#US strikes second alleged drug boat in a week, bringing death toll to 133

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-boat-strike-caribbean-drugs

> Strike appears to be first in #Caribbean since November, with vast majority of recent strikes happening in the #Pacific

#US strikes second alleged drug boat in a week, bringing death toll to 133

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-boat-strike-caribbean-drugs

> Strike appears to be first in #Caribbean since November, with vast majority of recent strikes happening in the #Pacific

#US military says two killed in strike on alleged drug boat in #Pacific

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/two-killed-us-strike-alleged-drug-boat-pacific-trump

> Death toll from Washington’s campaign on alleged drug traffickers now at least 128

#US military says two killed in strike on alleged drug boat in #Pacific

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/two-killed-us-strike-alleged-drug-boat-pacific-trump

> Death toll from Washington’s campaign on alleged drug traffickers now at least 128

When there are no consequences, murderers just keep killing

#US strikes another boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4, amid escalating questions about its purported “counter-drug” offensive [ #oil acquisition / US #supremacy of the Americas]

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/politics/us-strike-eastern-pacific-drug-boat

#Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in #Pacific

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/pentagon-boat-strike-pacific

> Strike comes amid congressional turmoil over legality of US attacks on suspected drug smugglers

#Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in #Pacific

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/pentagon-boat-strike-pacific

> Strike comes amid congressional turmoil over legality of US attacks on suspected drug smugglers

#US #military carried out a strike Thursday on a *suspected* drug boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4 people on board, per a #USSOUTHCOM social media post→

“Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics & transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed.”

When there are no consequences, murderers just keep killing

#US strikes another boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4, amid escalating questions about its purported “counter-drug” offensive [ #oil acquisition / US #supremacy of the Americas]

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/politics/us-strike-eastern-pacific-drug-boat

#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers

#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers

The longer the US surveillance aircraft followed the boat, the more confident intelligence analysts watching from command centers became that the 11 people on board were ferrying drugs.
#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth gave a verbal directive, acc/to 2 people with direct knowledge of the operation. “The order was to kill everybody,” one of them said.
#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw

It's at least the 15th such strike carried out by the #US #military in the #Caribbean or eastern #Pacific since early September.

…The US military has now killed at least 64 people in the strikes.

#Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the US. He has asserted the US is engaged in an "armed conflict" with drug cartels, relying on the same #legal authority used by the Bush admin when it declared a war on terrorism after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks.

The #UN #HumanRights chief said Friday that #US #military strikes against boats in the #Caribbean Sea & eastern #Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from #SouthAmerica are “unacceptable” & must stop.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk called for an #investigation into the strikes, in what appeared to mark the first such condemnation of its kind from a United Nations organization.

#criminal #law #murder #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/un-us-military-strikes-south-america-ed0ce092af5ad2c64b34ed51f8ab59cc

The #UN #HumanRights chief said Friday that #US #military strikes against boats in the #Caribbean Sea & eastern #Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from #SouthAmerica are “unacceptable” & must stop.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk called for an #investigation into the strikes, in what appeared to mark the first such condemnation of its kind from a United Nations organization.

#criminal #law #murder #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/un-us-military-strikes-south-america-ed0ce092af5ad2c64b34ed51f8ab59cc

#Hegseth says #US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, murdering 14

#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth announced that the US #military carried out 3 strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern #Pacific against boats *suspected* of carrying drugs, killing 14 & leaving one survivor.

#Trump #law #InternationalLaw #murder #Congress #WarPowers
https://apnews.com/article/drug-cartels-hegseth-pacific-8f9f65dd67c0bc55b6dd70b109df0216?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-28-Breaking+News

#Hegseth says #US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, murdering 14

#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth announced that the US #military carried out 3 strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern #Pacific against boats *suspected* of carrying drugs, killing 14 & leaving one survivor.

#Trump #law #InternationalLaw #murder #Congress #WarPowers
https://apnews.com/article/drug-cartels-hegseth-pacific-8f9f65dd67c0bc55b6dd70b109df0216?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-28-Breaking+News

JFC

#Congress has to stop this!

The #Trump admin carried out another deadly strike against alleged drug traffickers on Wednesday, targeting a vessel in the eastern #Pacific Ocean for the second straight day, #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth said in a social media post.

#law #murder #WarPowers #war #AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/22/us/trump-news/fc56d2b3-335a-576e-8524-73265a5fddb4?smid=url-share