WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement regarding public reporting detailing a series of mysterious attacks on random fishing boats without known ties to narcotrafficking operations:
"Beginning in April, The Guardian, The New York Times and the Washington Post have published a set of stories about U.S.-connected attacks on Ecuadoran fishing boats. These attacks are separate from the U.S. military attacks carried out as part of the recently shuttered Operation Southern Spear, the campaign that struck 60+ boats in international waters, killing more than 2...