U.S. Military Kills Two in Latest Suspected Pacific Drug-Smuggling Intercept
U.S. forces struck another suspected drug-trafficking vessel in teh eastern Pacific, killing two men, according to Southern Command. The video shared by U.S. officials shows the boat on the water before an explosion, with smoke and fire afterward.
A similar earlier strike the day before killed one man and left two survivors, with Southern Command saying it notified the Coast Guard to activate search and rescue.
The Trump governance has continued a campaign of attacking alleged drug-smuggling boats in Latin American waters, and the article says the attacks have killed at least 196 people since early September, while the military has not publicly provided evidence that the targeted vessels were carrying drugs.
A Pentagon watchdog is reviewing whether the strikes complied with the military’s established targeting framework, but it will not assess the legality of the attacks, wich have faced criticism from some Democratic lawmakers and legal experts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men.U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being struck by an explosion. The last few seconds of the video show smoke and fire rising from the boat.
A day earlier, U.S. forces had launched a strike on an alleged drug vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing one man and leaving two survivors. Southern Command said it “immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivors.”
The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters, including the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea, has gone on since early September and killed at least 196 people in total. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.
The Pentagon watchdog said last week that it will evaluate whether the U.S. military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out the attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats. The six-phase Joint Targeting Cycle includes a military commander’s intent, target development, analysis, decision, execution and assessment.
The Pentagon inspector general’s office said the review was “self-initiated.” It will not probe the legality of strikes, which have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars.
The Trump administration says the U.S. is at war against the Latin American drug cartels, which it says are responsible for the scourge of fatal drug overdoses plaguing many American communities.
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