New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Washington DC - The Trump administration's covert campaign against alleged drug trafficking off the coast of South America has caught fire with controversy following a classified Pentagon briefing that revealed devastating details of a September 2 strike in Venezuelan waters. This strike, which included a lethal "double-tap" attack on survivors of the initial strike, has sparked fierce bipartisan anger on Capitol Hill and serious questions about the legality and morality of US military actions conducted without congressional authorization or clear international legal standing. Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors, yet ordered the follow-up strike anyway.

At the center of the storm are Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of ...