic strike yesterday, on December 4, confirming the destruction of a narco-trafficking vessel carrying illicit narcotics and killing four male narco-terrorists in international waters.
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