Senator confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ by US navy personnel assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group – live
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Kirsten Gillibrand says acting US navy secretary told her of attempted suicides after carrier strike group’s lengthy deployment as part of US war in Iran Sign up for US Breaking News emails Rubio also briefly addressed Trump’s meeting with Delcy Rodriguez, the interim Venezuelan president, who last night posed for a friendly photo with Trump at a Manhattan hotel only miles from where her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, was incarcerated. “It was a short meeting, but it was a very important meeting,” Rubio said.
Nauti's Take
The figure comes from an official letter, but it has so far reached the public mainly through media reporting. Anyone drawing operational conclusions should first verify the full department response, how suicide attempt is defined, and independent accounts of the deployment length.
For AI teams, the case underlines the need for a traceable source chain when handling sensitive claims.
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