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US military kills three more in deadly Pacific drug boat strike as questions over legality mount

The Independent·Paul Farrell·27 days ago
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The U.S. military carried out another strike on Tuesday against a vessel suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in the deaths of three men. This incident follows a similar attack a day earlier in the Caribbean Sea, which killed two individuals aboard an alleged drug boat. The Trump administration’s campaign of destroying suspected drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has been ongoing since early September, with a total death toll now reaching at least 191 people. The suspected drug boat pictured moments before it was blown up by the U.S. military in the Pacific Ocean (US Cent Com) Despite global tensions, these strikes have intensified in recent weeks, underscoring the administration’s unwavering commitment to what it terms "narcoterrorism" in the Western Hemisphere. However, the military has yet to provide any evidence that the targeted vessels were actually carrying drugs. These operations commenced as the U.S.…

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