Army whistleblower says warnings went ignored before 6 U.S. troops were killed in Kuwait
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 15.
A U.S. Army soldier who survived a deadly Iranian drone attack filed a whistleblower complaint to Congress alleging senior military officials ignored warnings and did not plan properly for anti-drone defenses ahead of the war with Iran. The whistleblower, Army Maj. Stephen Ramsbottom, spoke exclusively with 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell about his complaint, which was submitted to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on Friday and obtained by CBS News. He alleges Army leaders dismissed concerns over thin fortifications at a U.S. command post in Kuwait where six American soldiers were…
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- Nov 15, 6:50 PM UTCFirst reportArmy whistleblower alleges officials ignored warnings before Kuwait attackaol.com ↗
- Nov 15, 10:07 PM UTC+3 h· you’re reading thisArmy whistleblower says warnings went ignored before 6 U.S. troops were killed in Kuwaitcbsnews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 10:07 PM UTC · +3 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same whistleblower complaint alleging ignored warnings before the Kuwait drone attack, and its details do not conflict with Report 1.
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